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Salmonella outbreak causing concern

The Telegraph reports that a warning over Salmonella contamination has been issued as two people die in nine outbreaks across the country. The Health Protection Agency has launched a full investigation. The article reports...

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PetSmart recalls some Dentley's Beef Hooves

Submitted by the Georgia Department of Agriculture Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is alerting Georgians that a type of dog treat is being recalled because of possible health risk to dogs and people. PetSmart is recalling...

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FDA: Dog treats tainted with Salmonella

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The...

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Defra's New Guidelines to Reduce Salmonella in Feed

UK - The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published a new Code of Practice for the control of salmonella in animal feeds, bringing together three previous codes and updating these with current...

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Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet

ATLANTA – At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence. FDA inspectors found roaches, mold and a leaky roof. Then, Congress...

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FDA Research: Good bacteria fighting bad bacteria

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/30/AR2009103003784.html By Lyndsey LaytonWashington Post Staff Writer Saturday, October 31, 2009 The 10 tomatoes sitting in a Tupperware tub at the Food and...

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Health Canada warns of risks from eating raw sprouts

The Canadian Press Date: Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 3:27 PM ET OTTAWA — Cook those bean sprouts well, advises Health Canada, if you want to reduce the risk of exposure to food borne illness. "Children, the elderly, pregnant women...

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VLA: Respiratory Disease Outbreak in Breeding Herd

UK - According to Defra's VLA Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for September, two live piglets were examined in Preston to confirm the outbreak of a respiratory disease in a breeding herd. A multiple aetiology was...

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Sydney and Cole: Victims of Foodborne Illness

Working with victims of foodborne disease at S.T.O.P , I’ve heard many stories about people that just break my heart. But, the ones that hit me hardest are those involving children. The story of two triplets, Sydney and Cole,...

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Research needed on campylobacter vaccine for chickens

It is becoming increasingly clear that biosecurity measures on their own are insufficient for controlling campylobacter and that a vaccine is necessary before the industry can make significant strides in cutting its prevalence....

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