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By U.S. Department of Agriculture on Aug 23, 2020 12:05 am Contributed A new school year is approaching and with it, changes to your usual routine. “Parents are juggling many decisions as students may be returning to school for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and others may still be distance learning,” said Mindy Brashears, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department... Continue Reading
  
By Joe Whitworth on Aug 23, 2020 12:03 am Public Health England is investigating a spike in reports of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections this month. Potential sources of the increase in E. coli O157 cases are not yet clear but recent warm weather may have played a role. The latest available data shows in the week ending Aug. 16, there were 27... Continue Reading
By News Desk on Aug 23, 2020 12:01 am Nordic countries may experience a doubling of Campylobacter cases by the late 2080s, according to researchers. Scientists used national surveillance data to analyze the relationship between climate and campylobacteriosis in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden and estimate impact of climate changes on future disease patterns. They found nearly 6,000 excess Campylobacter cases per year in these four countries could... Continue Reading
By News Desk on Aug 22, 2020 06:04 pm Federal, state and local authorities continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to peaches as new retailers are added to the related recall list. All of the implicated peaches were packed or supplied by Prima Wawona or Wawona Packing Co., both of California. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports... Continue Reading
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