Foodborne illnesses kill more than 900 Americans each year, researchers find

Foodborne illnesses kill more than 900 Americans each year, researchers find

Foodborne illness kills hundreds of Americans a year, sickens tens of millions annually, and costs billions in medical care, lost productivity and premature deaths, federal researchers said in a report.  Roughly 10 million cases of foodborne illness each year in the U.S. are caused by six pathogens — salmonella, listeria monocytogenes, campylobacter, clostridium perfringens, shiga…

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More desserts linked to salmonella probe of mini pastries recalled  | Globalnews.ca

Canadian inspectors may go to Italy to probe mini pastry salmonella outbreak | Globalnews.ca

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it’s possible that investigators will be sent to Italy to determine the source of a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened at least 61 people in Canada. On Saturday, the agency recalled an imported brand of Italian mini-pastries distributed at catered events, hospitals and retirement homes in several provinces. Earlier this…

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