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HEALTH ALERT: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Papayas from Mexico

Salmonella linked to papayas imported from Mexico have infected dozens of people in at least eight states in the last six months, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The 62 cases stem from a strain called Salmonella Uganda, which were reported from Jan. 14 to June 8, but mostly concentrated in April, according to a statement the agency released Friday. "Whole, fresh papayas imported from Mexico and sold in […]

todayJuly 1, 2019

Food & Drink

FOOD SAFETY ALERT: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Papayas from Mexico

Salmonella linked to papayas imported from Mexico have infected dozens of people in at least eight states in the last six months, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The 62 cases stem from a strain called Salmonella Uganda, which were reported from Jan. 14 to June 8, but mostly concentrated in April, according to a statement the agency released Friday. "Whole, fresh papayas imported from Mexico and sold in […]

todayJuly 1, 2019

Food & Drink

Cook That Bird!

To wash or not to wash? That’s a question home cooks ask experts at the Department of Agriculture’s meat and poultry hotline a lot around the holidays. Or what's worse, they don't ask, and end up spreading food pathogens all over their kitchens, increasing the very risk of food-borne illness they are trying to avoid. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), food-borne pathogens sicken an estimated […]

todayDecember 25, 2018

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