Throughout 2024, England’s reports of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli were up 26%, with confirmed cases rising to 2,544. Of these hundreds of cases, 564 were from the highly dangerous strain known as ...

Take Escherichia coli a.k.a. E. coli for instance. While E. coli is a happy and harmless resident of the intestine, one of ...

As temperatures continue to rise, so too does the risk of food poisoning. U.S. officials are currently investigating an upsurge of listeria cases linked to ready-to-eat foods such as sandwiches and ...

ATLANTA — Americans suffered a bit less food poisoning last year. There were significant drops in illnesses from shigella and the most dangerous form of E. coli, according to a government report ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The U.S. government said Tuesday it has ...

They’re a recipe for an abdominal apocalypse. While food poisoning can have many sources, certain foods can make mealtime seem like playing intestinal roulette. A new survey by Consumer Reports has ...

Your good health habit could actually get you seriously sick — and you wouldn’t know until it’s too late. While experts unanimously agree that we should all be eating more fresh, whole foods, a food ...

Hot, cooked food should be kept at 140 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer to prevent bacteria from growing, according to the U.S.

A color enhanced transmission electron micrograph shows a listeria bacterium in tissue. This pathogen is the third-leading cause of death from foodborne illness in the United States. Infections are ...