Food Safety News - April 7, 2018 South Africa’s listeriosis toll continues to rise; 28 percent dead

South Africa's listeriosis toll continues to rise; 28 percent dead By News Desk With the case count as close to 1,000 as you can get — standing at 999 as of Friday — health officials in South Africa continue to expect more people to become infected by Listeria monocytogenes from processed meat. Complete information is only available for 689 of the people with confirmed infections. Of those, 191... Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak traced to kratom grows by 50 percent By News Desk A Salmonella outbreak traced to kratom products continues to sicken people across the United States, with the CDC reporting a 50 percent increase in the case count in the past three weeks. The 132 people now confirmed with the outbreak strains of Salmonella are spread across 38 states from coast to coast. No deaths have been... Continue Reading CDC says Salmonella outbreak traced to chicken salad is over By News Desk A deadly Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak traced to fresh chicken salad sold at Fareway grocery stores appears to be over after infecting at least 265 people. One person in Iowa died and 94 of the victims had symptoms so severe that they required hospitalization, according to a Friday update from the Centers for Disease Control and... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2016 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, 1012 First Avenue Fifth Floor Seattle WA 98104 USA Change your address or unsubscribe. * To unsubscribe from updates, click the link above, click the unsubscribe link sent to your email, then toggle the subscription settings to "Unsubscribe".

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