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Clostridium perfringens
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Food Safety News
Clostridium perfringens behind illness at New Zealand University
By News Desk
Clostridium perfringens has been confirmed as the cause of more than 100 students falling ill at a university in New Zealand. Health New Zealand and the Ministry for Primary Industries…
Food Safety News
Catered food linked to school outbreak in Greece
By News Desk
A suspected Clostridium perfringens outbreak affected 30 people in Greece in 2021, according to a study. In May 2021, several gastroenteritis cases were reported among students and staff of a…
Marler Blog
How did I miss the 2017 Shooter’s Grill Clostridium Perfringens Outbreak?
By Bill Marler
Rifle-Rodeo-food-poisoning-report On the morning of Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 calls began coming into the Garfield County Public Health (GCPH) Rifle Office (970-625-5200) from people reporting illness involving symptoms of diarrhea…
Food Safety News
Outbreaks down but illnesses up for Denmark
By News Desk
The number of foodborne outbreaks was down but the amount of people falling sick was up in Denmark in 2019 compared to the year before. This past year, 51 outbreaks…
Food Safety News
Cheese sauce linked to Clostridium perfringens outbreak
Researchers have detailed the first reported Clostridium perfringens outbreak in England associated with leeks in leftover and reheated cheese sauce. In December 2018, public health authorities were alerted to 34…
Food Safety News
Researchers aim to improve Clostridium perfringens surveillance
By News Desk
Whole genome sequencing can improve surveillance and control of Clostridium perfringens, say researchers. Clostridium perfringens bacteria are responsible for an estimated 80,000 cases of diarrhea in the United Kingdom each…
Food Safety News
Beach Beat: Round and round Chipotle goes, where the outbreaks will end, nobody knows
By Coral Beach
Opinion Denver, we have a problem. Despite a corporate policy of “zero tolerance” for food safety mistakes, the most infamous burrito chain in the country continues to make its customers…
Food Poison Journal
Ohio Chipotle Update: Stool Sample Results Returned by CDC Test Positive for Clostridium perfringens
By Bill Marler
According to Delaware County Health Commissioner Shelia Hiddleson, although food samples tested negative for C. perfringens bacteria, the stool samples tested positive for the toxin that C. perfringens forms in the gastrointestinal tract.…
Food Safety News
2nd pathogen in fundraiser outbreak; jambalaya still suspect
By Coral Beach
A second pathogen is in play in a northeast Louisiana outbreak thought to be caused by jambalaya served at a softball fundraising event Monday. By Friday afternoon, 125 people were…
Food Poison Journal
Clostridium perfringens found at Louisiana Baseball Fundraiser
By Bill Marler
Columbia Health officials have released the latest numbers on the Salmonella outbreak in Caldwell Parish. According to the Louisiana Dept. of Health, 125 people are now confirmed to have a gastrointestinal…