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* NEWS SCAN: Tougher Listeria testing protocols, pneumococcal vaccine for older adults  Dec 30, 2011

* FDA issues final egg safety rule guidance  Dec 29, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: State food safety staffing, non-O157 E coli outbreak, Listeria death  Dec 22, 2011

* White House claims progress in food safety efforts  Dec 21, 2011

* Auditor faults FDA oversight of food inspections by states  Dec 16, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Cantaloupe Listeria outbreak over, flour suspected in cookie dough outbreak, H5N1 risk perceptions  Dec 9, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Irradiating hamburger, nuts; antibodies to 2 avian flu strains; flu vaccine receipt vs risk; malaria hearing  Dec 6, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Produce safety initiative, legionellosis surge in eastern US, flu vaccination week  Dec 2, 2011

* Meat industry urges delay of ban on non-O157 E coli  Dec 1, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Early E coli prevention, EU measles tally, rotavirus vaccination, TB vaccine trial  Dec 1, 2011

* NRC advocates posting meat and poultry plant inspection data  Nov 30, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: FDA funding boost signed, cholera efforts, raw milk shutdown, flu vaccine effectiveness, anti-malarial shelved  Nov 21, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Comments on E coli testing, E coli outbreak investigations, H1N1 and social distancing, flu vaccine and fevers  Nov 18, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: FDA funds for food safety, antibiotic resistance tools, pneumococcal vaccine for adults  Nov 16, 2011

* EU calls on sprouts producers to increase safety steps  Nov 16, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: More listeriosis cases, irradiation for Salmonella, German baby deaths, H1N1 and bacterial co-infection, reducing HAIs  Nov 3, 2011

* FDA links packing facility flaws to Listeria in cantaloupe  Oct 19, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Listeria death toll at 23, non-O157 E coli request, H1N1 vaccine events, resistant hospital infections, global TB drop  Oct 12, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Cantaloupe Listeria update, turkey plant's safety plans, consumer missteps  Oct 7, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: More Listeria cases and deaths, European sprout advice  Oct 4, 2011

* FDA plan aims to improve food safety at retail outlets  Sep 30, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Ground beef E coli recall, cantaloupe import ban lifted, H1N1 septicemia, kids' face mask, GAVI funding for 37 countries  Sep 28, 2011

* CDC sees steady progress on state, local preparedness  Sep 20, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Controlling cholera in Haiti, resistance to food safety fees, EU measles update  Sep 19, 2011

* GAO sees big data gaps on animal drugs and antibiotic resistance  Sep 16, 2011

* Seven-state Listeria outbreak prompts cantaloupe recall  Sep 15, 2011

* USDA testing for non-O157 E coli to start with beef trim  Sep 13, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: More recalled ground turkey, cantaloupe linked to listeriosis, USDA E coli testing, flu vaccine effectiveness, congenital malaria  Sep 12, 2011

* USDA to ban six non-O157 E coli strains in ground beef  Sep 12, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Food safety funding, cholera vaccine trial, low-cost infection prevention, anthrax anniversary, hantavirus in Europe  Sep 9, 2011

* Norovirus, Salmonella hold lead roles in US foodborne outbreaks  Sep 8, 2011

* FDA partner starts work on food-tracing pilot projects  Sep 7, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Listeria in Colorado, consumer food-safety practices  Sep 6, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Black Death pathogen sequenced, egg safety gaps, rotavirus vaccine benefit  Aug 30, 2011

* As Del Monte plans to sue Oregon officials, epidemiologists react  Aug 30, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Papaya Salmonella cases up, anthrax case update, food re-inspection fee opposed, China reports polio cases  Aug 29, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Ground turkey plant inspections, West Nile in Greece  Aug 26, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: E coli probe of Egyptian seeds, Czech mumps outbreak  Aug 23, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: E coli outbreak linked to deer, more Salmonella cases, peanut butter Salmonella review  Aug 18, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: FDA strategic plan, West Nile in Europe, ricin threat  Aug 17, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Cholera update, FBI anthrax probe, food recalls, flu viruses and vaccine  Aug 15, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: E coli update, norovirus on a plane, new food-safety tool, global flu, chikungunya vaccine  Aug 12, 2011

* Cases in turkey Salmonella outbreak rise to 107  Aug 11, 2011

* US officials defend Salmonella outbreak response  Aug 4, 2011

* Emerging resistant Salmonella strain sparks concern  Aug 3, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: E coli update, antibiotics in food animals, measles in Italy  Jul 22, 2011

