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In a 72-12 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn as the next Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  

Cornell’s research on Lm will continue throughout 2020 to provide a better understanding of Lm prevalence in frozen food facilities and related risk assessment.   

In a document entitled “Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infections Associated with Romaine Lettuce—United States, 2018”, the numbers are different.

The guide includes easy-to-use checklists and is designed to be a one-stop reference document that the dairy industry can use to improve existing food safety programs to ensure adequate control of environmental pathogens.  

Yet another E. coli outbreak linked to leafy greens has affected the U.S. and Canada.  

At a conference last week, Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol explained that the company has enlisted on-call nurses to call certain sick employees to validate if they are sick, or if said employee is dealing with an unfortunate hangover.  

As of December 4th, health officials have confirmed 102 illnesses in 23 states.

As of November 26th, health officials have confirmed 67 illnesses in 19 states.

Maywood, IL-based Morris Meat Packing has recalled 515,000 pounds of various raw, intact pork products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS).

On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an advisory warning consumers and retailers not to eat or sell any romaine lettuce harvested in the Salinas, CA growing region.