October 26, 2015 Iowa extends bird flu disaster proclamation through August Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on Tuesday extended the state's bird flu disaster proclamation by a month until Aug. 30, keeping in place a raft of state resources for poultry farms recovering from an outbreak of the disease, country's worst-ever.
October 26, 2015 Increased human protections offered as H5N2 outbreak spreads Hundreds of farm workers exposed to a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu have been offered antiviral medication as a preventative measure in recent days, U.S. public health officials said.
October 26, 2015 Dole recalls bagged spinach due to salmonella risk Dole Fresh Vegetables issued a voluntary recall of their bagged spinach on Tuesday due to possible salmonella contamination.
October 26, 2015 Blue Bell resumes selling ice cream after listeria recall Blue Bell ice cream is back.
October 26, 2015 Washing raw chicken increases risk for food poisoning Washing raw chicken greatly increases the risk of food poisoning.
October 26, 2015 Edible cactus recalled after pesticide contamination California health officials warned that certain edible cacti may pose a health danger, after they were sprayed with dangerous pesticides in Mexico.
October 26, 2015 Restaurants most common source of foodborne norovirus outbreaks Although norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships often make the news, most of the outbreaks of foodborne illness from the virus get started in restaurants, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
October 26, 2015 US reports outbreak of low-pathogenic bird flu in California, OIE says The United States reported an outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N3 bird flu on a turkey farm in California, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday.
October 26, 2015 Japan partly lifts US, Canada poultry ban after bird flu Japan's Farm Ministry on Friday partiality lifted a ban on imports of live poultry and poultry meat from the United States and Canada following an outbreak of bird flu.
October 26, 2015 Texas meat packer recalls beef products for possible E.coli A Texas meat processing plant has recalled 23,100 pounds of beef trimmings products for possible contamination with the E.coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late Thursday.