* Study sheds light on EU outbreak's E coli family tree  Jul 21, 2011

* Changes in E coli testing pose surveillance challenges  Jul 21, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: EU E coli update, food threat tool, Australia's flu surge, measles in Europe, TB blood tests nixed, polio goal in danger  Jul 20, 2011

* Beef producer adds testing for non-O157 E coli strains  Jul 15, 2011

* USDA offers incentives for trying new Salmonella controls  Jul 12, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Unlabeled irradiation, cholera in Haiti, scarlet fever update, gonorrhea superbug  Jul 11, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY SCAN: Egypt denies E coli source, sprout-related Salmonella, E coli risk reduction  Jul 7, 2011

* FDA reports progress on food safety law  Jul 7, 2011

* ECDC chief airs lessons learned during E coli outbreak  Jul 6, 2011

* EU recalls and bans Egyptian sprout seeds  Jul 5, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Pathogen testing cuts, pneumococcal vaccine in preemies, vaccine plant nixed, measles in Indiana, low-path avian flu in Minnesota  Jul 5, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: E coli developments, raw-milk illnesses, Pakistan's avian flu efforts, cowpox infection, scarlet fever in Hong Kong, food safety campaign  Jun 28, 2011

* New E coli reports leave major questions hanging  Jun 23, 2011

* Audit criticizes industry, FDA handling of food-import recalls  Jun 22, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Imported food and drug safety, cholera in Congo, scarlet fever in Hong Kong, unimmunized schoolchildren, new bunyavirus cases  Jun 20, 2011

* E coli cases still piling up as trade dispute persists  Jun 20, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: EHEC update, food-safety funding, antibiotic resistance in produce  Jun 17, 2011

* Amid new E coli cases, Germans detail disease-reporting problems  Jun 16, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: EHEC outbreak update, foodborne killers, gaps in food safety act  Jun 15, 2011

* Wild cranes caused 2008 Campylobacter outbreak  Jun 14, 2011

* E coli cases grow as more evidence points to sprouts  Jun 13, 2011

* CDC: US sees no progress in battling Salmonella  Jun 7, 2011

* Initial tests negative for outbreak E coli in German sprouts  Jun 6, 2011

* Four US cases may be tied to European E coli outbreak  Jun 3, 2011

* Chicks and ducklings linked to multistate Salmonella outbreak  May 31, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: FDA comment request, new drug for C difficile, anthrax vaccine order, Ebola vaccine partnership  May 27, 2011

* Questions abound in European E coli outbreak  May 27, 2011

* Petition asks USDA to classify drug-resistant Salmonella as meat adulterant  May 26, 2011

* USDA: 145 degrees is safe temp for pork  May 24, 2011

* Smallpox virus destruction talks falter at WHA  May 23, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Global food safety, H1N1 virus shedding, Q fever test, measles update  May 23, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Foodborne illness in vulnerable groups, norovirus delays commencement, FDA seeks food warehouse closures  May 12, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Vibrio in oysters, food safety fee opposition, bottled water recall, virus detection in buildings, prion test  May 10, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: UN anticipates cholera threat, food safety phone app and school programs, MRSA test cleared, FMD transmission  May 6, 2011

* New rules give FDA more power to block unsafe food  May 5, 2011

* Lab Salmonella strain sickens 73 people in 35 states  Apr 29, 2011

* Report ranks food-pathogen pairs by disease impact  Apr 28, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Norovirus in oysters, tainted meat indictment  Apr 28, 2011

* USDA seeks comments on leafy greens safety proposal  Apr 27, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Seafood safety guidance, FDA raw milk action, West Nile vaccine  Apr 27, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Food recalls, ready-to-eat food safety, falconer flu risk, meningococcal vaccine in kids, hemorrhagic fever diagnosis, chikungunya in France  Apr 25, 2011

* FDA strategic plan promises new food safety approaches  Apr 21, 2011

* USDA program broadens market for state-inspected meat plants  Apr 20, 2011

* Resistant S aureus found in raw meat, poultry  Apr 15, 2011

* FDA head reports progress on food-import screening  Apr 13, 2011

* Federal shutdown would slow but not stop disease-control efforts  Apr 8, 2011

* USDA proposes 'test and hold' rule for meat  Apr 5, 2011

* Outbreak probe finds drug resistance, Salmonella in turkey samples  Apr 5, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: E coli from walnuts, food recall search tool, rising antibiotic use  Apr 4, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Penalties for tainted food, food risk communication resource, cilantro safety, dengue update  Apr 1, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: More Salmonella cases, measles resurgence in Africa, tetanus in the US  Mar 31, 2011

