Salmonella

Sprouts blamed in 10-state Salmonella outbreak

(CIDRAP News) Twenty-three people in 10 states have had Salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts produced by a California company, Oregon public health officials announced today.

Robert Roos

NEWS SCAN: Cost of select-agent research, drug-resistant Salmonella, botulism mechanism, avian flu in Mongolia, rotavirus vaccine safety

May 11, 2010

USDA proposes new Salmonella , Campylobacter standards for poultry

(CIDRAP News) The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) today unveiled new standards aimed at reducing Salmonella and Campylobacter in broiler chickens and turkeys, a step the agency expects will prevent tens of thousands of illnesses each year.

Lisa Schnirring

NEWS SCAN: More Salmonella cases, flu symptoms in pregnancy, C difficile hygiene, rotavirus vaccine coverage, H5N1 in Indonesia

NEWS SCAN: Tajikistan polio outbreak, virulent fungus, Salmonella in raw tuna

CDC: E coli down, most other foodborne illnesses level

(CIDRAP News) E coli O157:H7 was the comparative bright spot today in a federal report that showed little change in the incidence of most foodborne illnesses in 2009.

Robert Roos

NEWS SCAN: Wild birds and H5N1, new pathogen mapping tool, Salmonella and HIV

Apr 13, 2010

HHS auditor faults FDA food inspections, enforcement

(CIDRAP News) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected only 24% of food facilities annually in a recent 5-year period, issued relatively few notices of potential safety violations, and didn't always follow up on the problems it did find, according to an audit report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Robert Roos