Salmonellosis patients report eating chicken from food pantries By Coral Beach  Two states are warning consumers about raw, frozen, breaded chicken from food pantries because people developed Salmonella infections after eating the product. The pantries have been distributing the chicken since February. Pantry operators say they did not know the chicken was raw when they distributed it. They also said consumers did not cook it properly.... Continue Reading
Pork-related E. coli outbreak likely over; frozen meat a concern By Coral Beach  Although provincial officials have declared it over, a deadly E. coli outbreak traced to pork could cause additional illnesses because consumers and businesses may still have recalled products on hand. The E. coli O157:H7 outbreak sickened at least 42 people who developed infections from the contaminated pork, according to Alberta Health Services. Thirteen people were... Continue Reading
E. coli claims 4 more lives; growers promise changes By Coral Beach  More people are sick, more people have died, and more states are reporting E. coli infections in an ongoing outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. As the CDC was releasing the new numbers Friday, growers were promising to figure out what happened and take action. Outbreak investigators have been trying to trace the romaine for two... Continue Reading
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In the world's largest recorded listeriosis outbreak, South Africa has added four more confirmed cases and four more deaths, the National Listeria Incident Management Team reports. The team's latest report brings the confirmed death toll in the outbreak to 208 out of 1,038 confirmed cases through May 22, 2018. The team was set up by... 
