July 28, 2020 |
Rutgers Today – Even short, single antibiotic courses given to young animals can predispose them to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when they are older, according to Rutgers researchers.
The study, published in Genome Medicine, provides further evidence supporting the idea that the use of antibiotics in children under 1 year old disrupts the intestinal microbiota – the trillions of beneficial microorganisms that live in and on our bodies – that play a...
“We thought this was only a respiratory virus. Turns out, it goes after the pancreas, the heart, the liver, the brain ... "
Risk of never fully recovering after coronavirus ‘very real,’ scientists say
June 26, 2020
Reuters – Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which may have lingering effects on patients and health systems for years to come, according to doctors and infectious disease...
Garden salads sold in stores are spreading nasty stomach infections
June 22, 2020
Food Safety News – Foodborne illness is finally back in the news in a big way.
Six Midwestern states are reporting 76 Cyclospora infections with 16 hospitalizations and consumers are warned not to eat and retailers order not to sell ALDI, Hy-Vee, or Jewel-Osco Garden Salad brands.
Illness onset dates for the Cyclospora are from May 11, 2020, to June 14, 2020, as of the...
An organic foods packager has recalled pre-blended smoothies including its “Detox” Superfood Smoothie Kit for an ironic reason – they contain a common food toxin. |
Smoothie kits recalled after company finds Listeria
Feb 11, 2020
Food Safety News – Blendtopia Products LLC is recalling 29,078 cases of frozen Blendtopia brand “Superfood Smoothie Kits” because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
“The company discovered the issue through its quality control processes. The issue is believed to be isolated to...
Thousands of consumers are sickened every year by fecal bacteria. One way to reduce fecal contamination is to reduce the number of people handling our food – because all it takes to contaminate an entire batch is one worker not washing their hands after using the toilet. Here's news from two American manufacturers about new machine designed to to prevent product contamination ...
TAUNTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harpak-ULMA today introduces the ULMA FS-400 Flow wrapper, conceived specifically for...
"Anyone who has eaten at Subway restaurants and developed symptoms of E. coli infection should seek medical attention and tell their doctor about their possible exposure to the bacteria." Food Safety News. 1/24/2020
As Headline Health has reported numerous times, Subway's lettuce is a chronic problem ...
Feds again withhold information about E. coli outbreak; restaurant chain implicated
By Coral Beach on January 24, 2020
Food Safety News – Federal officials today confirmed another E. coli outbreak that...