City health department still mostly mum on E. coli outbreak investigation
By Coral Beach on Sep 20, 2019 12:05 am Philadelphia officials have added more people to the patient list in an E. coli outbreak that is associated with “shared restaurant exposure.” Earlier this month the Philadelphia Department of Public Health reported the outbreak but did not name a specific restaurant or restaurants. The department continues to decline to provide that information. “A total of... Continue Reading
Downer pigs will continue to get extra time to recover
By Dan Flynn on Sep 20, 2019 12:03 am USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service isn’t changing the way it deals with non-ambulatory disabled pigs. An animal activist organization, Farm Sanctuary, had petitioned FSIS to have non-ambulatory disabled pigs (NADs) immediately condemned and “promptly euthanized.” But in an eight-page response, FSIS officially denied the petition on Sept. 16. FSIS said the Farm Sanctuary petition... Continue Reading
Nearly 40 sick in norovirus outbreak in Ireland
By News Desk on Sep 20, 2019 12:01 am Almost 40 people fell ill with norovirus in August in a region of Ireland. Authorities say some were sickened by contaminated food. Data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s (HPSC) weekly outbreak report shows 36 illnesses from noroviral infection in the Dublin East region for the notification period from Aug. 25-31. The outbreak location is... Continue Reading
By Coral Beach on Sep 20, 2019 12:05 am Philadelphia officials have added more people to the patient list in an E. coli outbreak that is associated with “shared restaurant exposure.” Earlier this month the Philadelphia Department of Public Health reported the outbreak but did not name a specific restaurant or restaurants. The department continues to decline to provide that information. “A total of... Continue Reading
Downer pigs will continue to get extra time to recover
By Dan Flynn on Sep 20, 2019 12:03 am USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service isn’t changing the way it deals with non-ambulatory disabled pigs. An animal activist organization, Farm Sanctuary, had petitioned FSIS to have non-ambulatory disabled pigs (NADs) immediately condemned and “promptly euthanized.” But in an eight-page response, FSIS officially denied the petition on Sept. 16. FSIS said the Farm Sanctuary petition... Continue Reading
Nearly 40 sick in norovirus outbreak in Ireland
By News Desk on Sep 20, 2019 12:01 am Almost 40 people fell ill with norovirus in August in a region of Ireland. Authorities say some were sickened by contaminated food. Data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s (HPSC) weekly outbreak report shows 36 illnesses from noroviral infection in the Dublin East region for the notification period from Aug. 25-31. The outbreak location is... Continue Reading
