Read more food poisoning stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17/food-poisoning.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:08:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73186/e-coli-outbreak-in-northeast-ground-beef-kills-2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA person each from Maine and New York has died in what authorities believe may be an outbreak of E. coli in ground beef that is suspected of sickening dozens of consumers. The suspect beef was produced by New York company Fairbank Farms, which has recalled more than half a...http://www.newser.com/story/73186/e-coli-outbreak-in-northeast-ground-beef-kills-2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 5:42:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69816/leonard-cohen-collapses-in-spain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeonard Cohen collapsed onstage in Spain last night and was rushed to a hospital with stomach pain, the CBC reports. The 75-year-old singer, who fainted while singing "Bird on the Wire," suffered from stomach cramps and vomiting before losing consciousness. Cohen was released this morning and said he wants to...http://www.newser.com/story/69816/leonard-cohen-collapses-in-spain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 17:26:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66289/calif-plant-recalls-ground-beef-on-salmonella-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California meatpacking plant has issued a recall for 800,000 pounds of ground beef it fears may be tainted with salmonella, the Los Angeles Times reports. The ground beef from Beef Packers, Inc. is sold under various retail names in California, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. The recall came after...http://www.newser.com/story/66289/calif-plant-recalls-ground-beef-on-salmonella-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 15:54:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56632/minnesota-may-have-saved-your-innards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen it comes to salmonella and other food-borne illnesses, federal agencies are rightly putting money into preventing future outbreaks, but few agencies are focused on detecting them. That task falls mostly to state and local officials, which means the ability to connect several sick citizens and call it a salmonella...http://www.newser.com/story/56632/minnesota-may-have-saved-your-innards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 8:16:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52550/food-hazards-elude-private-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe job of monitoring America's food plants is falling more and more to private inspectors who often miss hazards, a New York Times investigation finds. Plants hire such auditors to reassure customers and reduce liability, but the companies often pick the cheapest and least rigorous audits available. Some of the...http://www.newser.com/story/52550/food-hazards-elude-private-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 6:43:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49125/blowfish-testicles-poison-7-diners-in-japan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorld travelers, take note. Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorized chef have sickened seven diners in northern Japan, three of whom remain hospitalized. The owner of the Tsuruoka restaurant had no license to serve blowfish and was being questioned on suspicion of professional negligence. Blowfish poison, called tetrodotoxin, is nearly...http://www.newser.com/story/49125/blowfish-testicles-poison-7-diners-in-japan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 16:39:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47316/salmonella-sickens-388-across-42-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CDC is investigating another salmonella outbreak. About 400 people in 42 states have gotten sick over the past three months, but investigators still don't know the source, Reuters reports. The usual culprits for this particular strain are cheese and undercooked poultry and eggs. Of those sickened, about 70 had...http://www.newser.com/story/47316/salmonella-sickens-388-across-42-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Jan 2009 19:29:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/30087/label-free-tainted-tomatoes-tough-to-trace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo months after salmonella-tainted tomatoes entered the food supply, the FDA has still not tracked down the source. Blame the label-free tomato with no bar codes to help investigators, reports AP. The FDA has had to rely on the fickle memories of victims, who are having trouble recalling if they...http://www.newser.com/story/30087/label-free-tainted-tomatoes-tough-to-trace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Jun 2008 2:29:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19426/new-e-coli-strains-could-spell-epidemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew drug-resistant strains of E. coli have doctors worried that the mutant bacteria could become a superbug to rival MRSA, the drug-resistant form of staphylococcus that kills hundreds hospital patients each year, the Daily Telegraph reports. The spread of the new E.coli strains must be carefully tracked to avoid...http://www.newser.com/story/19426/new-e-coli-strains-could-spell-epidemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Feb 2008 12:57:44 CST