In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2012 |
''Tainted Cantaloupe From Indiana Tied to Two Deaths, 50 Illnesses in Kentucky'' "A strain of salmonella associated with two deaths and 50 illnesses in Kentucky since early July has been found in cantaloupes tested by the state, public health officials said Friday." |
Food Safety |
| Aug 20, 2012 |
''Latest Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Angers Food-Safety Experts'' "Consumers are once again doubting the safety of cantaloupes, a year after a deadly outbreak of food poisoning caused by tainted melons killed at least 30 people and sickened 146 people. Agricultural experts say the frequent problems with cantaloupes come from the nature of the melons and sloppy agricultural practices. In the latest outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, two people have died and 141 have fallen ill in 20 states." |
Food Safety |
| Aug 15, 2012 |
''N.C. Farm Recalls Cantaloupes, Melons Amid Listeria Concerns'' "Burch Farms has recalled all cantaloupes and honeydew melons it grew this year because of possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday." |
Food Safety |
| Aug 8, 2012 | "Got a tummy ache? It could well be something you ate. That's the message from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest assessment of food-borne illnesses, dropped on its web site with zero fanfare, not even a press release, Friday afternoon. It shows that that infection rates from most common food-related pathogens are either inching up or holding steady—and occurring at levels above the CDC's own targets." | Food Safety |
| Jul 17, 2012 | Eighteen months ago, President Obama signed the law to reform America’s dangerously outdated food safety system. But the administration has still not issued the regulations to implement this measure -- regulations that would improve U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety oversight of domestic produce and processed foods, as well as imported food products. | Food Safety |
| Jul 12, 2012 | "Another page of the calendar, another deadline missed for the Food Safety Modernization Act implementation. The Food and Drug Administration continues to miss deadlines set by Congress for the new food safety law." | Food Safety |
| Jun 5, 2012 |
''Egg Producer Knew of Salmonella Months Before Massive Recall'' "The egg producer whose eggs were linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 2,000 people was told that hens at its farms were contaminated four months before the salmonella outbreak led to the recall of 550 million eggs." |
Food Safety |
| Aug 25, 2011 |
''Del Monte Sues FDA Over Cantaloupe Recall, Import Restrictions'' In an unusual move, Del Monte Fresh Produce has filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration saying "erroneous speculation, unsupported by scientific evidence" led to a March recall of Guatemalan cantaloupes tied to an outbreak of Salmonella Panama. |
Food Safety |
| Feb 21, 2013 |
''Feds Indict 4 in Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak'' A federal grand jury indicted four former employees of a peanut company linked to a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds, leading to one of the largest recalls in history. |
Food Hazards |
| Oct 2, 2012 |
''Smoked Salmon Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak in Netherlands and United States'' "Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, sparking major recalls there and in the U.S., Dutch health authorities said Tuesday." |
Food Hazards |
| Jul 13, 2012 |
''America is hungry for safer food'' "Over the past few months, foodborne illness outbreaks linked to E. coli and salmonella in seafood and produce have sickened hundreds of people nationwide and, tragically, killed at least two children. Yet Washington is taking its sweet time when it comes to plugging major holes in the safety of our food system." |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 11, 2012 |
''Officials probe E. coli outbreak'' ''A mysterious and scattered outbreak of the E. coli bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses, including a child's death, health officials say. No form of contaminated food or other cause has been identified in the illnesses, which occurred in April and May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.'' |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 8, 2012 |
''E. Coli Hits 11 as Officials Race Against the Clock'' "Georgia officials who're just beginning their investigation of an E. Coli outbreak are racing against the clock to solve the mysterious food poisonings before the epidemic spreads, with the number of cases now at 11 across four southern states." |
Food Hazards |
| May 25, 2012 |
''Jensen Farms files bankruptcy in wake of cantaloupe listeria deaths'' "Jensen Farms, the southeastern Colorado cantaloupe growers who were the source of a deadly listeria outbreak last year, filed for bankruptcy Friday." |
Food Hazards |
| May 21, 2012 |
''Mexican papaya alert continues, as do recalls'' "Scrutiny of whole fresh Mexican papayas for salmonella and other pathogens continues, with shipments routinely held and rejected at the border after the Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert August 2011." |
Food Hazards |
| May 19, 2012 |
''Salmonella case numbers slow in Asheville area, but still climbing'' "The number of reported cases in a three-month Buncombe-based salmonella outbreak is still climbing, but health officials say they’re seeing fewer and fewer new cases of the disease each week." |
Food Hazards |
| May 16, 2012 |
''Lawyers: Criminal probe into 2010 salmonella outbreak targets ex-egg industry titan, son, aide'' "Lawyers representing a disgraced egg industry magnate, his son and one of their company’s financial officers say their clients are potential targets of a criminal investigation into the 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands of Americans and led to a massive recall of their products." |
Food Hazards |
| May 8, 2012 |
''Heavy Metal Rocker Sues Over Sushi Outbreak'' "A heavy metal band's lead singer says he was rocked by food poisoning while on tour. Now he's suing a California company over a recalled sushi product that allegedly made him sick." |
Food Hazards |
| May 2, 2012 |
''Gov't to speed tracking of E. coli in meat'' "The government plans to speed up the process for tracking E. coli in meat, a move that will help authorities more quickly find the source of bacteria outbreaks and hasten recalls of tainted food." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 26, 2012 |
''200 now sick in salmonella sushi outbreak'' "At least 200 people in 21 states and Washington, D.C., now have been sickened by raw scraped tuna contaminated with not one but two rare strains of salmonella, government health officials reported Thursday." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 23, 2012 |
''How Making Food Safe Can Harm Wildlife And Water'' "Environmental advocates say a single-minded focus on food safety has forced growers of salad greens to strip vegetation from around their fields, harming wildlife and polluting streams and rivers." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 19, 2012 |
''First lawsuit filed in salmonella outbreak tied to sushi'' "The first lawsuit spawned by a salmonella outbreak that appears to be linked to sushi -- which has now sickened 141 people in 20 states plus the District of Columbia -- was filed late Wednesday against Moon Marine U.S.A. Corp, a Cupertino, Calif., seafood importer." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 17, 2012 |
''Sushi-linked salmonella outbreak reaches 20 states, yellowfin tuna recalled'' "Yellowfin tuna has been flagged as the culprit associated with a 20-state salmonella outbreak that has sickened 116 people, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 17, 2012 |
''Citing contamination, FDA aims to shut down 2 state fish processors'' "Government health and food safety officials are seeking to close down two fish processing plants in California, citing concerns over the spread of bacteria and toxins in contaminated products." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 15, 2012 |
''FDA criticized for secrecy in food-illness probes'' "The 2009 E. coli outbreak began like a far more notorious cantaloupe listeria outbreak two years later: Tests from ill patients in separate counties arrived at the Colorado health department, and sounded alarms by matching perfectly." |
Food Hazards |
