The Listeria outbreak linked to enoki mushrooms imported from Korea has ended after sickening 36 people in 17 states. Four people died. Listeria Recalls for Imported Enoki Mushrooms Three U.S. companies issued recalls for enoki mushrooms in association with this outbreak. All of them received the mushrooms from the same Korean supplier, Green Co. LTD. […]
The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets is warning consumers that Monterey Jack raw milk cheese from High Point Dairy may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. At the time the warning was issued on May 21, […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for frozen P&S Jumbo Meat Ravioli for potential contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The products were produced on April 30, 2020, and shipped to retail locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. FSIS is concerned that consumers may still have some […]
An E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts sold at Jimmy John’s sandwich shops has ended after sickening 51 people in 10 states, hospitalizing three of them. Public health officials used genetic tests to identify the genetic “fingerprint” of the outbreak strain of E. coli. The state hardest hit was Utah where 34 cases were […]
Three people who ate at Senor Moose restaurant in Seattle in late February have developed Hepatitis A infections. One person was hospitalized. Seattle health officials say they have discovered no indication that any current employee has the infection. They continue to investigate if a former employee was infected. Hepatitis A, a highly contagious virus that […]
H&C Food Inc. of Brooklyn has issued a recall for enoki mushrooms imported from Korea for potential risk of Listeria contamination. This is the third brand of imported enoki mushrooms to be recalled in connection with an ongoing Listeria outbreak that has sickened 36 people killing four of them. Genetic tests performed on samples of […]
Homestead Creamery of Wirtz, VA is recalling butter that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. At the time of the recall, no illnesses had been reported, according to the company, but consumers who have purchased this butter should not eat it as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. The company discovered the problem during […]
Salmonella in raw eggs and E. coli in raw flour make dough and batter dangerous to eat. Pillsbury is hoping it has a solution with a new “safe-to-eat cookie dough” product that uses heat-treated flour and pasteurized eggs. Ten years ago, after the first major E. coli outbreak linked to pre-packaged raw cookie dough, experts […]
Guan’s Mushroom Co of Commerce, CA is recalling enoki mushrooms imported from Korea that may be contaminated with Listeria. At the time of the recall, no illnesses had been reported, according to the company. However, consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. Among pregnant […]
An E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts sold at Jimmy John’s and elsewhere has expanded to include 39 illnesses in six states. Two people have been hospitalized. Twenty-five new cases – all but one of them in Utah have been reported since the last update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
Red clover sprouts produced by Chicago Indoor Garden have been linked to an E. coli O103 outbreak that also includes clover sprouts served on sandwiches at Jimmy John’s restaurants. The outbreak, which includes 14 illnesses in five states, is different from another recent Jimmy John’s clover sprouts E. coli outbreak that sickened 22 people in Iowa […]
A Listeria outbreak linked to Enoki mushrooms imported by Sun Hong Foods Inc. of Korea has sickened 36 people in 17 states. Four people have died. Among the three dozen people sickened in this outbreak are six pregnant women two of whom suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth. After the Michigan Department of Agriculture and […]