The E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, CA has grown to include 138 patients, 13 of whom have a form of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last updated the outbreak on December 4, the outbreak has grown to include two more […]
A hard-boiled egg Listeria outbreak has sickened seven people in five states, killing one of them. Almark Foods of Gainesville, Georgia, which sells the eggs nationwide to foodservice operators, has not issued a recall for them so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning against selling serving or using these […]
Fresh Express salad has been recalled in Canada after being linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 16 people in Canada. Consumers who have these salads at home should not eat them as E. coli can cause serious illness and death. The Fresh Express recall in Canada includes all packages of Sunflower Crisp […]
Tailor Cut Produce of New Brunswick, NJ, has issued a recall for its Fruit Luau mix containing chunks of pineapple, cantaloupe and honeydew after hospital patients and nursing home residents in southeastern Pennsylvania who ate it developed Salmonella infections. The Pennsylvania Salmonella outbreak includes 31 people at four facilities. The company distributes its products to […]
White Castle has issued a recall of frozen products that may be contaminated with Listeria. The recall includes frozen 6 pack cheeseburgers, frozen 6 pack hamburgers, frozen 6 pack jalapeno cheeseburgers, and 16 pack hamburgers, 16 pack cheeseburgers. At the time of the recall, the company said it was not aware of any illnesses. However, […]
Tailor Cut Produce Fruit Mix is possibly the source of a Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania that has sickened 31 people, according to the U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA). The outbreak includes illnesses reported from two nursing homes and two hospitals in the southeastern part of the state. Many of those sickened ate the fruit […]
A Pennsylvania Salmonella outbreak that includes two hospitals and two nursing homes in southeastern Pennsylvania has sickened 29 people. The illnesses occurred between November 19 and November 30 at the facilities whose names have not yet been released by state health officials investigating the outbreak. Symptoms of a Salmonella infection, called salmonellosis, usually develop with […]
Dole Fresh Vegetables has issued a recall of President’s Choice Colorful Coleslaw and Marketside Tri-Color Coleslaw for potential contamination with Salmonella. The company issued the recall after Salmonella was found by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency during a random product sample test. The recalled products were sold in three Canadian provinces (AB, BC and SK) and […]
The romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak has expanded again and now includes 102 illnesses in 23 states. Fifty-eight people have been hospitalized, 10 of whom have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) a form of kidney failure that is a complication of some E. coli infections. Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last posted an outbreak update […]
The Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Hepatitis A outbreak linked to blackberries has expanded to include 16 cases in six states. Nine people were so sick they needed to be hospitalized. The blackberries associated with this outbreak were sold at Fresh Thyme Farmers Market from September 9 to September 30, 2019. Investigators from the federal agencies […]
Wild Harvest Organic All-Purpose Flour is being recalled for possible E. coli contamination. The recalled flour was sold in 5-lb bags with the code of AA, “BEST IF USED BY” 010820 CC 15:58 and UPC Code 711535509158. UNFI issued the recall for Wild Harvest flour after inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
Okami and Trader Joe’s brand sushi, salads and spring rolls are being recalled for potential Listeria contamination. The products, produced by Fuji Food Products Inc. were sold to select retailers and distributors along the East Coast and Upper Midwest. At the time of the recall, illnesses had not been reported in connection with the products, […]