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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
October 15, 2018
Nearly 3,000 fatalities occur each year as a result of over 250 foodborne diseases, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 128,000 people are hospitalized and 48 million become ill. Food poisoning develops when a… read more
Pot ‘O Gold Dairy Raw Milk Outbreak
October 15, 2018
Another large salmonella outbreak has occurred, and this time it is directly linked to raw milk sold from Pot ‘O Gold Dairy Specialties in Bear Lake, Warren County. Located in Pennsylvania, this dairy business took a severe hit when the… read more
October 11, 2018
Regular play in the NFL started up the first Thursday of September. That means many things to many people: crisp air, ochre leaves, prodigious excuses to eat more chips and dip, Sundays and Monday nights parked in front of the… read more
Diarrhea: Infectious Disease Society of America’s New Guidelines
October 4, 2018
Molecular diagnostic testing and other culture-independent diagnostic tests have recently pushed culture diagnostic testing for diarrheal illness diagnosis and treatment to the sidelines. Culture can always play a role in confirmation testing and can offer additional antibiotic sensitivity information not… read more
October 1, 2018
CDC closed the investigation for Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal outbreak manufactured by Battle Creek, Michigan-based Kellogg Co. The outbreak which sickened 135 people from 36 states was one of the worst outbreaks caused by a pathogen found in dry food… read more
Crab Vibrio Outbreak Over, But Warnings Remain
September 29, 2018
The Crab Vibrio Outbreak is over! You know an outbreak is bad when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as several other state and local partners, all get involved… read more
Outbreak Over: Rose Acre Farms Could Be Slow to Clean Up
September 28, 2018
This Spring and Summer a massive egg recall was initiated in response to a multi-state Salmonella Braenderup infection outbreak. Rose Acre Farms’ Hyde County, a shell egg production facility, was implicated as the source of this outbreak that left a… read more
Could Your Smartphone or Tablet in the Kitchen Make You Sick?
September 19, 2018
We have all done it; a perfect recipe that you need to prepare but you can’t remember the recipe by heart because it is brand new. It was on the internet, maybe even on a best friend’s social media. You… read more
Beware of E. coli at the Petting Zoo
September 17, 2018
We have become so used to the fact that E. coli and Salmonella infections are spread through meat, leafy vegetables, fresh produce etc. that we forget where these bacteria originally comes from. These bacteria are quite common in live animals… read more
I Take It Like a Man, But Not When Food Poisoning is Involved
September 14, 2018
Life is full of lessons. Some are hard, others a bit easier. But the take away – what we learn – is what lessons are all about right? It is how we grow from these lessons that define us as… read more