* USDA audit finds communication glitches in egg recalls  Mar 30, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Salmonella outbreaks in cantaloupe, pastries; measles battle in DRC  Mar 29, 2011

* GAO calls for better federal food safety coordination  Mar 21, 2011

* Tougher USDA standards for poultry pathogens to take effect  Mar 17, 2011

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Pet treat and food recalls, profile of milk-borne outbreaks  Mar 9, 2011

* New CDC guidelines profile challenge of norovirus  Mar 4, 2011

* GAO's federal duplication report cites problems in public health  Mar 3, 2011

* FDA approves preliminary test for norovirus  Feb 24, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Grant for smallpox antiviral, final sprout outbreak total, poliovirus in Delhi sewage  Feb 16, 2011

* Proposed budget trims preparedness funds, boosts FDA  Feb 14, 2011

* FDA to add director for foodborne outbreak efforts  Feb 10, 2011

* FDA details hazards at Illinois sprout producer  Feb 7, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Sick food workers, botulism in Alaska, blood test for vCJD, pandemic vaccine safety  Feb 3, 2011

* FDA finds lapses at 12 egg farms in initial inspections  Feb 1, 2011

* Group grades states for foodborne illness outbreak reporting  Jan 19, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Salmonella rapid test, repeat campylobacteriosis, anti-vaccine movement, e-immunization info  Jan 13, 2011

* NEWS SCAN: Food safety bill, E coli O145 in meat, UK flu absences, plant-derived flu vaccine, chicken pox vaccine  Jan 5, 2011

* Federal, industry officials praise food safety law  Jan 3, 2011

* Implementing food safety law to pose big challenges  Dec 23, 2010

* House sends food safety bill to president  Dec 21, 2010

* Senate gives food safety bill new life  Dec 20, 2010

* Food safety bill in serious trouble  Dec 17, 2010

* CDC revises decade-old foodborne illness estimates  Dec 15, 2010

* Report: Ground beef safety for fed programs needs hard science  Dec 13, 2010

* Food safety bill fix headed for Senate  Dec 9, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Food safety bill maneuver, food defense plans, plague in Uganda, smallpox DNA vaccine  Dec 8, 2010

* Senate miscue may derail food safety bill  Dec 1, 2010

* FDA clears Wright County Egg to resume retail sales  Nov 30, 2010

* Senate passes food safety overhaul by wide margin  Nov 30, 2010

* Senate aims for action on food safety bill Nov 29  Nov 19, 2010

* Outlook unclear as Senate debates food safety bill  Nov 18, 2010

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Outbreak E coli ID'd in cheese, undercover egg-farm probe  Nov 17, 2010

* Senate takes up long-stalled food safety bill  Nov 17, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Sanitation, water, and disease; E coli vaccine trial; intranasal rotavirus vaccine  Nov 16, 2010

* Public-private group to offer guidance on produce safety  Nov 4, 2010

* FDA probe finds Listeria at Texas produce company  Nov 4, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Cholera clues, Salmonella in food workers, feds reassess gene stance  Nov 1, 2010

* FDA issued $18.5 million in food protection grants in past year  Oct 27, 2010

* FDA sets sights on retail food safety improvements  Oct 22, 2010

* Disease threats from crayfish, frogs described at IDSA  Oct 22, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Suspected cholera in Haiti, Subway Salmonella outbreak, evolving malaria vectors, Ebola vaccine contract  Oct 22, 2010

* One egg farm to resume production; Salmonella case count grows  Oct 19, 2010

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Food safety bill, delay in egg inspections  Sep 30, 2010

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: How Salmonella survives and thrives, food safety bill stalls again  Sep 23, 2010

* Federal inspectors say outside pressures hurt food safety  Sep 13, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: More egg safety questions, mandatory flu shots, emergency volunteers  Sep 9, 2010

* Consumer groups push Senate for action on food safety bill  Sep 8, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Double-strain Salmonella outbreak, new TB test hailed, pneumococcal vaccine guidance  Sep 2, 2010

