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From E. coli traced to slivered onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounders to mass recalls of frozen waffles due to listeria risk, foodborne illness seems ever-present in the headlines.
The safety of mass-produced food has improved dramatically in recent decades, but listeria, a common type of bacterium, presents unique hurdles. A wave of major listeria recalls shows food safety ...
Food poisoning, also known as foodborne illness, is a common sickness caused by swallowing food or liquids that contain harmful bacteria, viruses or parasites, and sometimes even chemicals.
An infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning. AP Yu Shang Food, Inc. has recalled more than 72,000 pounds of meat and poultry products.
Escherichia coli is a type of bacteria that spreads in feces and can contaminate food, potentially causing serious infection. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is the most common type in high ...
Cases of food poisoning began to be reported in the New York State area on October 18, 2012. The CDC eventually concluded this was an example of O157:H7, its code for a strain of E. coli that is noteworthy for seeming to have genes from a different species, shigella , producing an unusual toxin, though not one especially lethal to human beings.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 75 people across 13 states have been infected with E. coli following meals at the fast-food chain. One person has died. One ...
Salmonella is the most common form of bacterial food poisoning in the U.S., per the Cleveland Clinic. Symptoms of an infection include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the CDC .