More distributors, brands likely involved in papaya outbreak By Coral Beach  Editor’s note: Because of the popularity of papayas in Mexican and Hispanic cuisine, public health officials say people in those groups are at particular risk during the current outbreak. To access information the CDC has posted in Spanish, click here. Federal officials doubled down on warnings about whole, fresh maradol papayas Thursday, urging consumers to throw... Continue Reading
Beef beef: NCBA chief's remarks spur R-CALF to seek debate By Dan Flynn  The chief executive of the nation's oldest and largest cattle industry association thinks a competing group is in bed with radical activists who want to "undermine the beef industry." Kendal Frazier, who is chief executive officer of the Denver-based National Cattlemen's Beef Association, took a shot or two at the Billings-based group known as R-CALF,... Continue Reading
Officials confirm investigation at On the Border restaurant By Coral Beach  Patrons of an On the Border restaurant in Georgia developed Salmonella infections after eating there during Mother's Day weekend, but county officials did not alert the public about the situation and will not reveal how many people got sick or whether a contamination source was determined. The Cobb & Douglas (Counties) Public Health Department investigated,... Continue Reading
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