A producer pulls its cashew cheese products as officials probe possible links to a 15-case Salmonella outbreak.
Most US samples had bacterial contamination, and a good many had pathogenic varieties.
Plan aims to streamline inspections and give inspectors more flexibility.
The number of people infected by Salmonella linked to chicken products produced by Foster Farms at three facilities in California has grown to 389 in 23 states and Puerto Rico, up by 27 cases and 2 states in the past 3 weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update yesterday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed the first Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case in Oman as well as three recent cases in Saudi Arabia. In addition, the Saudi health ministry noted a new fatal case today.
Risk study finds 12% of spices were tainted by pathogens like Salmonella or by filth.
Study says online-obtained human milk often harbors high levels of pathogenic bacteria.
The 61-year-old Qatari man who has Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) had contact with farm animals, including camels, before his illness, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in confirming his case.
A San Francisco Costco store has recalled 39,755 pounds of chicken linked to a Salmonella outbreak.
Foster Farms has taken adequate contamination-control steps at three of its California plants linked to a multistate Salmonella outbreak to have the plants remain operational, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said, according to an NBC News report yesterday.
