A 12-state Listeria outbreak linked to meat sliced at grocery store deli counters has sickened 28 people killing two of them. A specific brand or type of meat has not yet been identified but turkey and liverwurst are the most likely culprits, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prepackaged deli meats […]
Updated July 11 with dozens of illnesses A raw milk Salmonella outbreak linked to Raw Farm in California that was originally thought to have sickened 19 people in California in 2023, actually caused 165 illnesses in four states making it the largest raw milk Salmonella outbreak in a decade, according to the California Department of […]
Updated June 19 with final outbreak information. Minnesota was one of the states hardest hit by a Salmonella outbreak linked to Infinite Herbs organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s. The 14-state outbreak sickened 36 people, hospitalizing four of them. Six people in Minnesota were sickened. With seven patients, Florida was the only other state with […]
An outbreak tied to cucumbers tainted with Salmonella Africana includes 162 illnesses in 25 states. An ongoing Salmonella Braenderup outbreak that has sickened 158 people in 23 states may also be linked to these cucumbers. The Florida-grown cucumbers, distributed by Fresh Start Produce based in Delray, FL, were recalled on May 31, 2024, after the […]
A cucumber Salmonella recall includes Food Lion. Fresh Start Produce of Delray, FL issued the recall on May 31, 2024, after the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture found Salmonella in a sample from a cucumber purchased at a grocery store. Federal health officials are performing genetic tests on that Salmonella strain to see if it matches one linked […]
An E. coli outbreak has triggered a recall for organic walnuts sold in bulk at Whole Foods, New Seasons Market, and other natural food stores and co-ops. Consumers who have recently purchased bulk walnuts should check recall information carefully. On April 26, 2024, Gibson Farms Inc. of Hollister, CA issued an E. coli recall for […]
An E. coli outbreak has been linked to bulk organic walnuts sold at Whole Foods, New Seasons, and other natural food stores and co-ops. Seven of the 12 people sickened have been hospitalized, two of them with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a form of kidney failure that is a complication of E.coli infections. Six illnesses […]
A ground beef E. coli alert includes Hannaford stores. On April 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) issued a public health alert for ground beef that may be contained with E. coli O157:H7 The agency issued the alert Greater Omaha Beef of Omaha, NE discovered the problem during an inventory […]
Update This outbreak has been linked to Infinite Herbs organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is trying to determine the food source of a new Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened 11 people. The agency has started a traceback investigation, meaning that most or all patients said they […]