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NEWS ABOUT: food poisoning

food poisoning stories: 12 news summaries

E. Coli Outbreak in Northeast Ground Beef Kills 2

NY company recalls more than 500K pounds

Nov 3, 09 5:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A person each from Maine and New York has died in what authorities believe may be an outbreak of E. coli in ground beef that is suspected of sickening dozens of consumers. The suspect beef was produced by New York company Fairbank Farms, which has recalled more than half a... More »

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food poisoning • food • E. coli • health • New York • Maine • ground beef • hamburger • women's issues • hamburger patties

 Leonard Cohen 
 Collapses 
 in Spain 

Canadian singer suffered from cramps, vomiting

Sep 19, 09 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Leonard Cohen collapsed onstage in Spain last night and was rushed to a hospital with stomach pain, the CBC reports. The 75-year-old singer, who fainted while singing "Bird on the Wire," suffered from stomach cramps and vomiting before losing consciousness. Cohen was released this morning and said he... More »

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food poisoning • Spain • collapse • Leonard Cohen • concert tour

Calif. Plant Recalls Ground Beef on Salmonella Fears

Colorado department of health

Aug 6, 09 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A California meatpacking plant has issued a recall for 800,000 pounds of ground beef it fears may be tainted with salmonella, the Los Angeles Times reports. The ground beef from Beef Packers, Inc. is sold under various retail names in California, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. The recall came after... More »

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food poisoning • California • beef • illness • salmonella • ground beef

Minnesota May Have Saved Your Innards

In detecting outbreaks of tainted food, some states are far superior

Apr 20, 09 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to salmonella and other food-borne illnesses, federal agencies are rightly putting money into preventing future outbreaks, but few agencies are focused on detecting them. That task falls mostly to state and local officials, which means the ability to connect several sick citizens and call it a salmonella... More »

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food poisoning • E. coli • Kentucky • public health • salmonella • Minnesota • epidemiology • outbreak

 Food Hazards Elude 
 Private Inspectors 

Food poisoning outbreaks traced back to dangers cut-price auditors missed

Mar 6, 09 6:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The job of monitoring America's food plants is falling more and more to private inspectors who often miss hazards, a New York Times investigation finds. Plants hire such auditors to reassure customers and reduce liability, but the companies often pick the cheapest and least rigorous audits available. Some of the... More »

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food poisoning • FDA • food contamination • food safety • salmonella • inspection • food industry • Peanut Corporation of America

 Blowfish Testicles Poison 
 7 Diners in Japan

Chef served dangerous dish without license, cops say

Jan 27, 09 4:39 PM CST
(AP) - World travelers, take note. Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorized chef have sickened seven diners in northern Japan, three of whom remain hospitalized. The owner of the Tsuruoka restaurant had no license to serve blowfish and was being questioned on suspicion of professional negligence. Blowfish poison, called tetrodotoxin, is nearly... More »

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food poisoning • Japan • restaurant • delicacy • sushi • hospitalization • fugu • blowfish • testicles

(Newser) - The CDC is investigating another salmonella outbreak. About 400 people in 42 states have gotten sick over the past three months, but investigators still don't know the source, Reuters reports. The usual culprits for this particular strain are cheese and undercooked poultry and eggs. Of those sickened, about 70 had... More »

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food poisoning • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • eggs • cheese • salmonella • poultry

 Label-Free
 Tainted Tomatoes 
 Tough to Trace 

Months later, FDA still tracking salmonella-tainted food

Jun 16, 08 2:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two months after salmonella-tainted tomatoes entered the food supply, the FDA has still not tracked down the source. Blame the label-free tomato with no bar codes to help investigators, reports AP. The FDA has had to rely on the fickle memories of victims, who are having trouble recalling if they... More »

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food poisoning • FDA • recall • tomatoes • salmonella

New E. coli Strains Could Spell Epidemic

Drug-resistant bacteria may rival MRSA threat, researchers warn

Feb 19, 08 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - New drug-resistant strains of E. coli have doctors worried that the mutant bacteria could become a superbug to rival MRSA, the drug-resistant form of staphylococcus that kills hundreds hospital patients each year, the Daily Telegraph reports. The spread of the new E.coli strains must be carefully tracked to avoid... More »

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food poisoning • E. coli • superbug • epidemic • MRSA • drug-resistant bacteria • stomach bug • urinary tract infection • blood poisoning

Gulf Fish Cause Food Poisoning

FDA says outbreaks linked to algae toxin in fish high on the foodchain

Feb 6, 08 8:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed outbreaks of food poisoning among people eating fish from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ciguatera poisoning is caused by toxins from poisonous algae that have accumulated in the tissue of large fish. The higher the fish is on the food chain, the more... More »

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food poisoning • fish • Gulf of Mexico • Ciguatera poisoning • Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary • nausea • vomiting • vertigo • joint pain • grouper • snapper • amberjack • barracuda

Food Poisoning Can Mean Long-Term Trouble

Health effects can resurface years later, doctors say

Jan 22, 08 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - People who catch food-borne illnesses such as salmonella and E. coli can suffer related health problems years later, the AP reports. The numbers are small, and the research still growing, but doctors and health advocates are beginning to sound the alarm. "Folks often assume once you're over the acute... More »

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food poisoning • E. coli • recall • salmonella • Safe Tables Our Priority

Ban Chinese Ingredients?  Easier Said Than Done

They're in virtually all processed foods. Six or more in the the Twinkie alone. 

May 18, 07 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of the pet-food poisoning scandal, some of the biggest U.S. food manufacturers—Tyson and Mission Foods—have banned Chinese ingredients. But since China is the world's biggest supplier of the flavorings, vitamins and preservatives that are used in virtually all processed foods, the bans may be... More »

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food poisoning • China • food • health • pet food recall • food contamination • Tyson Foods • Mission Foods

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