Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff
“Uh-oh. My little brother just threw up in the hallway.” It’s not an utterance anyone wants to hear from a dinner guest. Fortunately for my reputation as a cook, it was unrelated to the food I served that evening. The child’s apologetic parents later told me that he had norovirus, a common cause of vomiting […]
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The Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with local health officials, are currently investigating a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 cases that has been connected to Costco chicken salad. One case has been reported in Washington state. This person, a King County resident, is a […]
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Today, members of our food inspection team and our epidemiology team met with a delegation of hygiene and food professionals from Japan to exchange ideas about food safety. The group, which consisted of representatives from government and industry, shared how food safety laws work at the local level in both countries and how food safety […]
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Public Health is currently investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 – one of the most serious foodborne illnesses you can contract. Our thoughts are with the families affected by this outbreak, and we appreciate the support of the community as we work to protect the health of the public. A person can get an E. coli […]
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Our state, and our county in particular, is in the middle of a salmonella outbreak. Government agencies at every jurisdictional level are working hard to stop it. We sat down with Berhanu Alemayehu from our food safety program to learn more about what people can do to keep themselves safe. What is salmonella? How do […]
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Click through the images to find out more about why these safety tips are so important. For more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention website.
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