salmonella

Drug-Resistant Salmonella Linked to Overuse of Antibiotics in Cattle Farming

By Olivia Rosane / August 23, 2019

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Thursday of a drug-resistant strain of salmonella newport linked to the overuse of antibiotics in cattle farming. The strain sickened 255 people in 32 states between June 2018 and March 2019, leading to 60 hospitalizations and two deaths, the agency wrote in its Morbidity and Mortality […]

Beef Recall Expands as Salmonella Cases Quadruple in 2 Months

By Olivia Rosane / December 5, 2018

Turkey Is Bad on Antibiotics—Pork and Beef, Even Worse

By EcoWatch / November 14, 2018

Massive Nationwide Food Recall Could Affect ‘Tens of Thousands of People’

By Olivia Rosane / October 23, 2018

206 Million Eggs Recalled After Salmonella Outbreak, 22 Sickened

By EcoWatch / April 16, 2018

New USDA Food Safety Plan Will Speed Up Poultry Processing Lines

By EcoWatch / December 4, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a new plan Wednesday to reduce the number of salmonella outbreaks linked to meat and poultry. Included is a controversial rollout of a pilot program that would speed up poultry processing lines and replace some USDA inspectors with plant employees. The proposal would increase line speeds in poultry plants to 175 chickens per minute […]