Topic: Food Poisoning

Listeria outbreak: Victims file lawsuits, but will they receive damages?

At least five lawsuits have already been filed against Jensen Farms, whose Rocky Ford brand of cantaloupe has been linked to a listeria outbreak. But as a family farm, it has limited capital.

Turkey recall, part II: Are you affected?

Turkey recall by food giant Cargill involves lean ground turkey branded Honeysuckle White, HEB, and Kroger. The action follows a huge Cargill turkey recall in August.

Six major food recalls

Cargill has recalled roughly 36 million pounds of ground turkey products distributed nationwide. How does that compare with past food recalls?

Cargill recall: turkey recalled after salmonella poisoning

Cargill is recalling its ground turkey products which have been contaminated with salmonella. At least 76 people have become ill after eating the turkey and one man has died.

Europe's E. coli outbreak: Does new food safety law prevent that in US?

A new US food safety regimen became law in January. It expands government regulation of growers, but it's not clear Congress will allot enough funds to implement and enforce the law.

Deadly cucumbers not behind EU outbreak. So what is?

Deadly cucumbers from Spain are not cause of fatal E.coli outbreak, Germany concedes. But if not deadly cucumbers, then what? Officials don't know.

Obama signs historic food safety law: Will it make dinner safer?

The food safety law aims to secure the farm-to-table food chain. But some Republicans are threatening to hold up funding, saying the food supply is already '99.999 percent safe.'

Egg recall: DeCoster-linked farm releases contaminated eggs. Again.

Egg recall this past week involves megafarmer Jack DeCoster, whose farm was part of this summer's huge 550 million egg recall.

Why you should care where your dinner has been

When you plop down your money for bananas or fish sticks at the supermarket, you are buying into an increasingly global supply chain. That raises questions about food-safety laws.

Safety in the world's food supply

A Christian Science perspective.

Bad eggs and free market capitalism

How responsive is the free market to situations like the recent egg recall?

Egg Recall boosts demand for West Virginia eggs

Egg recall: West Virginia's egg production is expected to increase following a national salmonella scare.

Egg recall: Does it rank with other major food recalls?

[Editor's note: For an updated list of brand names and plants involved in the egg recall as of Aug. 26, click here.]

Egg recall? It's just the latest in a number of high-profile food recalls in the United States in the past five years. The rate of major food-borne illnesses is down since the 1996-98 period, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported earlier this year. But with food production concentrated in large companies with regional or nationwide distribution, the US has seen several major food recalls. Among the biggest (click the right arrow for each new item):

Egg recall: Supplier reported to have history of health, safety violations

Two farms that recalled 450 million potentially-tainted eggs have links to an Iowa businessman reported to have been cited for 'numerous health, safety, and employment violations.'

In Washington, a new willingness to prosecute food safety cases?

The federal government is considering whether to bring criminal charges in a salmonella outbreak that has killed nine people.

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