An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has sickened 49 people killing one of them. At least 10 people have been hospitalized, one of them is being treated for hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a life-threatening complication of E. coli infections that causes kidney failure. Health officials haven’t yet pinpointed the contaminated ingredient, onions […]
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 […]