I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
In September 2024, CDC announced a multistate outbreak investigation of Salmonella Enteritidis infections associated with eggs. As of October 17, 2024, a total of 93 people infected with the outbreak strain had been reported from 12 states. Illness onset dates ranged from May 23, 2024 to September 13, 2024. Of 87 people with information available, 34 were hospitalized. […]
Over 1600 sickened. Beginning in May 2010, the Centers for Disease Control noted a four-fold, nationwide, increase in the number of laboratory isolations of the same strain of Salmonella Enteritidis. Independent, epidemiologic investigations conducted by public health personnel in California, Colorado, and Minnesota revealed multiple outbreaks at restaurants or events. The data suggested that shell eggs were […]
As of June 5, 2025, a total of 79 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 7 states (Arizona 3, California 63, Kentucky 1, Nebraska 2, New Jersey 2, Nevada 4, Washington 4). Six ill people in Kentucky, New Jersey, and Washington reported traveling to California and Nevada before they […]
“Frankly, that’s shoddy work,” he said. “We deserve better.” I am just leaving the Association of Health Care Journalist meeting in LA and I have a feeling that all these good editors would not approve of the use of AI for made up facts and citations.The Washington Post reports this AM: Some of the citations […]
A multistate Salmonella outbreak traced to backyard chickens has grown in just three weeks from 7 to 104 cases, with one death now recorded. Since its most recent update on May 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 97 new patients, and the number of affected states rose from 6 to 35. […]
June 7 – “Food Safety: Science in Action” Every June 7, we celebrate World Food Safety Day (WFSD), and in 2025 we commemorate its seventh edition. This day aims to raise awareness and promote concrete actions to prevent, detect, and manage foodborne risks, thereby supporting human health, safe trade, responsible agriculture, and sustainable development. World Food Safety Day is […]
Will state health officials alert their own citizens of the vector of foodborne illness outbreaks and which companies produced and supplied it – now, in most outbreaks the victims are never told what the cause of their illness actually was. Presently, when a person or child is stricken by a reportable foodborne pathogen (like E. coliO157:H7), […]
According to Calgary news, a commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offenses for failing to have a catering license and for three health violations, after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. was charged after the eight-week outbreak that was declared […]
E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people, but details didn’t surface Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination. By Stephanie Armour Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt. He kept running to the bathroom and […]
A restaurant in Merced is closed and is undergoing a police investigation for contaminated food with a controlled substance[1] of unknown origin, police say. Merced police are investigating Carniceria Los Cerritos after a local hospital reported that several individuals came in with food poisoning after eating there. Police say that a preliminary investigation showed that food […]
Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Study And Framework for Efficiency in Food Oversight and Organizational Design (SAFE FOOD) Act, legislation that would direct the Department of Agriculture to conduct a study on the consolidation of federal agencies that have a primary role in ensuring food safety into a single agency. “Current […]
According to Food Safety News: The patient count in an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections has jumped to 103, with no source yet identified as the route of the pathogen. A week ago there were 78 confirmed patients, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The agency has not reported how old the patients are […]
The Journal of Food Protection landed in my inbox as I flew back from the other Washington this afternoon. It is well worth the read. An Overview of Farm Investigation Findings Associated with Outbreaks of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections Linked to Leafy Greens: 2009 – 2021. Tip of the Pen to a hero of […]
With yet another Salmonella cucumber outbreak being reported, it might be helpful to step not too far back in history. 2025 Total Illnesses: 26Hospitalizations: 9Deaths: 0Last Illness Onset: April 28, 2025States with Cases: AL, CA, CO, FL, IL, KS, KY, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, and VA Grown by Bedner Growers, Inc., in […]
Whole cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers Inc. and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Inc. are linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella in several states that began April 29, 2025, and continues to this past Monday, May 19, 2025. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and […]