FDA should choose public safety over corporate confidentiality By Sharon Natanblut  The FDA has an opportunity now to update its recall disclosure policy to provide consumers critical information they need and want to protect themselves during an outbreak. The agency can, and should, begin routinely identifying which retailers and individual store locations sold recalled food. This information will motivate consumers who have shopped in these stores... Continue Reading
Yersinia hits Norway; previous outbreaks traced to salad By News Desk  An outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica has affected 18 people across Norway, according to authorities. It is the third Yersinia outbreak in the country since 2011. Folkehelseinstituttet (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) said the source of infection is being investigated and bacteria with similar DNA profiles have been detected in all cases. The outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica... Continue Reading
Restaurant closed for second time amidst Salmonella outbreak By Kelsey M. Mackin  The North Reading Health Department and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health report Kitty’s Restaurant & Lounge is closed until further notice because of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 19 people, including some of the restaurant’s employees. It is the second time since July 5 that the restaurant has closed because of the Salmonella infections, according to a July 13 update from... Continue Reading
Widely distributed potato chips recalled for undeclared soy By News Desk  An undeclared soy allergen has caused the recall of select expiration dates of Utz Carolina Style Barbeque Potato Chips by Utz Quality Foods LLC. Ute officials initiated the recall after the company found a certain number of packages were mislabeled. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening... Continue Reading
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McDonald's officials decided to pull salads from 3,000 of their U.S. restaurants while they work with federal and state investigators to find the specific source of Cyclospora parasites that have infected more than 100 people. The outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to the McDonald's salads is not thought to be related to another ongoing outbreak of... 
A Salmonella outbreak at a senior citizens' home in a German town has been linked to two deaths. At least 23 people have been confirmed with salmonellosis in the outbreak. Since June 26, two nurses and 21 residents of the Alten-und Pflegeheim Karlslust facility in Storkow have fallen ill. Salmonella Panama was detected in eight of... 
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