Infosheet highlights:
-Butcher who sold meat contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 facing inquiry
-John Tudor and Son, meat supplier to schools in Wales, caused an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak beginning in Sept. 2005, which killed a five-
year-old child and sickened an 150 additional children in 44 schools in southern Wales.
Infosheet highlights:
-Over 1000 shoppers potentially exposed between January 7 and 26, 2008 through produce handler
-Handwashing can reduce the chance of passing on Hepatitis A to patrons.
Next time you see someone skip out on the suds in the bathroom, look at them and say, “Dude, wash your hands!”
Salmonella from pet turtles sickens 103 in 2007.
Keep pets out of the kitchen. Wash hands following any petting. Especially avoid pets with diarrhea.
Kids goofing off at work were found out after they posted videos of their antics on Facebook. To find out what exactly they did download this week’s infosheet.
5 ill in Wisconsin and one in California linked to burgers produced by Rochester Meat Company.
The ground beef products subject to recall were shipped to distributors for retail to restaurants and food service institutions.
Cook hamburgers and all ground beef to an internal temperature of 160F or 71C.
Practice good hygiene, know the risks involved with the dishes you are preparing and know how to control them. Staff at a San Antonio restaurant learn valuable lessons from a poor score by the health inspector. An outbreak of Salmonella linked to a restaurant in Leola, PA is a reminder for food handlers that foodborne illness is something to think about.
First Infosheet of 2008. Happy New Year from the iFSN!
Over 25 people in Hamilton Ontario, have become ill from norovirus after eating at a McMaster University holiday party catered by East Meets West Campus Bistro.
Cockroaches are causing problems in Ireland this week in the iFSN infosheet.