Public Advisory: E. coli outbreak
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in three provinces.
View ArticleAdvisory: "Simply Thick" May Be Linked to Illnesses in Premature Infants in...
Following a release issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada are advising parents, caregivers and healthcare providers not...
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: Check your freezer for recalled beef products
A food safety investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has led to a recall of more than 135 ground beef products distributed across the country under a variety of brand names. These...
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: Protect yourself from Salmonella illness
A food safety investigation by federal and provincial health authorities and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has led to a recallExternal Link of a beef burger mix produced by Intercity Packers Ltd....
View ArticleHigh Risk of Botulism from Ungutted Salted Fish Products, such as Fesikh
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada are advising Canadians that the consumption of certain whole salted fish products like fesikh, a traditional dish in the Egyptian community,...
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: Illnesses related to Salmonella and pet food
An outbreak of illness has been linked to certain pet food, which has been recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.
View ArticleSomething you ate? - Episode 1: Outbreak response The big picture
The Public Health Agency of Canada has developed a series of four videos that help explain how we respond to large outbreaks of foodborne illness, or food poisoning as it is sometimes called. The first...
View ArticleSomething you ate? - Episode 2: Tracking the source
Epidemiologists are disease detectives. They work to find out the who, what, where, when and why of diseases, including foodborne diseases, and then use that research to control health problems.
View ArticleSomething you ate? - Episode 3: Tales from the lab
The Public Health Agency of Canadas National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) is Canada's main infectious disease public health laboratory. The NML is home to a reference library of pathogens. When other...
View ArticleSomething you ate? - Episode 4: Protecting yourself
Anyone can get sick from contaminated food or water. But some people are more at risk for getting very sick from complications associated with foodborne illness. You are more at risk if you are...
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: Outbreak of Salmonella illness related to mangoes
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall, reports that these mangoes may have been distributed to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba,...
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: Outbreak of Salmonella illness related to mangoes - Update
An investigation by provincial and federal health authorities into an outbreak of illness caused by Salmonella Braenderup has led to a recall of certain Daniella brand mangoes sold between July 12 and...
View ArticleCFIA investigation into XL Foods (E. coli O157:H7)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and XL Foods, Inc., are warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, or serve various raw beef products that may be...
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: Outbreak of E. coli O157 illness related to beef
The Public Health Agency of Canada has been working with its health and food safety partners on an investigation into illnesses in Alberta that have been linked to XL Foods Inc.
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: E. coli O157 illness related to beef - Update
The Public Health Agency of Canada has been working with its health and food safety partners on an investigation into illnesses in Alberta that have been linked to XL Foods Inc.
View ArticleTools used in the management of food-borne illness outbreaks
Governments work together when theres a national or international outbreak of food-borne illness and in doing so rely on some key tools to help them respond to the outbreak effectively.
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: E. coli O157:H7 illness related to frozen beef burgers
The Public Health Agency of Canada has been working with its health and food safety partners on an investigation into E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Alberta and Ontario.
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Atlantic Canada and Ontario
Today, an additional case of E.coli O157:H7 was confirmed in Ontario as part of this outbreak. This brings Ontarios number of cases to 5 and the total to 16.
View ArticlePublic Health Notice: E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in the Maritimes and Ontario
The latest evidence in the Public Health Agency of Canadas food-borne illness investigation indicates that the most probable cause of the E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in the Maritimes and Ontario is...
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