Tag: listeria
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#MorningMonarchy: February 8, 2017
Pacemaker panopticon, tiny house help and the Dakota Garbage Pipeline + this day in history w/”Birth Of A Nation” and our song of the day by Childish Gambino on your Morning Monarchy for February 8, 2017.
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cantaloupe listeria outbreak: 116 cases, 23 deaths
video: deadliest listeria outbreak in 25yrs* from food safety news: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wednesday said the outbreak linked to Listeria-tainted cantaloupe has killed 23 of the 116 people sickened, and that four of the illnesses are related to pregnancies.
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10/6 binge & purge: cantaloupe, content, colors & cures
sheep suspect in colorado cantaloupe outbreak* 7 sick, 1 dead from salmonella in canadian nursing home* four loko to relabel cans to show alcohol content* 20 unusual uses for vinegar* poll indicates global preference for natural food colours* new aspartame distribution for uk focused on supply security* where does all the ‘komen for the cure’…
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Cantaloupe Outbreak Could Be Deadliest In a Decade
Updates: Listeria does not grow on cantaloupes: Why the ‘deadliest food outbreak’ of the decade is yet another food scare campaign
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55 ill, eight dead as listeria outbreak spreads to 14 states
from food safety news: So far, at least 55 people across 14 states have been infected and eight have died in the deadly outbreak caused by Listeria-contaminated cantaloupe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Wednesday. As of 5 p.m. Eastern Time, the number of confirmed cases and deaths had doubled since last…
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contaminated food costs US more than $14b/yr
from allgov: Food-borne illnesses are costing the United States $14 billion a year in terms of medical care, lost days at work, long-term chronic health problems or deaths, according to a report by the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida. More than 90% of this cost is caused by just five pathogens: Salmonella,…
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5/6 Binge & Purge: Labels, Launch, Lead & Listeria
Groups urge feds to change US position on food labeling // Rep Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into wall street reform bill // US food prices ‘spiraling out of control’