Multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell pork products produced...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year in the United States, about 9.4 million people get ill from 31 known foodborne germs. These illnesses lead to about 56,000...

In 2015, 902 foodborne disease outbreaks were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a recently released annual summary from the National Outbreak Reporting System...

In Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism, 26 states and Washington, D.C. scored a six or lower on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness. The report, issued...

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Pinpointing the source of a salmonella outbreak may soon take less time and be more accurate, thanks to next generation DNA sequencing techniques being used at the New York State Department of Health’s...