Cashews are the Salmonella source in the outbreak linked to Jule’s cashew brie, according to the latest update from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Testing by state and federal health officials also revealed that the cheese products were contaminated with several strains of Salmonella. Two strains are associated with the outbreak- Salmonella Duisburg and Salmonella […]
In 2019, the FDA deemed Listeria a “resident pathogen” at its facility in Utica, OH, now Velvet Ice Cream is recalling all products made there since March 24, 2021, for Listeria risk. The Velvet Ice Cream Listeria recall includes dozens of ice cream, sherbet, and frozen novelty products. The brand names of the recalled products are Buehler’s, Discount Drug Mart, […]
UPDATED MAY 10, 2021 One year after they were recalled in connection with a deadly Listeria outbreak, Guan’s enoki mushrooms are again being recalled for Listeria. No illnesses have been reported in association with the current enoki mushroom Listeria recall, according to Guan’s Mushroom Co. of Commerce, CA. Retailers should not sell and consumers should not eat these mushrooms as […]
JBS USA Food Company in Greeley, CO has issued a recall for imported boneless beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. It is not clear why the raw, frozen, boneless beef products imported from Australia on or around Nov. 10, 2020, are being recalled now. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and […]
A 12-state Salmonella Hadar ground turkey outbreak linked to Plainville Farms, Wegmans and Nature’s Promise brands includes at least seven people in Massachusetts. The products were sold at Wegmans, Food Lion, Giant Food, Giant/Martin’s, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Health officials believe the affected lots of these products are no longer on the market but consumers […]
Four people in New York are part of a four-state queso fresco Listeria outbreak, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of ten people have been sickened, two of the illnesses are pregnancy-related. This is of special concern because among pregnant women Listeria can cause miscarriage, stillbirth […]
A queso fresco Listeria outbreak has grown to include 10 illnesses in Connecticut, Maryland, New York, and Virginia, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The outbreak has been linked to cheese made by El Abuelito of Paterson, NJ, and sold under the brand names El Abuelito, Rio […]
In the course of investigating an ongoing Listeria outbreak linked to Hispanic-style soft cheeses, the Connecticut Department of Health found Listeria in El Abuelito queso fresco purchased from a grocery store. Connecticut health officials moved to test samples of the cheese, made in Paterson, NJ after one of the people sickened in the outbreak reported […]
A Listeria outbreak associated with queso fresco and similar cheeses has sickened seven people in Connecticut, Maryland, New York and Virginia, all of whom have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The outbreak prompted the CDC to issue a food safety alert for or queso fresco and similar soft, fresh […]
Possible Cyclospora contamination has prompted a recall of organic basil for sold under the brand names That’s Tasty and Simple Truth. Shenandoah Growers Inc. of Harrisonburg, VA issued the recall for 3240 units of branded fresh-cut, organic basil sold in clear plastic, clamshell containers after being notified by the FDA that a sample of the […]
A deadly E. coli outbreak includes five people in Oklahoma and 11 others in Arkansas, New York, Virginia, and Washington. The five-state E. coli O157:H7 outbreak is causing unusually severe infections including nine hospitalizations, three cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a form of kidney failure associated with E. coli infections, and one death, according […]