Baby Muesli Recalled in the UK for Insect Contamination By News Desk  Cow & Gate is recalling one batch of Cow & Gate Sunny Start My First Banana Muesli from 10 months with a best-before date of 27/09/2016. No other Cow & Gate products are affected. The British-based company stated that the recall was in response to complaints regarding insects found in the pack. Since other packs in... Continue Reading
CDC Report: Multi-State Outbreaks Few But Deadly By Lydia Zuraw  Multi-state outbreaks are not particularly common, but they are particularly dangerous. A little more than half of all deaths associated with foodborne outbreaks come from multi-state outbreaks, according to a new report released Tuesday, Nov. 3, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday as part of its latest Vital Signs issue. According to data... Continue Reading
CA Issues Consumer Warning About Toxin Detected in Certain Crabs By News Desk  On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) advised consumers not to eat Dungeness and Rock crabs caught in waters between the Oregon border and the southern Santa Barbara County line because dangerous levels of domoic acid, a naturally occurring toxin, have been detected in these crabs. CDPH reported that... Continue Reading
EPA May Ban Insecticide Over Water Quality Issues, Not Food By News Desk  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says there are no risks to humans from exposure to the common insecticide chlorpyrifos from food, but the agency has nonetheless asked for public comment on a proposal to revoke all food residue tolerances for the insecticide, which is mostly used on fruits, vegetable and nut crops. The proposed ban will... Continue Reading
The Snack Attack and Finger Food Flu By Sydney Ross Singer  (This article was originally posted here on Nov. 2, 2015, and is reposted with permission.) We all connect with the world around us with our hands, touching all sorts of objects, surfaces, and other hands, which is why diseases are often transmitted by hand contact. Of course, dirty hands can be washed. The problem is when we don’t... Continue Reading
UK Businesses With Food Safety Violations Now Getting Mapped By News Desk  The United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has come up with a response to all those who say that publishing restaurant inspections is just a "moment in time" report — it is mapping the entire rap sheet for businesses successfully prosecuted for any food standard, food hygiene or food safety-related violations. The entire database for... Continue Reading
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At least 37 people have been sickened with E. coli in connection with Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. According to updated case counts released Tuesday, there are 12 victims in Oregon and 25 in Washington. In Washington, residents of Clark (11), Cowlitz (2), Island (2), King (6), and Skagit (4) counties have been reported as outbreak cases.... 
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