* FDA reports show multiple biosecurity gaps at two egg farms  Aug 30, 2010

* Congress food watchdog sets egg-recall hearing  Aug 27, 2010

* Tests find outbreak strain at Wright County Egg farms, in feed  Aug 26, 2010

* States affected by egg recall grow to 23  Aug 25, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Congress asks egg questions, deli meat recalled, Finland suspends H1N1 vaccine, H5N1 virulence mechanism  Aug 24, 2010

* Investigators follow egg farm ties in Salmonella outbreak probe  Aug 23, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Second Iowa farm recalls eggs, Salmonella Typhi update, dengue in the US, MVA-based flu vaccines, high-profile pertussis message  Aug 20, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Preparedness funding, health security report, pasteurized milk contamination, adolescent vaccine coverage  Aug 19, 2010

* Surge in Salmonella Enteritidis prompts egg recall  Aug 16, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Flu in New Zealand, fatal resistant infection, Q fever and raw milk, SE Asian pandemic exercise  Aug 16, 2010

* Tropical fruit cited in US typhoid fever outbreak  Aug 13, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Salmonella from Taco Bell, E coli from ground beef, classification of select agents  Aug 6, 2010

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Reptile food sickens humans, food safety perceptions  Jul 28, 2010

* FDA reports good results for new food safety portal  Jul 28, 2010

* FDA gets bumper crop of comments on produce safety  Jul 21, 2010

* Rules to limit Salmonella in eggs take effect  Jul 9, 2010

* USDA stiffens standards for ground beef sent to schools  Jul 2, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Food safety meetings, hemorrhagic fever probe, US-China epi link  Jun 29, 2010

* FDA draft proposal looks to limit farm antibiotics  Jun 28, 2010

* IOM: Risk-based focus can help FDA fill food safety gaps  Jun 8, 2010

* GAO report flags FDA science gaps  May 25, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: E coli in farm wildlife, FDA safety portal, delaying kids' vaccines, H1N1 vaccine uptake  May 25, 2010

* FDA transparency plan addresses food safety inspections, recalls  May 19, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: Mobile food safety, flu vaccine for elderly, H5N1 vaccine trial, avian flu in Vietnam  Apr 30, 2010

* CDC: E coli down, most other foodborne illnesses level  Apr 15, 2010

* HHS auditor faults FDA food inspections, enforcement  Apr 7, 2010

* NEWS SCAN: State food outbreak probes, USDA food safety proposals  Mar 25, 2010

* Recalls due to Salmonella risk in flavoring approach 100  Mar 8, 2010

* Study says foodborne illness costs US $152 billion a year  Mar 3, 2010

* Federal budget proposal boosts food safety, biodefense  Feb 1, 2010

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Top 10 risky foods, ground beef vulnerabilities  Oct 6, 2009

* FDA launches safety alert portal for food companies  Sep 8, 2009

* House passes bill giving FDA new food safety enforcement powers and resources  Jul 31, 2009

* Food safety groups unveil outbreak response guidance  Jul 15, 2009

* Officials release food safety plan, egg safety rules  Jul 7, 2009

* CDC acts to expedite foodborne data sharing  Jul 7, 2009

* FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Dough sample positive for E coli, beef recall after illnesses, dairy ingredients and Salmonella  Jun 29, 2009

* Report calls for bolstering state, local food safety efforts  Apr 17, 2009

* FDA, states creating teams for foodborne disease response  Apr 9, 2009

* US inspectors find food products hard to trace  Mar 27, 2009

* Policy group says FDA needs single food safety chief  Mar 25, 2009

* Lawmakers grill food companies over use of tainted ingredients  Mar 19, 2009

* Obama names FDA chief, creates food safety panel  Mar 16, 2009

* Enacted bill includes pandemic, food safety money  Mar 12, 2009

* USDA grants conditional license for E coli cattle vaccine  Mar 11, 2009

* FDA recommends steps for reducing Salmonella risk in peanut products  Mar 10, 2009

* Obama joins calls for improving US food safety regime  Feb 2, 2009

* USDA drafts avian flu risk assessment for poultry and egg products  Dec 3, 2008

