CDC joins E. coli investigation along Utah-Arizona border By Dan Flynn  In the last couple weeks, the posse has gotten bigger, but the source of a troubling E. coli O157:H7 outbreak on the Utah-Arizona border still has not been identified. Now joined in the ongoing investigation into the Hildale,UT/Colorado City, AZ, area outbreak are the Southwest Utah Public Health Department, Mohave County Department of Health, Utah... Continue Reading
EU scientists investigate origin of isolated BSE cases By News Desk  Two decades have passed since the Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic struck Europe. Commonly known as mad cow disease, BSE remains without a cure and, after a long incubation period of 2 to 5 years, is completely fatal due to the spongiform degeneration of the brain and spiral cord. Europe's 1986-1998 BSE epidemic was primary... Continue Reading
Faces of food safety: Meet Andrew Lino of FSIS By U.S. Department of Agriculture  Editor's note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles being published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service, republished here with permission. Andrew Lino is a consumer safety inspector (CSI) whose assignment covers four establishments, two processing plants and two export facilities in the Long Beach, CA, Circuit.... Continue Reading
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