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A surprising clue in the E. coli investigation: Sick inmates in an Alaska prison

04.24.2018
H. Claire Brown
Could Yuma, Arizona’s trained falcons prevent the next E. coli outbreak?
04.21.2018
by Naomi Tomky
Here’s what caused the 200-million-egg salmonella recall: an “ongoing rodent infestation”
04.18.2018
by Joe Fassler
Salmonella outbreak traced to North Carolina leads to largest egg recall in nearly a decade
04.17.2018
by H. Claire Brown
Why blockchain won’t fix food safety—yet
02.04.2018
by Jessica McKenzie
Is Yelp the next diagnostic tool for foodborne illness?
01.11.2018
by Sam Bloch
Prison food is making U.S. inmates disproportionately sick
01.03.2018
by H. Claire Brown + Joe Fassler
Mislabeled egg rolls could’ve killed someone. Why did it take a week to get them off the shelves?
08.31.2017
by Baylen J. Linnekin
CDC: Backyard chickens are giving their well-meaning owners salmonella
08.22.2017
by Joe Fassler
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