Salmonella

NEWS SCAN: Vaccine-autism claim, H5N1 case in Vietnam, Salmonella recall

Mar 12, 2010

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella outbreak, H5N1 in Egypt, pneumococcal vaccine, mumps outbreak

Mar 11, 2010

FDA says food company shipped products despite Salmonella findings

(CIDRAP News) – Federal inspectors concluded that a food company that produced hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) at the center of a series of food recalls continued to ship its products after it learned of Salmonella contamination in its processing facility, the FDA said yesterday.

Lisa Schnirring

NEWS SCAN: New malaria guidelines, food additive safety, Supreme Court takes vaccine case

NEWS SCAN: Egypt launches new H5N1 measures; more pepper recalled

Mar 8, 2010

Recalls due to Salmonella risk in flavoring approach 100

(CIDRAP News) The number of product recalls linked to a food ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella Tennessee has grown to 94, according to the most recent update from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Lisa Schnirring

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Vietnamese birds, triple-reassortant flu, cell-based vaccines, pig-related MRSA, Salmonella in peppers

Mar 4, 2010

Salmonella risk in flavoring may drive host of food recalls

(CIDRAP News) Potentially thousands of food products are at risk of being recalled because they contain an ingredient that may have been contaminated with a strain of Salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said today.

Maryn McKenna

NEWS SCAN: Multiple food recalls, traveler screening for H5N1

Mar 3, 2010

Study says foodborne illness costs US $152 billion a year

(CIDRAP News) A new estimate on the annual health burden of foodborne illnesses in the United States puts the cost at $152 billion, an amount much higher than previous estimates, but one that the author of today's report hopes will spur action from policymakers.

Lisa Schnirring