The patient count in an E. Coli O157:H7 outbreak among daycare centers in Calgary has increased to 128, with 25 children having been admitted to hospitals.
Officials now report that nine hospitalized children have been
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An E. Coli outbreak in Calgary, Canada, has closed 11 daycare centers and hospitalized a dozen people.
Alberta Health Services reports at least 50 children with symptoms of E. Coli infection have gone to hospitals.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns the public not to eat mussels from a certain area following Canadian tests that showed Salmonella and E. coli contamination.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency tested mussel meats
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a public advisory to raise awareness about the consumption of caffeinated energy drinks (CEDs) and their potential health implications. The advisory, released on Aug. 21, provides information
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Les distributions Mindblow Inc. is recalling Mindblow brand Energy drinks from the marketplace because of non-permitted ingredients, including Munuca Pruriens Extract (98% L-Dopa) that may pose a serious health risk.
L-Dopa, also known as levodopa
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Ultimate Imports is recalling “Soft Serve on the Go” brand frozen dessert cups because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
A recall in the United States triggered this recall. The U.S. recall resulted from an individual
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To mitigate the risk associated with E. coli O157:H7 in romaine lettuce from the United States, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced the implementation of temporary Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) license conditions.
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Concord Premium Meats Ltd. is recalling Connie’s Kitchen brand Chicken Sausages – Feta and Spinach because of pieces of plastic in the product.
According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled product was
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Researchers in Canada have detailed the first known outbreak of E. coli O157 associated with kimchi outside of East Asia.
Fourteen Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 cases were identified in two provinces in Western Canada. Thirteen patients lived
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TORONTO — Food safety professionals were encouraged to have a “stocktaking moment” during the opening session of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) symposium here.
Delivering the Ivan Parkin lecture, Sarah Cahill, a long-time
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