News tagged with 'Food Poisoning'

The FDA is warning the public not consume Toll House Cookie products because of the risk of E. coli poisoning which has so far sickened 66 people in 28 states.  

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general’s office conducted a test of the food tracing system and found most companies don’t keep required records showing where products came from and to whom they are sold which undermines the FDA's ability to trace the source of a foodborne illness or bioterrorism attack.

The recall of the Peanut Corporation of America products has now been expanded to include ALL products produced at the plant dating back to Jan. 1, 2007. The FDA has released a detailed inspection report of the facility which found mold, roaches and other unsanitary conditions.

Two Little Debbie products are the latest in a string of voluntary recalls following the most recent guidance by health officials to avoid consumption of ice cream, cakes, cookies and other products containing peanut butter until health officials know more about the contamination that has sickened 470 people in 43 states.

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A salmonella outbreak has hospitalized 67 people and sickened almost 400 around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not mentioning the states hit so far, but 42 states have reported cases.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released details about the progress of its Food Protection Plan, which was launched last year to protect domestic and imported food from accidental and intentional contamination.

The USDA is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 states were sickened with salmonella poisoning.

Alfalfa sprouts contaminated with Salmonella are being recalled from store shelves and retailers in three states in the Northwest and Alaska after 13 people were sickened and two hospitalized. Industrialized agriculture may be to blame.

Twelve deaths have been attributed to a deadly bacterial outbreak linked to tainted meat in Canada, according to Canadian Health Officials. There are 30 more cases of suspected listeriosis and more are expected in the coming days.

The FDA has approved the use of ionizing radiation for fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce, saying the technique can help control harmful bacteria and other pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella.

Public health officials are trying to solve a mystery after 86 peoplein several states have fallen ill from Salmonella poisoning. The common denominator in all of the cases is raw tomatoes. The...

SuperTarget stores began removing prepared burritos and wraps from store shelves sold under the Archer Farms label after a possible Listeria contamination was uncovered by USDA and Florida food inspectors. This is the second recall since March for this Queens, New York-based food producer.

Six western states are on the alert after a Salmonella outbreak in alfalfa sprouts. The recall has been issued in California, Nevada, Oregon, New Mexico, Arizona and Washington state. Salmonella comes from fecal material and since sprouts are eaten raw, they can be a likely way to deliver the bacteria.