FDA links plant to salmonella strain
Inspectors Found Salmonella Strain At The ConAgra Foods Plant. Federal inspectors found the strain of salmonella behind a recent food-poisoning outbreak at the ConAgra Foods Inc. plant that made the tainted peanut butter, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. Beyond the Sylvester, Ga., plant, the strain also has been … [Read more...] about FDA links plant to salmonella strain
Spinach Probe Most Thorough Ever
Investigators Tracked A Strain Of Bacteria From Bagged Of Spinach. Like lab technicians on a crime-scene television drama, investigators have tracked a strain of bacteria over thousands of miles from bagged spinach in Midwestern refrigerators to the guts of a wild pig in the hills of California's central coast. While they may … [Read more...] about Spinach Probe Most Thorough Ever
E. Coli on Calif. Ranch Matches Outbreak Strain
Vegetable Fields E. Coli Contamination. Investigators have matched E. coli found in a stream and in a wild pig on a California ranch to the strain of bacteria that caused last month's deadly spinach-borne outbreak. Investigators have nine positive specimens from the same farm, which has spinach fields and livestock. Those samples … [Read more...] about E. Coli on Calif. Ranch Matches Outbreak Strain
E. coli Strain May Be More Potent
Health Officials Are Investigating E. Coli Strain. Federal health officials are investigating whether a more potent strain of E. coli is behind an outbreak linked to fresh spinach that has sickened at least 131 people, half of whom have been hospitalized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that fully 50 … [Read more...] about E. coli Strain May Be More Potent
