Insights and Stories on Salmonella

US farm agency withdraws proposal aimed at lowering Salmonella risks in poultry

Apr. 24, 2025 at 4:42 pm CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is withdrawing a proposal aimed at reducing Salmonella risks in poultry products for U.S. consumers, the agency said on Thursday.

Biden says U.S. baby formula shortage to ease in weeks

May. 13, 2022 at 7:37 pm CDT

By Doina Chiacu Susan Heavey

Safety advocates sound alarm over new U.S. hog slaughter rules

Sep. 19, 2019 at 2:03 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

CFIA seeks ‘fundamental change’ in chicken processing

Mar. 28, 2018 at 7:33 am CDT

By Staff

Health Canada clears ground beef irradiation

Feb. 22, 2017 at 12:06 pm CST

By Staff

Greig: Salmonella strain hard to treat in livestock

Nov. 30, 2016 at 5:37 pm CST

A strain of salmonella resistant to multiple antimicrobials is spreading in Ontario and Quebec cattle herds. There have been 23 cases of Salmonella Dublin in 15 herds reported in Ontario since 2012, but the numbers have been increasing each year. There were eight cases reported in 2015 and four in […]

By John Greig

U.S. blocks Hamilton crush plant’s canola meal

Jan. 8, 2016 at 9:51 am CST

Winnipeg | Reuters –– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halted a shipment of canola meal on Dec. 1 from a Bunge plant in Hamilton, Ont. because it appeared to contain salmonella bacteria, FDA records show. Salmonella can cause food-borne illness in humans. However, canola meal is mainly shipped […]

By Rod Nickel

Peanut company CEO sentenced for salmonella outbreak

Sep. 22, 2015 at 5:54 pm CDT

Albany, Ga.| Reuters –– The former owner of Peanut Corporation of America was sentenced in federal court on Monday to 28 years in prison for his role in a salmonella outbreak linked to nine deaths. In a rare case of criminal prosecution linked to food contamination, Stewart Parnell, the former […]

By Rich McKay

Interprovincial salmonella outbreak tied to chicks

May. 25, 2015 at 7:31 pm CDT

Federal and Alberta provincial health and veterinary officials are probing almost three dozen cases of salmonella poisoning across three provinces, tied to handling of live baby chickens. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said Monday it’s so far investigating 17 cases of illness in people in Alberta, 13 in […]

By Dave Bedard