* FDA details year's progress on food protection plan  Dec 2, 2008

* GAO: Obama should address health preparedness, food safety  Nov 7, 2008

* More Salmonella cases linked to dry pet food  Nov 6, 2008

* Group urges next administration to reform public health  Oct 21, 2008

* FDA to open four overseas offices by year's end  Oct 20, 2008

* FDA awards $5.2 million for food and feed safety projects  Oct 1, 2008

* FDA adds 104 staffers to food safety branch  Sep 12, 2008

* GAO looks abroad for food-safety oversight lessons  Jul 17, 2008

* USDA to name retailers in meat recalls  Jul 11, 2008

* FDA claims progress on food protection plan  Jul 2, 2008

* President seeks more food safety funding for FDA  Jun 10, 2008

* Experts propose steps to ease food safety info flow  May 22, 2008

* Pew report urges limiting antimicrobial use in animals  May 6, 2008

* Health group urges overhaul of US food safety system  Apr 30, 2008

* FDA seeks comments on food safety plan  Apr 1, 2008

* Report cites weaknesses in FDA spinach inspection  Mar 13, 2008

* Researchers confirm virulence differences in E coli O157:H7 strains  Mar 12, 2008

* USDA vows to enforce humane practices at meat plants  Feb 29, 2008

* Report suggests wastewater link to Taco John's E coli outbreak  Feb 26, 2008

* E coli cattle vaccine nearing US approval  Feb 7, 2008

* HHS budget proposal cuts state preparedness, boosts food safety  Feb 4, 2008

* Drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef  Dec 21, 2007

* US, China report pact to make food imports safer  Dec 11, 2007

* Report says stingy funding has put FDA in crisis  Dec 5, 2007

* USDA modifies E coli testing rules for Canadian beef  Nov 21, 2007

* ConAgra resumes pot pie production after heeding USDA concerns  Nov 16, 2007

* USDA vows to double inspections of Canadian meat  Nov 8, 2007

* FDA food safety plan taps others for inspection help  Nov 7, 2007

* US food safety plan calls for FDA recall power  Nov 6, 2007

* Ground beef recall expands as more E coli illnesses probed  Oct 1, 2007

* US import safety panel calls for risk-based monitoring  Sep 12, 2007

* FDA reverses plan to close field labs  Aug 20, 2007

* Health officials probe more botulism cases  Aug 2, 2007

* Company widely expands botulism recall  Jul 23, 2007

* FAO, WHO urge vigilance in light of recent food scares  Jul 20, 2007

* FDA warns of possible link between botulism and chili sauce  Jul 20, 2007

* Snack implicated in 17-state Salmonella outbreak  Jun 29, 2007

* CDC report reveals wider impact of tainted peanut butter  May 31, 2007

* Peanut butter maker says moisture triggered Salmonella contamination  Apr 6, 2007

* FDA releases final report on spinach E coli outbreak  Mar 23, 2007

* Nationwide Salmonella outbreak reaches 425 cases  Mar 9, 2007

* Got E coli? Outbreak showed danger of raw milk  Mar 2, 2007

* Lettuce, ground beef recalls spur new E coli concerns  Oct 9, 2006

* Eight-state E coli outbreak strikes 50, kills 1  Sep 15, 2006

* FDA launches Salinas Valley E coli probe  Sep 14, 2006

* FDA OKs using viruses to fight Listeria in meat  Aug 22, 2006

* Oyster-related illnesses surge in Washington state  Jul 27, 2006

* More Salmonella cases tied to frozen chicken entrees  Jul 21, 2006

* Seed treatment may make sprouts safer  Jul 13, 2006

* Pet treats may carry Salmonella, CDC warns  Jun 30, 2006

* USDA to help small meat plants improve food safety  Jun 1, 2006

* Antibacterial bacteria may be used in ground beef  Apr 26, 2006

* USDA: 165 degrees is magic number for safe poultry  Apr 5, 2006

* Gulf seafood called safe in wake of hurricanes  Dec 12, 2005

* FAO, WHO give food safety tips for bird flu era  Dec 7, 2005

* Produce linked to more disease cases than poultry  Dec 1, 2005

* Sprouts blamed in big Ontario Salmonella outbreak  Dec 1, 2005

* US, other countries report E coli cases in recent months  Nov 18, 2005

* Oyster-related illness linked to warming ocean  Oct 12, 2005

* E coli cases prompt warning on salad products  Oct 3, 2005

* Sewage levels high in floodwaters; evacuees to get flu shots  Sep 7, 2005

* Hurricane Katrina sparks fears of disease outbreaks  Sep 2, 2005

* FDA to ban enrofloxacin use in poultry  Jul 29, 2005

* Salmonella cases spur FDA warnings on juice, ice cream  Jul 12, 2005

* Company recalls pet treats linked to human infections  Jun 13, 2005

* Basil suspected in Florida cyclosporiasis outbreak

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* Turkey blamed in South Carolina Salmonella outbreak  Jun 3, 2005

