Food Safety News - September 5, 2015 11 Confirmed, 2 Suspected Salmonella Cases Reported in Montana

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11 Confirmed, 2 Suspected Salmonella Cases Reported in Montana

By News Desk

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) announced Friday that public health officials on the state and county levels were investigating a cluster of Salmonella cases reported from eight different counties. There are now 11 confirmed Salmonella cases with identical genetic markers, and two suspected cases have been identified, the department reported. Those... Continue Reading

Plea Agreements Could Lead To Second Iowa Halal Trial Being Scratched

By Dan Flynn

A second criminal trial in Iowa's halal beef case will likely be scratched if the court accepts plea agreements that four defendants have reached with the government. Those defendants, along with their attorneys, are scheduled to appear at individual hearings next Friday before Chief Magistrate Judge Jon Scoles in Cedar Rapids, IA, to enter guilty pleas... Continue Reading

1 Death, 300-Plus Confirmed Salmonella Cases in 27 States Linked to Mexican Cucumbers

By Cathy Siegner

A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Poona linked to imported Mexican cucumbers has apparently sickened more than 300 people from 27 states, according to an alert posted Friday afternoon by the New Mexico Department of Health and additional reporting by Food Safety News. A statement released Friday by the California Department of Public Health reported that there has been one related... Continue Reading

Details Sought About Subway's Switch to Antibiotic-Free Chicken

By News Desk

Last week, officials at Subway said that the fast-food chain plans to switch to chicken raised without antibiotics by next year, but antibiotic preservationists are frustrated by the lack of details from the company. The Natural Resources Defense Council, Keep Antibiotics Working, U.S. PIRG, Center for Food Safety, Food Animals Concern Trust, Consumers Union and other... Continue Reading

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