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NEWS SCAN: Low-path H5N1 in Germany, turtle-linked Salmonella, Campylobacter in raw milk, FSMA comment deadline

Feb 18, 2013

 

Multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to chicken sickens 124

(CIDRAP News) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday that it is investigating a Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak simmering since last June that has sickened at least 124 people in 12 states.

Lisa Schnirring
 

FOOD SAFETY SCAN: Potential food inspection cuts, botulism antitoxin recommendation

Feb 14, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella in ground beef, food safety comment period, Google Flu Trends, measles vaccination in Europe

Feb 13, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Ag antibiotics in China, FDA food safety meetings, H5N1 in Nepal, polio in Niger

Feb 12, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Budget cuts and food safety, listeriosis from cheese, Brazil's BSE risk status

 

NEWS SCAN: Canadian E coli outbreak over, militants kill Nigerian polio workers

Feb 8, 2013

 

Bacteria in meat show growing drug resistance, FDA says

(CIDRAP News) – An annual report released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week shows that antibiotic resistance in bacteria found in retail meat and poultry samples is continuing to increase, though not uniformly.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Bangladesh, flu in Hong Kong, FDA finalizes food detention rule

 

NEWS SCAN: H1N1 vaccine and pregnancy, Campylobacter in chicken, fungal meningitis, measles & rubella in Europe, polio in Pakistan, infectious imports

Feb 4, 2013

 

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