Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Packaged Sandwiches
Listeria, PathogensPackaged sandwiches are the source of a Listeria outbreak that has sickened 10 people in two states. All of them were hospitalized. Whole genome sequencing tests indicate that packaged sandwiches made by Fresh & Ready Foods were tainted…



37 Sick In Salmonella Outbreak at Aladdin Mediterranean Cafe
Pathogens, SalmonellaThe Aladdin Mediterranean Cafe Salmonella outbreak now includes 37 illnesses and nine hospitalizations, according to the latest update from county health officials. The customers developed Salmonella infections after dining at the…



Aladdin Mediterranean Café Salmonella Outbreak
Pathogens, SalmonellaAt least five people have been hospitalized in a Salmonella outbreak linked to Aladdin Mediterranean Café in the Clairemont area of San Diego, according to the county health department. Fourteen customers who dined at the restaurant in April,…



USDA FSIS is Investigating a Listeria Outbreak
Listeria, PathogensThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) is investigating a new Listeria outbreak. A food source has not yet been determined, and information about how many people are sick or which states are included…









Iceberg and Romaine Salad Blend Suspected in E. coli Outbreak
E. coli, PathogensAn iceberg and romaine salad blend served at catering events, restaurants, and a school is the suspected source of a 10-state E. coli outbreak. The salad blend was produced by Taylor Farms, the same company that produced onions linked to the…






Colorado is the Epicenter of McDonald's E. coli Outbreak
E. coli, PathogensColorado is the epicenter of a 13-state E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders. More than one-third of the illnesses and the only reported fatality have been reported from Colorado. And onions suspected as a source of the outbreak…



Listeria Outbreak Linked to Packaged Sandwiches
Listeria, PathogensPackaged sandwiches are the source of a Listeria outbreak that has sickened 10 people in two states. All of them were hospitalized. Whole genome sequencing tests indicate that packaged sandwiches made by Fresh & Ready Foods were tainted…



37 Sick In Salmonella Outbreak at Aladdin Mediterranean Cafe
Pathogens, SalmonellaThe Aladdin Mediterranean Cafe Salmonella outbreak now includes 37 illnesses and nine hospitalizations, according to the latest update from county health officials. The customers developed Salmonella infections after dining at the…



Aladdin Mediterranean Café Salmonella Outbreak
Pathogens, SalmonellaAt least five people have been hospitalized in a Salmonella outbreak linked to Aladdin Mediterranean Café in the Clairemont area of San Diego, according to the county health department. Fourteen customers who dined at the restaurant in April,…



USDA FSIS is Investigating a Listeria Outbreak
Listeria, PathogensThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) is investigating a new Listeria outbreak. A food source has not yet been determined, and information about how many people are sick or which states are included…