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10 hospitalised as FDA confirms Listeria outbreak
The FDA has reported 10 hospitalisations and one death as a result of the outbreak, which has currently been limited to some fruit products including peaches, plums, and nectarines.
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What does the FDA plan to do about that extra ingredient in your juice?
The FDA has issued a draft guidance report to the industry on what it plans to do about the levels of lead in juice.
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BMPA calls for food factory workers to join COVID-19 jab priority list
The BMPA says that unless vaccines are distributed among the UK’s food workers, the country’s supermarkets could soon see shortages.
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Poultry to blame for New Zealand’s Campylobacteriosis cases, says report
Cases of Campylobacteriosis in New Zealand declined following poultry reforms between 2006-2008, but progress since then has been slow.
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UK E. coli outbreak report published as USA investigates cases
Scientists have praised UK response to E. coli outbreak, for which whole genome sequencing played an integral role. Meanwhile, the states tackles it own case of STEC.
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All-purpose flour recalled due to possible E. coli 026 contamination
King Arthur Flour has recalled its Unbleached All-Purpose Flour (5 lb. & 25 lb.) because of the potential presence of E. coli 026.
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Biosensor can identify small presence of Salmonella in mere hours
Researchers from the University of Missouri (MU) have developed a technology which could help food producers to detect Salmonella in raw and ready-to-eat foodstuffs.
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Outbreak investigation of E. coli linked to ground bison from Northfork Bison Distributions
Northfork Bison Distributions Inc. recalls ground bison after suspected link to E. coli O121 and O103.
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Newborns with suspected food allergies breastfed significantly longer than those with no adverse reactions, preliminary research reveals
Some 2,586 breastfeeding mothers completed surveys when their babies were 4, 9 and 12 months old. The women were asked whether there were problems caused by food, such as an allergic reaction, sensitivity or intolerance.
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Could irrigation water be to blame for romaine lettuce pathogen outbreaks?
Dirty irrigation water is a prime suspect in the outbreak of illness via consumption of romaine lettuce harvested from California.
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E. coli outbreak in US and Canada linked to lettuce
Two people have died as a result of an outbreak of E. coli which has stretched between Newfoundland and Labrador on Canada's eastern coast to the US state of California, 4,500 kilometres south west.
