Entries by Carla

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Farm Fresh TWA Enoki Mushroom Listeria Recall

Farm Fresh Produce of Vernon, CA has issued a recall for enoki mushrooms sold nationwide that may be contaminated with Listeria. This is the latest in a string of enoki mushroom Listeria recalls. Consumers who have purchased recalled enoki mushrooms should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. Among pregnant women, […]

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Top Quality Produce Enoki Mushroom Listeria Recall

Top Quality Produce has issued a Listeria recall for enoki mushrooms imported from Taiwan. The recall includes all lots of these mushrooms. Consumers who have purchased them should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. Among pregnant women, Listeria can cause miscarriage and stillbirth. The recall includes all cases of 200g/7.05oz […]

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Yes! Enoki Mushroom Recalled for Listeria Risk

T Fresh Company of City of Industry, CA has issued a recall for Yes enoki mushrooms that may be contaminated with Listeria.  Consumers who have purchased these mushrooms should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. Among pregnant women, Listeria can cause miscarriage and stillbirth. The recalled mushrooms were imported from China. They […]

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Cut Fruit Listeria Recall Includes Wegmans, Tops and More

A cut fruit Listeria recall includes Wegmans, Tops, Fresh Harvest and Lexington Co-Op. Consumers who have recently purchased cut fruit items from these stores should check recall information carefully. The recalled products should not be eaten as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. Among pregnant women, Listeria can cause miscarriage and stillbirth. Fruit Fresh […]

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Shigella Outbreak in Eureka, CA

A Shigella outbreak in Eureka, California includes five confirmed and 11 suspected cases, according to the Humboldt County Public Health Department. Health officials believe the outbreak likely includes far more cases in the waterfront and 101 corridor areas than those reported. Some of the initial cases may have been spread at laundromats where an infected […]

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9 Recent Food Poisoning Outbreaks Linked to Prepackaged Salad

Prepackaged salads made by Dole, Fresh Express, Simple Truth, Josie’s Organics, and Bright Farms have been linked to nine outbreaks since 2019. The implicated salads were contaminated with a variety of pathogens including E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, and Cyclospora. One of these, a Listeria outbreak linked to prepackaged salads made Dole, is ongoing. 2021 -2022 […]

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Beef Jerky Listeria Recall Includes Dozens of Brand Names [Updated]

Updated March 14, 2002, with a list of stores. A beef jerky recall includes dozens of brand names including Ranchview, Smokehouse, Humboldt, Durbin Farms, and more. The recall includes a variety of flavors garlic pepper, straight whiskey, carne asada, mango habanero, Carolina reaper, cracked black pepper, old-fashioned maple, teriyaki, boysenberry, and more. Consumers who have […]

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Which Stores Sold Recalled Baby Formula?

Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, Winn Dixie Giant Eagle, Walgreens, CVS, Hannaford, Wegmans,  Giant, and  Schnucks are among the stores that sold powdered infant formula, from November 1, 2020, to  February 17, 2022, that has been recalled in connection with four illnesses and two deaths. On February 17, 2022, Abbott Nutrition issued a recall for Similac, […]

Baby Formula Cronobacter Investigation Includes 2 Deaths in Ohio

A federal investigation of Cronobacter illnesses among babies who consumed powdered infant formula includes two deaths in Ohio, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cronobacter illnesses are rare. On average, between two and four cases are reported to the CDC each year. This investigation already includes four illnesses -one in Minnesota, one […]

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Abbott Expands Similac Recall After Second Baby Dies

Abbott Nutrition has expanded its Similac recall after a second infant death from Cronobacter was reported in Ohio, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  This baby is said to have consumed a specialty formula of Similac produced by Abbott Nutrition called Similac PM […]

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CDC Investigates Additional Reports of Cronobacter from Baby Formula

The CDC is investigating additional reports of Cronobacter infections among infants who consumed now-recalled baby formula. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an investigation of four Cronobacter and Salmonella illnesses among infants who consumed Similac baby formula. Since then, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received more reports of […]

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WV Infant’s Salmonella Infection Likely Linked to Recalled Baby Formula

A West Virginia infant’s Salmonella infection is likely linked to recalled baby formula, according to state health officials. The discovery of this illness follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) announcement one week ago that the agency is investigating three Cronobacter infections and one Salmonella Newport infection in Texas reported among infants who consumed […]