The CDC has reported that the number of people infected in an outbreak of Salmonella and E. coli infections linked to alfalfa sprouts has grown to almost 60. And, 15 states coast to coast are now involved. The outbreak was […]
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Scientists have called for toxoplasmosis to be listed as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Toxoplasma parasite can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection that damages the retina and results in permanent vision loss. People
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A project has been created to assess the safety of edible insects and hazards associated with related production and processing practices. The five-year coordinated research project will also look at other novel foods. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
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A senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services spent this week posting three claims about food safety on X, each one preceded by a red exclamation point and the word FACT. As of Thursday, August 20, 2026,
Officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella and/or E. coli infections traced to alfalfa sprouts. As of Aug. 19 there are 23 patients in Minnesota and 18 in Wisconsin, according to the Minnesota Departments of Health
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Aug. 19 raised the count in the Salmonella Javiana outbreak linked to fresh jalapeño peppers to 431 illnesses in 32 states, with 57 hospitalizations and no deaths. Illnesses now start on dates running from June
President Trump announced on Wednesday that he will nominate Dr. Heidi Overton, deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, as the next Commissioner of Food and Drugs. If the Senate confirms her, she inherits an agency that as of Monday was counting
The California Farm Bureau published a piece by Caleb Hampton this morning and it says the quiet part plainly. California lettuce was never implicated in this outbreak. The recall covered seventeen days of shredded iceberg from one Taylor Farms facility in
