Word: salmonella
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...Originally requested by Senators Ted Kennedy and Barbara Boxer after the great bagged-spinach E. coli fiasco of 2006, the report arrives on the heels of a salmonella outbreak earlier this year, linked to tomatoes and peppers, which sickened at least 1,440 people and was America's largest food-borne-illness outbreak in a decade. Meanwhile, toxic additives in milk products in China have killed four infants, sickened 54,000 and led to recalls of Chinese dairy products worldwide...
...Another big problem: improper holding temperatures (22% of restaurants kept food either not hot enough or not cold enough), which can potentially lead to bacteria festering in poorly cooked food. Inadequate hand-washing accounted for 16% of the violations recorded, putting diners at risk for contagion of norovirus or salmonella. Infestations of rodents and insects were cited in 13% of restaurants, most often in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia, while 11% of restaurants were cited for workers using dirty cloths to wipe down tables or food-preparation surfaces...
...trend toward city farming is already big in Canada and Europe and is gaining ground in the U.S. amid escalating concerns about the environment, pesticides and food safety in general. "Knowing exactly where your food comes from is a concern for a lot of people in the face of salmonella and E. coli scares," says Johanna Rosen of West Philadelphia's Mill Creek Farm...
...Maryland Stalking Salmonella's Source U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials are now looking at serrano peppers, cilantro and jalapeņos, as well as tomatoes, as possible sources of the salmonella outbreak that has infected more than 1,000 people since April. These items are commonly found in salsa, which many victims said they had consumed before they fell ill. Tomato growers say hasty finger-pointing by the FDA cost them millions in lost revenue...
...Maryland Attack of the Killer Tomatoes II The U.S. Food and Drug Administration still hasn't found the source of the largest produce-linked salmonella outbreak in the nation's history, and officials now say it's possible that tomatoes aren't even the culprit. So far, 869 people across 36 states have become sick. According to the National Restaurant Association, reduced tomato consumption has cost the food industry at least $100 million...