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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is desperately trying to locate the cause of an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that has made 388 people sick across 42 states.So, far 18 percent of them have reported seeking hospital treatment, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.The CDC believes the outbreak began in September; the Department of Agriculture, state health officials and the Food and Drug Administration are also involved with the investigation.Poultry, cheese and...

The sale of raw milk was illegal in 26 states as of 2006, but those who oppose pasteurization have found ways to circumvent the law, U.S. reseachers say. The study, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, finds that an average of 5.2 outbreaks per year linked to raw milk occurred in the United States from 1993 to 2006 -- more than double the rate in the previous 19 years. Study co-authors Jeffrey T. LeJeune and Paivi J. Rajala-Schultz of the College of Veterinary Medicine...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Special Kitty-brand gourmet blend dry cat food due to potential salmonella contamination. The FDA said Mars Petcare US Inc. initiated the voluntary recall of the cat food that's sold at Wal-Mart stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, and West Virginia. Pets with salmonella infections may be lethargic...

By Elizabeth Weise The U.S. Department of Agriculture once again is warning consumers to read the label when cooking frozen chicken entrees amid thefourth salmonella outbreak in three years linked to raw frozen entrees. There have been 34 cases this year of salmonella food poisoning in at least 12 states from eating undercooked chicken . In each case, consumers thought breaded or pre-browned frozen chicken entrees were cooked, but they were raw. In March, the USDA issued a public health alert...

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Media Relations, +1-404-639-3286 ATLANTA, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CDC experts caution parents, pediatricians, and veterinarians to be aware of the risks that exotic animals and pets can pose to children. A study released in Pediatrics'October issue outlined the diseases that can be transmitted to children when they come in contact with reptiles, rodents, mammals, birds, amphibians, non-human...

Consumers were urged by the U.S. government on Friday to follow package cooking instructions after 32 people in 12 states got Salmonella poisoning after eating frozen stuffed chicken entrees that were raw but breaded.The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a statement that many of the chicken dishes had instructions identifying the product as uncooked, people who got sick did not follow those instructions and reportedly used microwaves to prepare the...

By Jungk, J Baumbach, J; Landen, M; Gaul, L K; Alaniz, L; Dang, T; Miller, E A; Weiss, J; Hedican, E; Smith, K; Grant, F; Beauregard, T; Bergmire-Sweat, D; Griffin, D; Engel, J; Cosgrove, S; Gossack, S; Roanhorse, A; Shorty, H; Cheek, J; Redd, J; Vigil, I On May 22, 2008, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) notified CDC about four persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul strains that were indistinguishable from each other by pulsed- field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and 15 other...

Sprouters Northwest Inc. has recalled alfalfa sprouts after an outbreak of Salmonellosis in Oregon and Washington state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the sprouts may be linked to 13 cases of Salmonella Typhimirium infection. Nine of the illnesses were reported in Washington and four were in Oregon. At least two people were hospitalized, the Washington State Health Department said The sprouts were sold in a variety of package sizes labeled "Alfalfa Sprouts," or as mixed varieties...

The increased uptake in salads in particular, but also in fruit and vegetables, is likely to be reflected in a future rise in food poisoning, they said.They also warned that while scientists had a role to play in developing technology to protect food from contamination, consumers should be aware of the risks.The comments were made before food contamination was discussed at a conference in Aberdeen today.Led by Imperial College London, the research details how salmonella bacteria are able to...

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON - The government said Thursday the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its source might never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they found strong evidence to implicate jalapeno and serrano peppers, and a farm in Mexico, in the largest outbreak of foodborne illness in a decade....