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USDA proposes new labeling for mechanically tenderized beef

Federal food safety officials today proposed new labeling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef products, a step designed to reduce the foodborne illness risk related to the products.

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
 

FOOD OUTBREAK SCAN: E coli outbreak over, 5-state hepatitis A outbreak reported

 

DRUG RESISTANCE SCAN: Antibiotic-resistant Salmonella, drug-resistant bacteria in Switzerland

May 23, 2013

 

CDC finds evidence of frequent fecal contamination in pools

(CIDRAP News) – A study of water filter samples collected from swimming pools in Atlanta last summer found markers for Escherichia coli in more than half, a finding that suggests fecal contamination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.

Lisa Schnirring
 

FOODBORNE DISEASE SCAN: Salmonella in live poultry, E coli outbreak in frozen foods, foodborne illness in Canada

May 10, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Aussie flu vaccine shortages, flu vaccine for UK kids, ground turkey and resistant bacteria

Apr 30, 2013

 

CDC cites increases in Campylobacter, Vibrio infections

(CIDRAP News) – The overall US incidence of major foodborne diseases was about the same in 2012 as it was about 5 years earlier, but Campylobacter infections were significantly more common, for unclear reasons, federal officials announced today.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: New NDM strain in Germany & France, global flu activity

Apr 15, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: H7N1 in ostriches, E coli recall, shingle vaccine effectiveness, possible bioterror drugs, fighting ICU infections, polio in Pakistan

Apr 10, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: CFIA anthrax response, EU foodborne pathogens, Solomon Islands dengue, Global Fund goal

Apr 9, 2013

 

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