 Minnesota Norovirus Outbreak Linked to Restaurant Sickens 30 People By News Desk  Minnesota health officials said Wednesday that an outbreak of Norovirus in Winona County has sickened approximately 30 people during the past 10 days. Doug Schultz of the Minnesota Department of Health said that illnesses probably began around Sept. 23, although the department learned about them on Sept. 30. He said the illness, which causes vomiting... Continue ReadingDefense Secret: How to Keep 'Jack' DeCoster Out of Jail By Dan Flynn  America's former egg king is not going to jail, according to his defense attorneys from Sidley Austin LLP in Washington, D.C. Attorney Frank R. Volpe has filed a motion on behalf of Austin (Jack) DeCoster in U.S. District Court for Northern Iowa, with a mostly secret legal argument claiming that, if the 71-year-old defendant is... Continue ReadingMicrobial Testing of Fresh Produce: Where is the Value? By Devon Zagory Summary Product testing is an inefficient tool for enhancing the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables. The probability of finding a contaminant is very low at the bacterial population densities likely to be found. Product testing is wasteful of resources because of the time and expense of the testing itself, but also because all tested... Continue ReadingDenmark Sees Small Increase in Animal Antibiotic Use By Lydia Zuraw  Denmark's latest numbers on the country's antimicrobial use and resistance are in. The total consumption of antimicrobial agents by the country's animals in 2013 was about 128 tons — a 4-percent increase over the previous year. According to the new DANMAP (Danish Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Research Program) report, the increase is mainly attributed to... Continue ReadingPetition: Wisconsin Supreme Court Should Rule on Raw-Milk 'Right' By News Desk  Anyone may purchase a cow and drink its raw milk, but do the people of Wisconsin have a “right to purchase and drink raw milk”? That's what the losers in a recent Wisconsin Appeals Court case want to know, and they've petitioned the state Supreme Court to see if they can get their question answered.... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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