Food Safety News - 09/11/2021

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Researchers find Italian Giardia outbreak linked to tap water By Joe Whitworth on Sep 11, 2021 12:03 am Scientists have provided more details about the first documented outbreak of giardiasis in Italy that was linked to tap water, according to recently published research. More than 200 people were affected during several months and two needed hospital treatment for the parasitic infections. Consumption of raw vegetables and fruits was also associated with lower odds... Continue Reading CDC declares deadly Listeria outbreak associated with chicken is over By News Desk on Sep 10, 2021 09:06 pm In July the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) began collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data showed that frozen, fully cooked chicken products supplied... Continue Reading Dole recalls fresh parsley from at least 5 states because of E. coli test results By News Desk on Sep 10, 2021 05:23 pm Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling some of its conventional curly leaf parsley after testing showed contamination with shiga-toxin-producing E. coli. “A random, routine regulatory sample collected in Michigan tested positive for non-O157 STEC (Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli). Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials in connection with the recall; no illnesses have been... Continue Reading