Salmonella outbreak tracked by shopper cards

CBC Friday, March 12, 2010 4:48:00 PM CET | info

Health authorities in the U.S. have for the first time used department store credit cards to help trace the source of a recent salmonella outbreak that left hundreds of Americans ill....

Use of Norovirus Genotype Profiles to Differentiate Origins of Foodborne Outbreaks, L. Verhoef et al.

cdcusa Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:10:00 PM CET | info

DOI: 10.3201/eid1604.090723 Suggested citation for this article: Verhoef L, Vennema H, van Pelt W, Lees D, Boshuizen H, Henshilwood K, et al. Use of norovirus genotype profiles to differentiate origins of foodborne outbreaks. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Apr; [Epub ahead of print] Use of Norovirus.......

2 listeriosis cases investigated in Ont.

CBC Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:16:00 AM CET | info

Health officials in Ontario are investigating two cases of listeriosis that appear to be linked to salami recalled from stores in Ontario and Quebec about three months ago....

Antibiotics benefit farm animals (and people), but at what cost?

usaToday Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:44:00 AM CET | info

Physicians, veterinarians, patients and their families have all been put on notice: Overuse antibiotics at the public's peril....

CDC used frequent-shopper cards to find salmonella

usaToday Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:42:00 PM CET | info

As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds around the country, investigators ......

CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP)

yahoo-health Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:31:00 PM CET | info

AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries....

CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella

msnbchealth Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:27:00 PM CET | info

Investigators from the CDC successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries....

Recall of tainted food additive grows

CBC Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:10:00 PM CET | info

The list of processed foods being recalled because of salmonella fears continues to expand as authorities in Canada and the U.S. track down tainted products....

Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Reports Continued Sales Improvement

earthtimes Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:05:00 PM CET | info

MARYVILLE, Tenn. - Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (NYSE: RT) today announced that same-restaurant sales for Company-owned restaurants were -0.8% to -1.0% in the third quarter ended March 2, 2010, compared to the same quarter of the prior year. Severe weather during the quarter is estimated to have reduc...

Canada expands recall of flavour-enhanced foods

CBC Monday, March 8, 2010 4:41:00 AM CET | info

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is closely following a U.S. investigation and recall of foods containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein, has expanded its recall of products that contain the same flavour enhancer that may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria....

Cold weather precautions urged for elderly and chronically ill

dh-hk-en Monday, March 8, 2010 3:21:00 AM CET | info

8 Mar 2010 The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (March 8) reminded members of the public, especially senior citizens and people with chronic medical conditions, to adopt measures to protect their health during the expected cold weather in the coming days....

CFIA monitors flavour enhancer recall

CBC Saturday, March 6, 2010 6:18:00 PM CET | info

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it's closely following a U.S. investigation and recall of a flavour enhancer that may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria....

Threat of food supply contamination: National sanitary standards on pallet industry needed

newsmedical Saturday, March 6, 2010 1:41:00 PM CET | info

The need to set national sanitary standards on the pallet industry to curb the threat of contamination to the U.S. food supply was drawn into sharp relief by a just-issued report by the Produce Safety Project showing acute foodborne illness costs the nation $152 billion annually in healthcare, workplace and other economic losses....

CARICOM RESPONSE TO THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE March 5, 2010

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Saturday, March 6, 2010 2:46:00 AM CET | info

1.0. OVERVIEW OF EVENT AND SCALE OF OPERATIONS On Tuesday January 12, 2010 at about 5:53 PM Atlantic Standard Time (AST), Haiti was struck by the strongest earthquake recorded in this part of the Caribbean region. The epicenter of the 7....

Queen's Spearheads One Million Pound International Research Effort Into Liver Fluke

medicalnews Friday, March 5, 2010 4:06:00 PM CET | info

Queen's University Belfast is spearheading a £1 million international research effort to combat liver fluke a parasite which causes disease in livestock, resulting in billions of pounds in losses every year to farmers around the world. The disease caused by liver fluke worms Fasciolosis has a huge.......

