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, […]
Hodgson Mill of Effingham, IL has issued a recall of specific lots of its Unbleached All-Purpose White Wheat Flour sold in 5- lb bags for potential E. coli contamination. Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should not use it. At the time of the recall, the company said it was not aware of any […]
A Hepatitis A outbreak linked to blackberries sold at Fresh Thyme Farmers Market stores includes 14 cases in five states. Eight patients have been hospitalized The five states now reporting cases are: Indiana, Michigan Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin. Patients reported onset of symptoms ranging from October 8, 2019, to November 15, 2019. All of the […]
Seven people have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak at Evergreens restaurants in Seattle. One person was hospitalized. Customers developed symptoms of an E. coli infection after eating meals purchased from four Evergreens locations between November 5 – 11, 2019. Those locations are: Downtown (823 3rd Ave, Seattle) International District (504 5th Ave S, Seattle) […]
The E. coli outbreak linked to Salinas-grown romaine lettuce has expanded to include 67 people. Six of the 39 people hospitalized have hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a form of kidney failure that is a complication of E. coli infections. Federal health officials warn that consumers should only eat romaine lettuce that they know was grown […]
Fourteen people are part of a Salmonella outbreak at Doug Sauls’ BBQ & Seafood in Nashville, NC. The county health department temporarily suspended the operating permit for the restaurant, located on 813 Western Avenue, after discovering conditions there presented an “imminent health hazard.” Tests on environmental swabs from the kitchen tested positive for the unusual […]
With just days to go until Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants to remind us that Salmonella contamination in turkeys is an industrywide problem. The reminder has come in the form of a summary of an outbreak that spanned two years and 42 states sickening 358 people with Salmonella Reading infections, […]
Fresh Thyme Market blackberries have been linked to a Hepatitis A outbreak that has sickened at least 11 people in three states. Six people have been hospitalized. The case-patients purchased fresh, conventional blackberries at Fresh Thyme Market stores in Indiana, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. The most recent illness was reported on November 5. Outbreak […]