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Largest turtle-linked salmonella outbreak detailed

Two girls who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide, researchers report.

Fund OKd for claims against Va. peanut company

A $12 million fund is being created for claims against Peanut Corp. of America, the processor at the center of a nationwide salmonella outbreak this year.

Calif. firm recalls spinach after salmonella found

A California distributor is recalling two brands of bunched spinach after routine testing detected salmonella.

Calif. firms recall green onions, fearing bacteria

Two California produce shippers have recalled thousands of cases of green onions supplied by an onion farm in Mexicali, Mexico, over fears the onions could be contaminated with salmonella.

Salmonella product recalls

The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:

Salmonella product recalls

The following recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:

Salmonella product recalls

The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:

States where recalled lettuce was distributed

List of states in which lettuce sold by Salinas, Calif.-based Tanimura & Antle Inc. was distributed:

Grower recalls lettuce due to salmonella risk

A major California lettuce grower has recalled about 22,000 cartons of romaine lettuce over concerns that the product may be tainted with salmonella.

Product recalled due to possible salmonella risk

The following recall has been announced because the product may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems; no illnesses have been reported:

Products recalled due to possible salmonella risk

The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. No illnesses have been reported:

Products recalled due to possible salmonella risk

The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems; no illnesses have been reported:

Dunkin' Donuts pulls drinks in salmonella concern

Dunkin' Donuts has temporarily stopped selling hot chocolate and Dunkaccino brand beverages after learning equipment used at a supplier's facility might have been contaminated with salmonella.

Products recalled due to possible salmonella risk

The following recalls have been announced because the products might be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:

FDA: Pistachio plant knew some nuts were tainted

Food safety inspectors say a California plant at the center of a salmonella scare knew some of its pistachios were tainted but continued shipping nuts for another six months.

Products recalled due to possible salmonella risk

The following recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:

Avoid raw alfalfa sprouts due to salmonella risk

Government health officials are telling people to avoid eating raw alfalfa sprouts, because they could be contaminated with a strain of salmonella.

Attorney: Mice, leaky roof found at Ga. nut plant

A south Georgia factory linked to a deadly nationwide salmonella outbreak was infested with vermin and had a leaky roof, gaping holes and other problems, attorneys said Thursday after touring the plant.

Minnesota man's family sues over his death

The family of a 78-year-old man whose death may be linked to the widespread peanut butter salmonella outbreak has sued an Ohio company in connection with his death.

Products recalled due to possible salmonella risk

The following recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:

Products recalled due to possible salmonella risk

The following recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:

Pistachio product recalls

The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:

No salmonella found in New York pistachio plant

New York officials said Friday they found no trace of salmonella in a Long Island nut processing plant whose sister company sparked a vast nationwide recall of pistachios last week.

Kraft Foods offers salmonella timeline

Kraft Foods Inc., the company whose testing led to the nationwide pistachio recall, said Friday it first heard there was salmonella in its trail mix in late 2007, but could not trace the possible source to tainted nuts from California until two weeks ago.

Salmonella outbreak has slowed, but isn't over

New cases of salmonella poisoning linked to tainted peanut products have slowed so much that federal officials will no longer provide weekly updates for one of the nation's largest-ever foodborne outbreaks.

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Pet turtles are blamed for salmonella outbreak
Source: The Boston Globe

CHICAGO - Two girls who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide, researchers report.

Death by Lettuce No Laughing Matter- Most Dangerous Foods Ranked
Source: finance.yahoo.com

Leafy greens -- including lettuce and spinach -- top the list of the 10 riskiest foods, according to a study from a nutrition advocacy group released Tuesday.

Cat contracts sparrow disease
Source: abc.net.au

A domestic cat has contracted the same salmonella strain found in Tasmania's sparrows.

Salinas Company Recalls Iceless Green Onions
Source: ksbw.com

A Salinas produce company has issued a voluntary recall of iceless green onions after a positive result for salmonella was found.

Stomach bugs may boost bowel disease risk: study
Source: Yahoo! Health

A bout of diarrheal disease caused by the stomach bugs Salmonella or Campylobacter increases the odds that a person will develop inflammatory bowel disease, with the risk persisting 15 years or more after infection.

Mo. Girl Survives Pitchfork Through Leg
Source: kmbc.com

A northern Missouri girl is recovering from an infection after being impaled by a pitchfork while doing chores on the family farm.

