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Food Poisoning

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    May 11, 2012

    10 Sickened by Raw Milk in California

    Ten California residents have come down with food poisoning -- Campylobacter bacteria infections, to be exact -- after consuming raw milk produced by Fresno County-based Organic Pastures. Raw milk, raw skim milk (non-fat), raw cream and raw butter produced by the dairy have been recalled and are s ... More >>

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    May 7, 2012

    Best Food Poisoning Remedy May Be Garlic

    For garlic-lovers, there's a new reason to love those cloves even more, and it doesn't have much to do with flavoring your food. A study out of Washington State University found that garlic is 100 times stronger than antibiotics when it comes to killing bacteria that causes food poisoning. Garlic co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Sushi Alert: Spicy Tuna Rolls Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

    Dubbed the pink slime of the sea, nearly 59,000 pounds of yellowfin tuna have been recalled after a salmonella outbreak. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak has been reported in 20 states and 12 people have been hospitalized. The product is called Nakaochi Scra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Taco Bell Implicated in 10-State Salmonella Outbreak

    When there was a multistate outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis in October, the Centers for Disease Control would identify the culprit only as "Mexican-style, fast-food Restaurant Chain A." Turns out, that's longhand for Taco Bell. At the time, the CDC refused to name the restaurant chain, saying the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    The Year in Food Recalls

    It was a bad year for orange fruit (papayas, cantaloupes) and leafy greens (especially romaine). Ground turkey took a big hit (36 million pounds recalled), and raw milk products were pulled from shelves. Here's a look back at 2011 in food recalls, a year of E. coli conundrums, Listeria hysteria and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Study Suggests Flour the Culprit in Cookie Dough Illnesses

    Flickr/WonderlaneMake sure you cook your cookies​ Last week we reported on a new study that implicated raw chocolate chip cookie dough as the cause of a large outbreak of E. coli in 2009. Researchers said it was the first time an outbreak of food poisoning caused by the dangerous Shiga toxin-p ... More >>

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    October 18, 2011

    Listeria Update: 23 Deaths Since September

    clayirving​A listeriosis outbreak first reported last month has now resulted in 23 deaths, making this the deadliest outbreak since 1985, when 52 people died from the Listeria strain contracted via Mexican-style soft cheese. The sad food story began last month when a Colorado produce company i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    More Trouble With Cantaloupe: Death, Recalls Listeria

    A Colorado produce company issued a voluntary cantaloupe recall after a 13th death was linked to the melons tainted by bacteria. Some cases of Listeriosis illnesses have been reported in California, but no deaths. Older adults, pregnant women, newborn children and adults with weak immune systems a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    36 Million Pounds of Ground Turkey Recalled

    Flickr/Social Mediarts​The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey in the wake of a multi-state outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella linked to the death of a California man, the Chicago Tribune reports. Seventy-seven people in 26 states reported b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    GOOD Infographic Clears Up the Cost of Food Safety

    Posted on September 29th, this GOOD infographic ably breaks down the cost of keeping Americans safe from foodborne illnesses. Some--industry lobbyists and their political allies, for starters--say expenses associated with implementing the Food Safety Bill (around $1.6 billion, according to Oklahoma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Would Your Kitchen Pass the Cleanliness Test?

    Flickr/moriza​ Afraid of dirty restaurant kitchens? To paraphrase novelist Thomas Wolfe: Look homeward. The results of a two-year Web survey conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health found that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of inspections that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Safe Food-Handling Bill Is Sent to Governor

    Flickr/stevendepolo​ A bill that requires that restaurant workers be trained and certified in proper food handling was approved by the California state Senate on August 27th. The legislation, which seeks to reduce the incidence of food-borne illnesses in the state, has already been approved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Check Your Eggs: Millions Recalled Due to Salmonella

    Flickr/stevendepolo​An outbreak of salmonella in eggs has prompted a nationwide recall and lead to hospitalizations in counties across the U.S., including in California, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Since May, at least 266 people across the state have become ill after eating contaminated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Subway Says Sorry About the Salmonella

    Flickr/Simon ShekThe tomatoes, onions and bell peppers are sickening suspects. ​ The Subway sandwich chain has apologized for a Salmonella outbreak in central Illinois that has sickened nearly 100 people ages 2 to 79, Reuters reports. The company said it is working with public health officials ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Fresno-based Beef Packers, Inc. Issues Beef Recall Due to Salmonella Outbreak

    Photo credit: KSEE24Beef Packers, Inc.​Beef Packers, Inc., a Fresno meat-packing plant, is recalling almost 900,000 pounds of ground beef products due possible salmonella contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall today. ... More >>

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