New strain of norovirus hits Minnesota By News Desk  Health officials say common intestinal illness often comes from eating contaminated food, can be avoided with vigilant handwashing and food handling A new strain of norovirus, the most common cause of sudden intestinal illness, has shown up in Minnesota, and that could mean more norovirus illnesses this winter, state health officials warned today. The new... Continue Reading
County With GMO Crop Ban Permits Roundup Ready Alfalfa By News Desk  The Oregon county where voters in 2014 banned genetically modified crops has reached a peace agreement with growers of its largest existing genetically engineered crop. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke Tuesday approved terms of a settlement in the lawsuit challenging the Jackson County 2014 ballot measure banning genetically modified crops. Two farm families that grow... Continue Reading
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The outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to Costco Rotisserie Chicken Salad appears to be over. According to the final report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19 people across seven states were sickened. The most recent illness in this outbreak reported to CDC started on November 3, 2015. Most illnesses were reported... 
When it comes to food and waterborne illnesses, Cornell University is always going to have a mixed history. That's because the University and the surrounding town of Ithaca, NY helped bring about a typhoid epidemic that got away on the campus and town in 1903, killing 82 people including 29 Cornell students. It remains one... 
Less than 24 hours after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta announced the existence of five cases of E. coli O26 associated with Chipotle Mexican Grill with different DNA fingerprints than others in their ongoing multiple state outbreak investigation, “CMG” stock crashed through the $500 per share floor. The way... 
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