| Patient list continues to grow in E. coli outbreak linked to organic yogurt By Coral Beach on Jun 25, 2021 12:06 am Another person has been confirmed infected in an E. Coli O157 outbreak linked to organic yogurt from Pure Eire Dairy in Washington state. Officials with the Washington Department of Health have not released details about the patient, except to say that the person lives in Arizona and is considered a “secondary” case. Investigations by the... Continue Reading Next week, they slow the bacon making while line speed appeal goes forward By Dan Flynn on Jun 25, 2021 12:05 am By her actions, it sure looks like federal Judge Joan N. Ericksen is fiercely defending her decision to slow line speeds for slaughtering market hogs. Her ruling, which takes effect next week, is on appeal in the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court in St. Louis. Ericksen stayed her own decision after ruling for slower line speeds... Continue Reading Hundreds more confirmed sick in outbreak traced to backyard flocks By News Desk on Jun 25, 2021 12:01 am In the past month 311 patients have been added to the list of people with Salmonella infections related to contact with backyard poultry flocks. One person has died. The total of confirmed infections now stands at 474, according to an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The sick people live in 46... Continue Reading FAO warns of illness from raw freshwater fish By Joe Whitworth on Jun 25, 2021 12:01 am The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned of illness linked to eating raw freshwater fish in Southeast Asia. Food safety experts said Group B Streptococcus (GBS) has been detected in several countries of the region. The FAO’s regional office for Asia and the Pacific published a risk profile to raise awareness about the threat.... Continue Reading Phoenicia Group expands Tahini recall because of possible Salmonella contamination By News Desk on Jun 24, 2021 02:48 pm Phoenicia Group Inc. of Ottawa, Canada, has updated its recall of Al-Rabih brand Tahini because of possible Salmonella contamination. This update was issued to include additional product information. Both recalls were triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. The Tahini was distributed in Ontario, Quebec and possibly nationally in Canada. The CFIA is... Continue Reading |
