Articles Tagged with ''CDC''

The variability in capabilities at the state and local levels often results in botched investigations and turf battles, and sometimes there isn't any prevention of illness or reduction in the number of people who become ill or die.

"This is a big moving target," says Matthew Wise of the CDC. "It's tough to do the right thing when the right thing is sort of moving around — when you’re finding out new information on Wednesday that you didn’t know on Tuesday."

Experts from the CDC, USDA and others debate how much information should be shared with public during recalls and outbreaks during a recent IAFP panel.

The Food Safety Summit is well underway in Rosemont, Il! Take a look at the top 7 moments from the show so far!

FDA has not determined where in the supply chain the contamination occurred, and it is not the cause of the whole E.coli outbreak.

The expanded warning is based on information from newly reported illnesses in Alaska and it now includes whole heads and hearts of romaine lettuce, in addition to chopped romaine and salads and salad mixes containing romaine.