22 Salmonella Cases Reported in North Dakota, Source Under Investigation By News Desk Officials with the North Dakota Department of Health announced Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, that they are investigating an increase in reported cases of salmonellosis, an infection caused by Salmonella bacteria. The illness can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting and fever. Since July 20, 22 cases of Salmonella Thompson have been reported in North Dakota. Because the infections... Continue Reading The Government's Role in Food Safety By Sen. Jon Tester (U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, was co-author of the Tester-Hagan Amendment to the Food Safety Modernization Act, which exempted certain small, local producers from regulation. He sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee and also on its Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.) As an organic farmer from north-central... Continue Reading Denver Health Officials Issue Warning About THC-Infused Capsules By News Desk A food safety advisory for a THC-infused product manufactured in Aspen, CO, was announced this past Friday by Denver's Department of Environmental Health. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis (marijuana). The department issued the warning on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, for RX Green's Autopilots capsules. Consumers who have purchased Rx Green's Autopilots Omega 3... Continue Reading Cucumber Producer Will Donate to Food Safety Education Campaign By Lydia Zuraw Andrew & Williamson, the San Diego-based company linked to a Salmonella Poona outbreak that has sickened 558 people and killed three, recently announced that it intends to donate to a STOP Foodborne Illness campaign to educate emergency room doctors about foodborne illness. David Murray, a partner at Andrew & Williamson, said in a statement that everyone at... Continue Reading More Food Safety News |
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