Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2019/07/have-backyard-chickens-wash-your-hands/
As readers of this blog should know by now, I’m a big fan of food safety lawyer Bill Marler, whose blog keeps me up to date on food safety matters.
He posted recently on a Salmonella outbreak caused by contact with backyard chickens.
The CDC keeps track of such things. By its count,
A total of 279 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 41 states.
- 40 (26%) people have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.
- 70 (30%) people are children younger than 5 years.
The CDC’s advice:
I was interested…
Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2019/07/have-backyard-chickens-wash-your-hands/
As readers of this blog should know by now, I’m a big fan of food safety lawyer Bill Marler, whose blog keeps me up to date on food safety matters.
He posted recently on a Salmonella outbreak caused by contact with backyard chickens.
The CDC keeps track of such things. By its count,
A total of 279 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 41 states.
- 40 (26%) people have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.
- 70 (30%) people are children younger than 5 years.
The CDC’s advice:
I was interested…
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