Keeler Family Farms of Deming NM has issued an onion Salmonella recall in connection with a multistate outbreak. The recall includes red, yellow, and white onions shipped to Keeler from a supplier in Chihuahua, MX from July 1, 2021, through August 25, 2021. Keller distributed the onions to wholesalers, restaurants, and retail stores in all […]
ProSource Produce LLC of Hailey, Idaho has issued an onion Salmonella recall in connection with a multistate outbreak. The recalled red, yellow, and white onions were sold under the brand names Big Bull, Peak Fresh Produce, Sierra Madre, Markon First Crop., Markon Essentials, Rio Blue, ProSource, Rio Valley, and Sysco Imperial. These onions should not […]
A Salmonella outbreak linked to BrightFarms prepackaged salad ended after sickening 31 people in four states, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC). Four of the patients were so sick they required hospitalization. Since the CDC’s last update, the outbreak expanded to include 20 more illnesses in one more state. The four states reporting illnesses […]
Twenty people in Minnesota are part of a 35-state mystery Salmonella outbreak, according to the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some patients reported eating Mexican-style restaurant food containing onions, peppers, cilantro, and lime before they became ill. And the CDC found the outbreak strain in a restaurant condiment cup […]
Drew’s Organics of Chester, VT has issued a recall for one lot of ALDI Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing because it may be contaminated with bacteria including Clostridium botulinum due to a processing error. At the time of the recall, the company was not aware of any illnesses, however, consumers who have purchased this […]
A Listeria outbreak linked to Tyson pre-cooked chicken has ended with three illnesses and one fatality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. Health officials used genetic tetsing to establish that the three outbreak patients were sickened by the identical strain of Listeria which was also found in two samples of pre-cooked chicken. The […]
A current recall doesn’t cover all Fratelli Berretta antipasto trays that pose a Salmonella risk, the CDC warns, and consumers shouldn’t eat any of them. The prosciutto, soppressata, coppa, and salami recall was issued in connection with an ongoing Salmonella outbreak after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that Fratelli Berretta was […]
The CDC has named Fratelli Beretta brand uncured antipasto trays sold at Costco as the source of Salmonella infections that are part of an outbreak that has sickened 36 people in 17 states. Twelve people have been hospitalized. Health officials used whole genome sequencing to identify the genetic “fingerprint” of the Salmonella strain cultured from these […]
Charcuterie meats such as salami, prosciutto, coppa, and soppressata are linked to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 36 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twelve people have been hospitalized. August 27, 2021 UPDATE Health officials identified Fratelli Beretta antipasto trays as a source of this outbreak. These items, in […]
As a cake mix E. coli outbreak unfolds, some consumers are wondering how common is bacterial contamination of cake mix and flour? An examination of recalls posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) website reveals that since 2018 there have been 21 Salmonella or E. coli recalls for flour or cake mix. Some […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says pre-cooked shrimp is the likely source of a Salmonella Weltevreden outbreak that has sickened at least six people. The agency is not disclosing the name of the company, the product brand name, or the locations where the shrimp was sold because it appears the affected product is no […]
While investigating a breaded chicken Salmonella outbreak, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture tested Kirkwood Chicken Cordon Bleu and found the outbreak strain. Kirkwood is a store brand for ALDI, but other brands may also be implicated as the investigation progresses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The six-state outbreak includes 17 confirmed cases. Patients […]