More than 100 people in Massachusetts are part of a Cyclospora outbreak that health officials believe is linked to contaminated produce. The state health department is working with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to determine the specific cause of the outbreak which is the largest the state has ever experienced, a health official told […]
The Salmonella outbreak linked to pig ear dog treats has expanded to include 93 people in 27 states who handled them. Twenty people have been hospitalized. Pet Supplies Plus issued a recall for the pig ear treats on July 3, 2019. People who have purchased them should throw them away as Salmonella can cause serious […]
A ground bison recall including Northbrook, Sayers Brook and Fossil Farms ground meat and Northbrook Buffalo Burgers has been issued the products were linked to an E. coli outbreak. Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them as E. coli can cause serious illness. The outbreak has sickened 21 people in seven states, […]
Pet Supplies Plus has issued a recall for pig ear dog treats after a Salmonella outbreak among humans who handled them was announced. The recall is for pig ear dog treats sold in bulk at Pet Supplies Plus stores in 33 states: AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, […]
A Salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated pig ear dog treats has sickened 45 people who handled them. Illnesses were reported from 13 states, 12 people sickened with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- infections were hospitalized. Those sickened, who range in age from 1 year to 81 years old, reported onset of illness after handling pig ear dog treats. Their […]
Green Giant and Trader Joe’s brand vegetables sold at Food Lion, Shaws and other stores are being recalled for Listeria risk. No illnesses were reported at the time Grower’s Express issued the recall for fresh vegetables including cauliflower, squash and zucchini products. Stores that sold the products include: Big Y Foods, Bozzutos, C&S, Food Lion, […]
An E. coli outbreak at the San Diego County Fair in June sickened at least ten children, one of whom has died. E. coli lawyers question what safety measures were in place at the fair on the days when the lives of these families were changed forever. The children who were sickened range in age […]
The Salmonella outbreak linked to tahini has ended, but it’s not too late for those who were sickened to file a lawsuit. The outbreak was linked to imported products that were distributed by Brodt Zenatti Holding LLC of Jupiter, Florida. Three recalls were issued. Two for Karawan brand tahini and one for SoCo brand tahini. […]
Three recalls for frozen produce this week show that freezing is one of the many extreme conditions that Listeria can survive. Three frozen products were recalled this week for potential Listeria contamination. At the time the recalls were issued, no illnesses had been reported. However, symptoms of a Listeria monocytogenes infection can take as long […]
A Signature Select brand frozen avocado chunks sold at Albertsons, Safeway and other stores are being recalled for potential Listeria contamination. The recall, issued June 18, 2019, by Nature’s Touch Foods Inc., includes products with a “best before” dates of Oct 11, 20. The recall was issued after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
An E. coli O103 outbreak linked to ground beef sickened 209 people in 10 states before ending yesterday. Twenty-nine people were hospitalized, two of whom developed a life-threatening form of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Genetic tests on stool samples cultured from patients identified a “fingerprint” of the outbreak strain of E. coli […]
A spate of recent flour recalls is highlighting a food safety issue that isn’t well-known: E. coli in flour. Most people have heard how Salmonella in eggs can make eating cookie dough or cake batter a recipe for illness, but many have not heard that E.coli in flour is a thing. And that’s another good […]