In the age-old debate “what came first, the Salmonella or the egg?”, it seems as though the answer is: the egg. A three year-old Texas boy and his family are suing an egg producer after they traced his Salmonella enteritidis to their product....
Taco Bell Linked to October Salmonella Outbreak
We recently blogged about a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak, in what was reported as “a Mexican chain restaurant,” spanning ten states. This outbreak sickened 68 people in Texas, as well as people nine other states. The Centers for...
FDA Testing Orange Juice: Positive for Fungicide
About a week ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it had detained eleven shipments of orange juice imports at the border, after they tested positive for the fungicide carbendazim at the levels of at least 10 parts per billion. ...