It’s Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. We’re starting the week with urgent updates on a fatal bird flu case in Washington, a developing E. coli outbreak tied to a state fair petting zoo, new warnings about weaknesses in the U.S. food safety system, and more from around the globe.
A second U.S. resident has died from the bird flu.
The Washington Department of Health reported that the Grays Harbor County resident was an older person who had a backyard flock of mixed domestic birds.
Parents in Arizona are reporting that their children became infected with E. coli after interaction with animals at the Arizona State Fair petting zoo.
OPINION — Sarah Sorscher
“No parent should have to worry that infant formula could be contaminated and make their baby sick — but that fear is top of mind for many right now.”
Authorities in Lithuania are investigating two cases of foodborne botulism linked to fish sold at a market.
OPINION — Bill Marler
“What fair-goers are finding, and often through devastating illness rather than education, is that the irresistible petting zoos and livestock exhibitions, which attract more children than anything, often harbor the lethal bacteria E. coli O157:H7.”
A man has been given a suspended sentence in England for food safety offences.
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