Possible Salmonella outbreak traced to Texas restaurant By Coral Beach  Public health officials in Ector County Texas are investigating a possible Salmonella outbreak that has caused a restaurant owner in Odessa to voluntarily close his business. As of Tuesday, two lab-confirmed Salmonella cases had been traced back to Ajuga's Mexican Restaurant at 2120 Andrews Highway, according to a report by KWES-TV. County Health Director Gino... Continue Reading
Newspaper posts tell-all database on restaurant inspections By Dan Flynn  At least one media outlet in Colorado, where a bipartisan Legislature has voted to keep the public in the dark about restaurant inspections, is not playing along. House Bill 16-1401, which would ban local governments from reporting the results of restaurant inspections with letters, numbers or symbol grading systems, has been on Gov. John Hickenlooper's... Continue Reading
Possible illnesses reported in connection with sunflower seeds By Coral Beach  As more snacks and granola products are being recalled every day because of possible Listeria contamination of sunflower kernels, one recalling company reports two illnesses are being investigated in relation to its products. First Source of Tonawanda, NY, which packages and distributes candy and specialty foods nationwide for national brands such as Ghirardelli, Godiva and... Continue Reading
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In the wide, wide world of Escherichia coli, some might say the pathogen will eventually survive fire and others might say it will survive ice. But more important than any of that is the need to cook hamburger to more than 160 degrees and always use that meat thermometer. A June 2 news release about some otherwise... 
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