Boston College Reports 80 Students Sickened After Eating at Chipotle
Boston College said Tuesday the number of students complaining of gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at a Chipotle this weekend has climbed to 80, up from the 30 it reported the previous day. The...
View ArticleResearchers Fight Foodborne Illness With Bacteria
Foodborne illnesses pose a serious health concern for consumers and a potentially devastating risk to the companies associated with outbreaks. Texas ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries reportedly laid...
View ArticleChipotle Makes Food Prep Changes After E. Coli Scare
After an E. coli outbreak that sickened more than 50 people, Chipotle is tweaking its cooking methods. Onions will be dipped in boiling water to kill germs before they’re chopped. Raw chicken will be...
View ArticleSalmonella Victims Won’t Get Money From Imprisoned Peanut Exec
A former peanut company executive serving a 28-year prison sentence won’t have to pay money to victims of a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to his Georgia plant, a federal judge ruled. Former Peanut...
View ArticleLegislation Could Cut Louisiana Food Inspections Posing Health Risk
More people could be exposed to foodborne illnesses in Louisiana if lawmakers approve a provision in the governor’s 2017 budget proposal which would lead to fewer inspections of the retail food...
View ArticleBudget Cuts Affect Alaska’s Food Safety Division
The latest round of budget cuts in Alaska could leave residents vulnerable to dirty restaurant kitchens, foodborne illnesses and scummy pools. As lawmakers grapple with an estimated $4 billion budget...
View ArticleListeria-Linked Frozen Food Recall Affects All 50 States
Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked...
View ArticleTexas Deals With Increased Foodborne Illness Linked to Imported Produce
Health officials are trying to determine why there’s been a dramatic increase in the number of people in Texas each year who contract a foodborne illness that’s often linked to produce imported from...
View ArticleChipotle Says No Link to ‘Supergirl’ Actor’s Illness
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said there’s no connection between the company and an illness suffered by “Supergirl” actor Jeremy Jordan, who blamed the burrito chain for making him severely sick. “There...
View Article200M Eggs Recalled Due to Salmonella Concerns
More than 200 million eggs distributed to restaurants and grocery stores in nine states have been recalled because of bacterial contamination. A notice posted on the Food & Drug Administration...
View ArticleCDC Issues Warning Over Romaine Lettuce E. coli Fears
U.S. health officials on Friday told consumers to throw away any store-bought romaine lettuce they have in their kitchens and warned restaurants not to serve it amid an E. coli outbreak that has...
View ArticleStudy: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Could Cost a Restaurant Millions
A single foodborne outbreak could cost a restaurant millions of dollars in lost revenue, fines, lawsuits, legal fees, insurance premium increases, inspection costs and staff retraining, a new study...
View ArticleFood Warnings May Impact Thanksgiving Table
First, it was the turkey. Now, it’s the salad. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told American consumers Tuesday to avoid romaine lettuce because it might be contaminated with Shiga...
View ArticleComputer Model Identifies Unsafe Restaurants in Near Real Time
A new computer model is proving significantly more accurate in identifying potentially unsafe restaurants when compared with existing methods of consumer complaints and routine inspections. The model...
View ArticleChipotle to Pay $25 Million Criminal Fine for Food Poisoning
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. will pay a $25 million criminal fine to resolve allegations by federal prosecutors that its food sickened more than 1,100 people across the U.S. from 2015 to 2018. It’s the...
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