CDC Update: Chipotle-Linked E. Coli Illness Numbers Drop By News Desk  On Nov. 12, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported there were 50 ill people from Washington (31) and Oregon (19) from Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 (STEC O26) infections. Fourteen of them were hospitalized in Washington (10) and Oregon (4) in this outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants in those two states. On... Continue Reading
DOJ: Consumers Must Remain on Guard About Supplement Risks By Dan Flynn  Putting out too much information is rarely a problem for the government, but most reports about Tuesday's announcement by federal agencies of their new and ongoing "sweep" against unlawful dietary supplements overlooked some important consumer information. In addition to the criminal and civil actions made public Nov. 17, 2015, by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the... Continue Reading
All Five Convicted Former PCA Managers Now in Federal Custody By Dan Flynn  All five people convicted in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case are now in federal custody. Samuel Lightsey and Daniel Kilgore, the former plant manager and former operations manager, respectively, for PCA's ill-fated peanut processing facility at Blakely, GA, have voluntarily surrendered to their assigned federal prisons. Peanut butter and peanut paste from... Continue Reading
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(This article was posted Nov. 18, 2015, on the USDA blog site.) Antibiotics are lifesavers. We depend on them to treat bacterial infections and diseases, such as pneumonia, bronchitis and strep throat, as well as ear infections and infected wounds. In response to U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidance, veterinarians and producers are moving toward... 
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