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5 Tips to a Healthy Tummy This Holiday Season
SATURDAY, Dec. 7, 2024 – It has happened to everyone during the holidays: Unable to resist the treats and feasts of the season, you overindulge and your gut revolts. Luckily, one expert has some...
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Declared Over
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (Healtday News) – An investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has officially been closed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced...
Salmonella Outbreak Triggers Recall of Cucumbers in 26 States
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – Sixty-eight people have been sickened and 18 have been hospitalized in a salmonella outbreak linked to whole cucumbers sold in 26 states and parts of Canada. "Epidemiologic...
E. Coli Fears Spur Recall of 167,000 Pounds of Ground Beef
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 – Over 167,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled by a Detroit meatpacker after being linked to E. coli illnesses in restaurant goers. The beef was shipped by Wolverine...
E. Coli Spurs Nationwide Organic Carrots Recall
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people in 18 states, U.S. health officials reported Sunday. Supplied by California-based Grimmway Farms and sold...
CDC Confirms Onions as Source of McDonald's E. Coli Outbreak; Cases Rise to 90 Nationwide
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – Onions spread on McDonald's Quarter Pounders are the definite source of an outbreak of E. coli illness that's now affected 90 people nationwide, new evidence from the U.S....
Antibiotics Reveal Links Between Gut Microbes, Parkinson's
FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Certain gut microbes might be linked to a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. People prescribed multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics h...
Burger King, Other Fast Food Chains Also Pulling Onions Tied to E. Coli Outbreak
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – With onions from one supplier implicated as the source of E. coli illness linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, other fast food chains are now pulling the onions from their...
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Widens to 75 Cases in 13 States; 22 Hospitalized
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – An outbreak of E. coli illness linked to onions used in McDonald's Quarter Pounders has expanded to now include 75 cases across 13 states, U.S. health officials announced...
Onions in McDonalds' Quarter Pounders Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Have Been Recalled
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Just days after an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders was first announced, a company producing onions used in the burgers said it has issued a recall for...
Listeria Recall Expands to Include Nearly 12 Million Pounds of Meat, Poultry
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – A national recall of meat and poultry has been expanded to include close to 12 million pounds of products that may have been contaminated with listeria, U.S. health...
Almost 10 Million Pounds of Meat Recalled Due to Listeria Danger
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 – Oklahoma meat processor BrucePac is recalling close to 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry that may have been contaminated with the Listeria bacterium. In an ...
Boar's Head Will Close Virginia Plant Linked to Listeria-Tainted Deli Meats
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Boar's Head announced Friday that its Jarratt, Va. deli meat manufacturing plant, found to be the source of a deadly outbreak of listeria infections, will be closed...
Worried About Bird Flu or Salmonella? Your Cooking Thermometer Could Be Life Saver
MONDAY, Aug 5, 2024 – Folks worried about bird flu, salmonella and other foodborne illnesses have a simple solution at hand – simply use a cooking thermometer to make sure food is well-cooked. But o...
CDC Warns of Listeria Outbreak Tied to Deli Meats
MONDAY, July 22, 2024 – At least 28 people have been hospitalized and two have died in a multi-state outbreak of listeria linked to deli meat, U.S. health officials warned. In an investigation ...