Food Companies Try, but Can't Guarantee Food Safety
Source: The New York Times

Increasingly, the corporations that supply Americans with processed foods are unable to guarantee the safety of their ingredients. In this case, ConAgra could not pinpoint which of the more than 25 ingredients in its pies was carrying salmonella.

Salmonella vaccine may be result of space trip
Source: msnbc.com

A series of experiments conducted aboard the International Space Station may soon lead to a vaccine against food poisoning from salmonella bacteria.

Salmonella warning focuses on San Joaquin pistachio processor
Source: The Sacramento Bee

Federal food safety officials have lifted last week's blanket salmonella warning on all pistachios, focusing on nuts now being recalled by a single San Joaquin Valley processor.

FDA Hasn't Intensified Inspections At Peanut Facilities, Despite Illness - washingtonpost.com
Source: The Washington Post

Despite four outbreaks of salmonella illness from peanut products in the past three years, the federal government has not changed the safety measures required of peanut companies or instructed its inspectors to test for the bacteria.

5 Ways Science Is Trying to Keep Your Food Safe
Source: Sciam

So what are researchers doing to protect our food?

Mystery of tainted pistachios could take weeks to solve - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee
Source: The Sacramento Bee

Federal officials trying to trace potentially tainted pistachios say it could take weeks before all the products involved are tracked down.

FDA Warns Against Eating Pistachio Products
Source: Progressivegrocer.com

A possible salmonella outbreak has led a California Pistachio company to recall a ton of its products due to possible contamination. Now the FDA is looking into it more, but in the meantime is warning consumers not to eat pistachio nuts.

FDA: Avoid Foods Containing Pistachios
Source: justnews.com

Federal food safety officials warned Monday that consumers should stop eating all foods containing pistachios while they figure out the source of a possible salmonella contamination

Sacramento County has five salmonella cases linked to restaurant spice recall
Source: The Sacramento Bee

Five cases of salmonella have been reported in Sacramento County in connection with tainted spices that have since been recalled, the highest concentration of cases of 15 affected California counties.

When in doubt, throw it out
Source: msnbc.com

It smells okay. You don't see any fuzz on it. So what if that bottle of barbecue sauce has been sitting in the back of your fridge since July 4, 2003?

Kudos to Costco for Admirable Corporate Responsibility

My hat is off to Costco for demonstrating very admirable corporate responsibility. We received a pre-recorded phone call this afternoon, informing us that a food product we recently purchased at one of its stores had been recalled due to possible salmonella poisoning.

Zapped salty water can clean anything
Source: The Baltimore Sun

LOS ANGELES - It's a kitchen degreaser. It's a window cleaner. It kills athlete's foot. Oh, and you can drink it. The elixir is real. It has been approved by U.S. regulators. And it's starting to replace the toxic chemicals at home and on the job.

Food Fight: Obama's 'government first' attitude puts food safety at risk.
Source: The Weekly Standard

While nominating Dr. Margaret Hamburg as head of the FDA and appointing Joshua Sharfstein as her deputy, President Obama showed a laudable passion as he addressed the nation regarding food safety.

Until the nation's system is fixed, try these tips to ensure your groceries are protected
Source: Forbes

In his weekly radio address on Saturday, President Obama roundly criticized the nation's food safety system, citing a recent outbreak of salmonella as the latest example of why reform is necessary.

NASA Working to Better Understand Salmonella
Source: DailyTech

Salmonella causes many food-related illnesses across the world, with researchers poorly understanding how to combat the bacteria

Girl's $10m KFC fight
Source: Australian News Network

"CHICKEN Twister" from KFC is at the centre of a $10 million legal battle after a seven-year-old girl was brain damaged by salmonella poisoning. Her parents are seeking damages from the local arm of the chain store, Yum! Restaurants Australia.

NASA research shows mechanical force behind virulence of Salmonella bacteria
Source: NASA

Salmonella bacteria research from two recent NASA space missions discovered key elements of the bacteria's disease-causing potential that hold promise for improving ways to fight food-borne infections on Earth.

Dead Birds Found Across State Prompt Bird Food Recall
Source: wxii12.com

Several dead wild birds found across North Carolina have tested positive for salmonella, prompting an investigation that lead to the recall of a wild bird food, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Tuesday afternoon

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