ALBANY, N.Y. The state Health Department says people who attended a gaming expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 13th and 14th may have been exposed to Hepatitis A through an infected worker.
The person suspected of spreading the illness was handing out free samples of ice cream at a Schwan’s food service…

The Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. believes that germ cross- contamination in your kitchen can be the culprit of the spread of disease-causing bacteria. Germ cross-contamination occurs when bacteria are passed on from the original source to another person or object.
A study conducted by an American microbiologist from the University of Arizona in the US showed that there are more disease-causing bacteria in kitchens than in any other place at home such as the bathroom. The study reveals that food can carry organisms like E. coli, Salmonella spp., and Hepatitis A, which can cause illness.Continue Reading Kitchen sponge may cause food-borne illness, experts warn

September 28, 2005
CONCORD, N.H. –A federal judge has thrown out a Derry family’s lawsuit claiming they got sick after eating at a Taco Bell where a worker was diagnosed with Hepatitis A.
Judge Joseph DiClerico said Friday that the family’s claim lacked evidence that the food they ate was infected, or that their suffering merited compensation.
DiClerico also pointed out no doctor ever told Wendy and John Evans, or their three children, that the symptoms they experienced were related to the food they ate at Taco Bell. He said they never sought medical care, even though they complained of suffering from nausea, stomach pains, diarrhea and other symptoms.Continue Reading Judge dismisses family’s Taco Bell lawsuit

By Beth Aaron/Senior Staff Writer
September 28, 2005
A food handler who worked at Angelita’s Kitchen, 5401 South Ave. Q, may have infected customers who dined at the restaurant between Sept. 9 and Sept. 11 with hepatitis A, according to a City of Lubbock Health Department alert.
“Although the risk of infection is considered to be low, it’s still a concern,” said Tigi Ward, public health coordinator for the City of Lubbock Health Department.
Environmental Health has worked with the restaurant, and the establishment still is open for business, Ward said.Continue Reading Hepatitis A outbreak may have stemmed from local food handler

By Susan L. Burke, MS, RD/LD, CDE
eDiets Chief Nutritionist
Mad cow disease has thousands turning up their noses at burgers. Meat sales are down, and moms don’t know whether they can take their kids to the fast-food playground. Consumers are all atwitter, frightened that they’ll fall victim to the disease that causes cows to fall down and become paralyzed. But, health experts want you to know that there is a much larger threat to public health than eating beef.
In fact, only one person has come down with the human form of mad cow disease in the U.S., and it’s not linked to the one cow that they’ve isolated with the disease in this country. Although there’s a problem with beef, it’s not from mad cow. And, there’s a problem with food in general.
Food Borne Illness is a Big, Deadly Problem.Continue Reading How Now Mad Cow: Real Food Safety Concerns

27 September 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — As reported by the Reno Gazette-Journal: “Health officials are offering preventative shots to the estimated 650 people from Northern Nevada who attended a conference in Las Vegas where they might have been exposed to hepatitis-A.
“A worker at the Schwan’s Food Co. booth who served free ice cream to attendees of the Global Gaming Expo the week of Sept. 12 learned he had hepatitis-A after the event, officials said.
“Although there is no treatment for hepatitis A, symptoms can be prevented if a person exposed to the virus receives gamma globulin within 14 days.Continue Reading Gaming Attendees Warned of Hepatitis

September 27, 2005
Lubbock, Texas
The City of Lubbock Health Department has issued a Hepatitis-A alert for anyone who ate at a Lubbock restaurant.
Health officials say a food handler at Angelita`s Kitchen Restaurant, 5401 Avenue Q, may have infected customers from September 9-11.
Hepatitis-A is a viral infection of the liver. There is no…

Paula Francis, Anchor
Sep 26, 2005
As many as 1,000 convention-goers may have been exposed to Hepatitis-A two weeks ago. A shot clinic has been set up to help prevent further spread of the virus.
Kathy Haynes recently attended the Global Gaming Expo and had sampled ice cream from a Schwan’s food service booth. The food handler later tested positive for Hepatitis-A.
As a preventative measure, Kathy went to the Clark County Health District for 2 shots that would keep her from getting ill — if she had been exposed. The experience has her wondering if prevention begins with gloved hands. “I think Nevada needs to go ahead and pass a law that anybody passing out any type of food needs to be wearing gloves. Definitely.”Continue Reading Health District Has Shots For Hepatitis-A