News : foodborne illness

A new government research study puts leafy green vegetables at the top of a list of possible sources of food poisoning.

According to federal data from 2011, almost 48 million people are sickened by food poisoning in the U.S. each year including 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 fatalities.

The Associated...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an unusual outbreak of E. coli in six states, which has been linked to 13 illnesses and one death of a child.

The CDC said it has not linked the outbreak, which occurred in April and May, to contaminated...