The CDC reports illnesses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Washington.

A study by Michigan State University researchers found that only 5 percent of people who used the bathroom washed their hands long enough to kill the germs that can cause infections.

Director General Gaziano da Silva recommended that the Chinese government strictly control the use of pesticides and fertilizers. 

The promise of FSMA to reduce the burden of foodborne illness cannot be realized without additional funding, says FDA's Michael Taylor.  

The project is dedicated to sequencing the genomes of 100,000 bacteria and viruses that cause serious foodborne illnesses in people around the world.

Salmonella species PCR assay offers validated method for fast, simple detection of food pathogens. 

Center is recognized by Waters Centers of Innovation Program for research into food and flavor chemistry. 

In September of 2012, a county fair’s petting zoo was linked to 106 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection, affecting 64 children, of which one two-year-old boy died.

The agencies responsible for approving the deal must take the “troubling track record” of China in food safety into account, Stabenow has said. 

The finding may significantly speed up the response to many outbreaks of foodborne illness, allowing epidemiological investigators to identify the exact strains of Salmonella that make people sick and to more quickly find, and eliminate, the source of the disease.