* Alberta E coli outbreak tied to milk shakes  May 13, 2005

* Salmonella cases linked to pet rodents  May 6, 2005

* Salmonella cases linked to frozen chicken entrees  Apr 22, 2005

* CDC cites declines in major foodborne infections  Apr 15, 2005

* Salmonella sources in tomato-linked outbreaks still unclear  Apr 8, 2005

* Drug-resistant bacteria linger on chicken, study finds  Apr 1, 2005

* Raw-milk cheese implicated in 35 TB cases  Mar 17, 2005

* FDA issues warning on raw-milk soft cheeses  Mar 16, 2005

* E coli in ground beef dropped in 2004, USDA says  Mar 2, 2005

* Food handlers' gloves may not mean cleaner food  Feb 7, 2005

* Airliner water still has problems, EPA says  Jan 25, 2005

* North Carolina E coli outbreak traced to petting zoo  Dec 23, 2004

* USDA says new Listeria rule has made a difference  Dec 3, 2004

* EPA, airlines announce pact on drinking-water safety  Nov 11, 2004

* Illnesses tied to drinking water dropped in 2001-02  Oct 22, 2004

* GAO says USDA, FDA should improve food recalls  Oct 21, 2004

* FDA lists plans for making produce safer  Oct 18, 2004

* WHO promotes '5 Keys' to food safety  Oct 13, 2004

* UK Salmonella outbreak linked to lettuce  Oct 12, 2004

* Federal agencies form agreement with states for food, ag emergencies  Sep 29, 2004

* EPA finds E coli, coliform in airplane water tests  Sep 27, 2004

* Snow peas implicated in cyclosporiasis outbreak for first time  Sep 24, 2004

* WHO stresses prevention over remediation for drinking-water safety  Sep 23, 2004

* FDA proposes rules to reduce Salmonella in eggs  Sep 22, 2004

* Disease hazards common in food operations, FDA says  Sep 16, 2004

* Colorado E coli cases prompt beef recall  Aug 25, 2004

* Certain symptoms may predict fatal foodborne botulism

  Aug 20, 2004

* USDA finding Salmonella less often in meat  Aug 10, 2004

* Five E coli cases linked with recalled Nebraska beef  Aug 5, 2004

* Tomatoes called likely source in Salmonella outbreak  Jul 23, 2004

* Tomatoes called likely source in Salmonella outbreak  Jul 23, 2004

* Salmonella outbreak in East reaches 180 cases  Jul 22, 2004

* Tomatoes suspected in Salmonella outbreak  Jul 19, 2004

* FDA seeks input on produce safety action plan  Jun 15, 2004

* USDA announces new food safety Web site  Apr 21, 2004

* USDA to fund safety research for small meat plants  Apr 1, 2004

* McKee leaves top job at USDA food safety branch  Feb 27, 2004

* USDA announces food safety research agenda  Nov 24, 2003

* USDA offers food safety guidelines for consumers  Nov 17, 2003

* With FDA nod, lactoferrin to be used as antimicrobial for beef  Aug 29, 2003

* Federal government announces new guidelines for food safety/security  Aug 5, 2003

* Tie food safety standards to public health goals, IOM urges  Apr 24, 2003

* FDA issues draft guidance on controlling pathogens in juices  Sep 16, 2002

* FDA planning new adverse-event reporting system for food, supplements  Sep 13, 2002

* Produce protection spawns new products  Aug 30, 2002

* Chloramphenicol found in honey imported from China  Aug 29, 2002

* Consumers often underestimate the importance of safe produce handling  Aug 16, 2002

* Wyoming health official named head of USDA food safety agency  Jul 25, 2002

* FDA to increase tests of imported shrimp, crayfish for chloramphenicol  Jun 19, 2002

* New bioterrorism law aims to boost public health, guard food and water  Jun 13, 2002

* GAO reports increased foodborne disease in schools, urges more safety steps  May 8, 2002

* Food safety can never be perfect, but specific goals would help, says report  Feb 26, 2002

* Microbiologist named to USDA food safety position  Feb 7, 2002

* Global meeting to focus on measures for improving food safety  Jan 25, 2002

* National panel on food safety criteria to meet Jan 22-25  Jan 17, 2002