Health News: Seattle Chipotle closed for repeated food safety violations ♦ Antibiotics sales to farms up 23% since 2009 ♦ NY state warns about listeria in Gerald E. Snyder Farm’s raw milk

Seattle Chipotle closed for repeated food safety violations The Chipotle Mexican Grill on South Lake Union was shut down Thursday by officials with Public Health — Seattle and King County for repeated food safety violations. The “fast casual” restaurant at 212 Westlake Ave. in Seattle was closed for receiving red violations during three consecutive inspections.

Antibiotics sales to farms up 23% since 2009  According to newly released federal data, sales of medically important antimicrobials used in food-producing animals in the U.S. increased by 3 percent in 2014 and by 23 percent between 2009 and 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its summary of the information animal drug sponsors are required by the Animal Drug.

NY state warns consumers about listeria in Gerald E. Snyder Farm’s raw milk Consumers in New York’s Allegany County and the surrounding area were told not to consume “unpasteurized” raw milk from the Gerald E. Snyder Farm, due to possible Listeria contamination.  The public health warning came from  Commissioner Richard A. Bail of  the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets.

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