Lab tests confirm bacteria’s presence in raw milk from Chambersburg dairy By JENNIFER FITCH CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Maryland health officials say laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of the illness-causing bacteria, Campylobacter jejuni, in two unopened samples purchased from the Family Cow farm in Chambersburg The number of people in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and… [Read more…]
Harrisburg, PA The Pennsylvania Department of Health today advised consumers who purchased raw milk from The Family Cow store in Chambersburg, Franklin County, that several recent illnesses indicate the raw milk may contain harmful bacteria. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized. The department confirmed three cases of Campylobacter infection in persons in… [Read more…]
A series of viral outbreaks causing diarrhea and vomiting has affected scores of people in North Carolina in recent weeks, sickening them, but causing no fatalities, health officials there said Wednesday. Several health departments have reported multiple outbreaks, prompting officials to urge residents to take precautions to prevent possible exposure to the virus, which they… [Read more…]
China food safety inspection results are ‘alarming’ – AsiaInspection Over half of food processing and packaging firms on the Chinese mainland failed safety inspections in 2011 – a figure food quality control company AsiaInspection has called “alarming.” http://www.foodqualitynews.com/Public-Concerns/China-food-safety-inspection-results-are-alarming-AsiaInspection
SAN FRANCISCO — The owners of a South San Francisco salami plant will pay nearly $700,000 and overhaul its refrigeration system as part of a federal judgment stemming from an ammonia leak that sickened almost four dozen people. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice say Columbus Foods will pay the penalty for… [Read more…]
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