Sixty people were hospitalized and 10 are known to have died last year in the largest listeria outbreak since 2011.

At the same time, USDA set up a program that reimburses farmers to purchase PPE for their workers, and both USDA and the CDC have deployed more than 100 federal workers into the field to support the response. And, we have invested $5 million in a campaign ...

A report from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service found sanitary noncompliance contributed to a multistate listeria outbreak last year.

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 15 more states have enrolled in a national H5N1 milk testing program, raising the number to 28 states, which represents roughly 65% of the nation’s milk production,

A group that advocates for animal rights says the US Government needs to do more to stop the spread of bird flu or H5N1. More than 100 million birds have been affected according to the CDC and over 1 million birds have been euthanized in the United States due to bird flu.

The CDC recommends that hospitalized flu patients be tested for bird flu within 24 hours to timely identify avian influenza A (H5N1) cases. While the public risk remains low, faster detection aids in tracing infections and providing swift medical response.

A listeria outbreak at a Boar’s Head facility in Virginia, which left 10 people dead and dozens hospitalized in multiple states in the U.S. in 2024, was caused by poor sanitation.

Health agencies such as the CDC recommend only drinking milk that ... eggs and egg products by the USDA—in collaboration with the Human Health Services and Food and Drug Administration ...

We last spoke in April, after a dairy worker became infected with bird flu. At the time, you described your level of concern about bird flu as “medium.” How would you describe your level of worry now?