According the Pennsylvania State Agriculture and Health Department, raw milk consumers are being urged to discard raw milk produced by The Family Cow in Chambersburg, Franklin County, because of potential Campylobacter bacterial contamination.
After the Department of Agriculture received a consumer complaint, it collected samples of raw milk during an investigation of The Family
I got this email a few moments ago from the daughter of Herbert Stevens:
A few of us went to Fort Logan National Cemetery today to see where dad’s ashes were buried and to our surprise, Charles Palmer is buried in the row behind my dad, one spot to the right. I just happened to
As of August 1, 2013, at least 11 people who ate at the Federico’s Mexican Restaurant in the West Valley outside of Phoenix, Arizona have fallen ill with E. coli infections. According to news reports, 8 of the 11 cases were hospitalized and another 4 E. coli cases have yet to be confirmed. I have
On Friday the CDC announced a total of 400 cases of Cyclospora infection have been reported from 16 states and 1 city. The number of cases identified in each area is as follows: Iowa (146), Texas (113), Nebraska (81), Florida (25), Wisconsin (9), New York City (5), Georgia (4), Illinois (4), Arkansas (2), Kansas (2),
As of August 1, 2013, 158 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend’ in 10 states: Arizona (23), California (77), Colorado (28), Hawaii (8), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (9), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). Currently, 6 of the
I am heading to the funeral of my friend Linda Rivera. Her suffering do to one of the most severe E. coli illnesses that i have ever seen, was not in vain. Senator Harry Reid spoke often about her as one of the reasons to push forward the Food Safety Modernization Act. Thank you Linda.
Yesterday, I was speaking to a lawyer for a large leafy green producer not involved in this recent Cyclospora outbreak that is related to bagged mixed leafy greens and was reminded of an article that ran in the Journal of Food Protection earlier this year entitled: Detection of Cyclospora, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia in Ready-to-Eat Packaged
From Food Safety News: The latest total case count of 418 includes the 397 cases reported by CDC in an update Thursday, along with an additional 19 cases in Texas — reported to Food Safety News Thursday by a representative from the Texas Department of State Health Services, one additional case in Georgia that
The CDC has been notified of 378 cases of Cyclospora infection from the following 16 health departments: Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois, New York City, Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio.
Most of the illness onset dates have ranged from mid-June through early July.
At least 21 persons
A total of 385 cases of Cyclospora infection have been reported from 15 states and New York City. The number of cases identified in each area is as follows: Iowa (143), Texas (112), Nebraska (78), Florida (24), Wisconsin (7), Illinois (4), New York City (4), Georgia (3), Kansas (2), Missouri (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (1),
