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German growers’ E. coli losses mostly uninsured
The ongoing E. coli outbreak in Germany-the deadliest on record-has financially devastated the country's fresh food producers, but most of the losses ... continue reading »
USDA funds 24 food safety research projects
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded research, education and Extension grants to 24 institutions to reduce foodborne i... continue reading »
Dole issues preventive recall of Italian Blend salads over listeria concerns
Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 2,880 cases of Dole Italian Blend salad with Use-by Date of June 19, UPC code 7143000819 and Product Co... continue reading »
Chipotle says it will increase use of local produce
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced on June 22 that it expects to use more than 10 million pounds of produce from local farms this year, up from its 2010... continue reading »
Germany: Sprouts did cause deadly E. coli outbreak
German vegetable sprouts caused the E. coli outbreak that has killed 29 people and sickened nearly 3,000, investigators announced Friday after trackin... continue reading »
Germans find E. coli uncertainty adds to suffering
Some are too weak to talk, others drift in and out of consciousness, but for many in German isolation wards the most difficult thing to deal with in a... continue reading »
CDC: Food poisoning from salmonella up in U.S.
More Americans got food poisoning last year, with salmonella cases driving the increase, the government reported Tuesday. Illness rates for the most c... continue reading »
Tons of fresh produce trashed in Germany
Fruit and vegetable company Werder Frucht has to bring in additional workers these days or risk falling behind. But the workers are not busy selling t... continue reading »
E. coli outbreak source not found in sprouts, new test shows
In a surprising U-turn, German officials said initial tests published Monday provided no evidence that sprouts from an organic farm in northern German... continue reading »
Chinese scientists sequence E. coli genome
Chinese scientists have fully sequenced the genome of the new E. coli spreading throughout Europe. They announced on Saturday that they have found gen... continue reading »
