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National conference to end factory farming planned amid rise in food borne death

Listeria outbreaks have caused 18 deaths since the recall of tainted cantaloupes began in September, 2011 (100 linked illnesses and rising). This...
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Hundreds of Pakistani flood victims fall ill after eating rice: Bacillus cereus food poisoning?

In a report out of the Daily Times in Pakistan, more than 250 flood victims at a relief camp at Ibrahim Hyderi fell ill immediately after eating...
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At least 36 people infected with Asian parasite in Italy

Presently there are 36 people infected with the parasite Clonorchis sinensis after eating at a restaurant in Valle d'Aosta. Reports say that...
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Unusual outbreak of salmonella due to contaminated pickles in Illinois

A Niles, Illinois deli has been implicated in a small outbreak of salmonella food poisoning according to a Cook County Dept. of Public Health press...
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Renowned Colorado restaurant linked to Salmonella outbreak

The Fort restaurant of Morrison, Colorado, famous for its foods from the early west and where then President Bill Clinton dined with world leaders...
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Campylobacter outbreak at Montana resort

The Montana Department of Health has confirmed 14 cases of the bacterial gastrointestinal disease, Campylobacteriosis, with another 70 cases...
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus causes Washington State Health officials to close oyster growing areas

Lab tests and several illnesses in two Hood Canal oyster growing areas in Washington State have led state health officials to close these waters to...
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New molecular method for detecting Anisakis in raw fish developed

Raw or undercooked fish used for sushi, sashimi and related foods have always carried some risk for parasites like Anisakis, Pseudoterranova,...
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Millions of Venezuelans at risk for contracting Chagas disease

Some experts believe that up 6 million people in Venezuela are at risk of contracting the parasitic infection, Chagas disease because the main...
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Iraqi government battling typhoid fever with vaccination campaign

With the hot summer weather now here and the cases of typhoid fever increasing, the government of Iraq has begun a vaccination campaign against...
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