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Creamworks Creamery Yersinia Outbreak Sickens 17 in PA

A Yersinia outbreak linked to Creamworks Creamery milk has sickened 17 people in Pennsylvania. The farm, which has a permit to pasteurize milk on-site, has agreed to stop selling the milk while the outbreak is investigated. Yersinia is an…
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Cyclospora Outbreak Strikes New York City

A Cyclospora outbreak in New York City has sickened more than 90 people so far this year. About 40 people have been sickened since July 1, 2019, about the same number of cases typically reported annually. Health officials have not yet…
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Cyclospora Outbreak at Taste Restaurant in South Haven, MI Sickens 8

Eight people have been sickened in a Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taste restaurant in South Haven MI. At least 14 other suspected cases have occurred since June in the southwestern part of the state. State health officials are asking people…
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Salmonella Outbreak: Papaya Distributor Refuses Recall, FDA Steps In

The U.S. distributor of papayas linked an ongoing Salmonella outbreak refused to issue a recall for the contaminated fruit, so the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stepped in. After Agroson’s LLC, the sole U.S. distributor of Cavi…
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