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Audits and inspections 'never enough': Expert critiques food safety procedures

(Medical Xpress)—There may be a disconnect between what consumers think food auditors are doing to ensure a safe food supply and what they actually are doing, according to Doug Powell, a Kansas State University food safety ...

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FDA detains imports of Mexican mangoes (Update)

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration is detaining mango imports from a Mexican packing house after the company's mangoes were linked to salmonella illnesses in 15 states.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ind. farm linked to salmonella pulls watermelons

(AP)—An Indiana farm linked to a salmonella outbreak from cantaloupe that killed two people has now pulled its watermelons from the market.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fruit company recalls mangoes with salmonella risk

(AP)—Fruit distributor Splendid Products is recalling several lots of Daniella brand mangoes, which may have triggered an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 16 states.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CDC: 103 ill with salmonella tied to mangoes

(AP)—Federal health officials are investigating a foodborne illness outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in 16 states and has been linked to salmonella-tainted mangoes.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Salmonella at Ind. farm matches outbreak strain

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration says salmonella found at a cantaloupe farm in southwestern Indiana matches the "DNA fingerprint" of the salmonella responsible for a deadly outbreak that sickened people in 21 states.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CA officials: 73 people sickened with salmonella

(AP)—California health officials say they are investigating a foodborne illness outbreak associated with salmonella-tainted mangoes that has sickened 73 people.

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FDA names Ind. farm tied to salmonella in melons

(AP)—A farmer whose cantaloupes have been linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak says he voluntarily ceased production and has had no other problems at his southern Indiana farm since it began operating in 1982.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Copper kills harmful bacteria, researchers find

(Medical Xpress) -- Each year a tiny, rod-shaped species of bacteria with a fondness for proliferating on human food causes numerous cases of food poisoning around the world, sometimes leading to severe illness ...

Medical research created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Risk factors for death identified for children with diarrhea in rural Kenya

A hospital-based surveillance study conducted by Ciara O'Reilly of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA and colleagues describes the risk factors for death amongst children who have been hospitalized ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immune system molecule HD6 weaves cobweb-like nanonets to snag Salmonella, other intestinal microbes

A team of researchers led by UC Davis Health System has found that human alpha-defensin 6 (HD6) – a key component of the body's innate defense system – binds to microbial surfaces and forms "nanonets" ...

Medical research created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Ohio mail-order hatchery now linked to salmonella in 23 states

(HealthDay) -- Live chicks and ducklings from a mail-order hatchery in Ohio have been linked to a salmonella outbreak that had sickened 93 people in 23 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tainted dog food sickens 14 people in US

Tainted dog food has sickened at least 14 people in the United States, health officials said Friday.

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Sushi 'tuna scrape' blamed for US salmonella outbreak

A ground fish product known as "tuna scrape," imported to the United States from India, was blamed Monday for a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 116 people, US health authorities said.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tuna linked to salmonella outbreak in 20 states

(AP) -- A yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been linked with an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 20 states and the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0