Food-borne Illnesses in U.S. Cost $152B Annually

medicinenet Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:27:00 PM CET | info

Title: Food-borne Illnesses in U.S. Cost $152B Annually Category: Health News Created: 3/3/2010 10:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/4/2010...

Food safety: Veterinarian to detail slaughterhouse breaches

usaToday Thursday, March 4, 2010 7:46:00 PM CET | info

Department of Agriculture officials failed to act on reports of illegal and unsafe slaughterhouse practices, letting suspect ......

Unauthorized Health And Nutrient Claims On Food Labels: FDA Warns Food Companies

medicalnews Thursday, March 4, 2010 3:05:00 PM CET | info

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling on food companies to correct food labeling violations, including unauthorized health and nutrient claims: the federal agency has sent individual warning letters to manufacturers and also written an open letter to the industry......

Gene regulation: Can we stomach it? New technique fights against cause of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer

sciencedaily Thursday, March 4, 2010 6:08:00 AM CET | info

A breakthrough in decoding gene regulation of Helicobacter pylori has been made by an international research team. Using a newly developed sequencing technique, the researchers discovered 60 small ribonucleic acids -- tiny RNA-particles which can regulate genes -- in the genome of this human pathogen....

Shaping Policy by Playing Safe

arabpolitical Wednesday, March 3, 2010 6:14:00 PM CET | info

The U.S. secretary of defense, Robert M. Gates, rarely ruffles feathers, at least not in public. But when he spoke his mind during a gathering of NATO’s top and chiefs last week in , he caused a stir. NATO , he said, was failing to adapt to the needs of the 21st century ....

Report: Food-Borne Illnesses Cost $152B

CBSnews Wednesday, March 3, 2010 4:50:00 PM CET | info

Research Looks at Broad Economic Impact of Sicknesses related to Salmonella, E. Coli, Other Pathogens...

Food-borne Illnesses in U.S. Cost $152B Annually

hon Wednesday, March 3, 2010 4:12:00 PM CET | info

Report urges Congress to pass vigorous food-safety legislation By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Food-borne illnesses cost the United States an estimated $152 billion each year in health-related expenses, much more than previously thought, a new report contends....

CKE Restaurants®, Inc. Reports Period One Same-Store Sales

earthtimes Wednesday, March 3, 2010 11:25:00 AM CET | info

CARPINTERIA, Calif. - CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) announced today period one company-operated same-store sales for the period ended February 22, 2010, for Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. Brand...

USA pays price for food-borne illness: $152B a year

usaToday Wednesday, March 3, 2010 6:32:00 AM CET | info

Food-borne illnesses cost the United States $152 billion a year, a tab that works out to an average cost of $1,850 each time ......

Study: Food-borne illnesses cost US $152 billion

newschannel5 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 6:30:00 AM CET | info

A new report released by a food safety group estimates food-borne illnesses cost the U.S. $152 billion each year in health care and other losses....

Raw-milk fans fight bans

washtimes Tuesday, March 2, 2010 11:22:00 AM CET | info

DES MOINES, Iowa | Debate about the health attributes and risks of raw milk is spilling into statehouses and courtrooms across the country as proponents of unpasteurized dairy products push to make them easier for consumers to buy. Supporters of the raw-milk cause say pasteurization, the process of.......

Agilent Technologies, NCFST enter into collaboration to develop new scientific methods for food testing

newsmedical Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:36:00 AM CET | info

Agilent Technologies Inc. and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to develop new scientific methods for food testing, with the goal of solving a wide range of persistent problems facing global food supply chains....

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antiguanews Friday, February 26, 2010 9:20:00 AM CET | info

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-Rhode Island health officials say a New York-based company has recalled 25-pound boxes of crushed red pepper because of a suspected Massive salmonella outbreak in 42 states prompts Superbowl party food prep warning from CDC Official Super Bowl XLIV logo Related articles Recall.......