Grant Park Packing of Franklin Park, Ill. issued an April 24 recall for 53,200 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103. The recalled raw ground beef was packed in 40-lb. bulk cardboard boxes marked of “North Star Imports & Sales, LLC. 100% GROUND BEEF BULK 80% LEAN/ 20% FAT” […]
The Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon has expanded to include 117 people in 10 states. Thirty-two people have been hospitalized, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since the last update on April 12, the outbreak has expanded from nine states to ten and added 24 more […]
The first lawsuit stemming from the 10-state E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef has been filed by Pritzker Hageman, a national food safety law firm. The suit, case number 6:19-cv-00106-REW, was filed today in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky Southern Division London on behalf of Melissa Carmicle, a Kentucky woman […]
The ground beef E. coli outbreak has expanded to 10 states, 156 people are sick and 20 have been hospitalized. That’s an increase of 47 illnesses, four states and three hospitalizations since the last update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 12, 2019. Half of the people sickened are under […]
Twenty-seven people in Georgia are part of a multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef, according to state health officials. That’s an increase of 10 cases since the last update in April 12, 2019. The number of hospitalizations has remained at three. State health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
A frozen ground tuna Salmonella outbreak has sickened 13 people who reported eating sushi at restaurants or grocery stores before they got sick. Two people have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Jensen Tuna of Houma, Louisiana has issued a recall for frozen ground tuna imported from JK Fish for […]
A four-state Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat and cheese has sickened eight people killing one of them. The outbreak began in late 2016 with the most recent case reported in March 2019. A product recall has not been issued as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has not […]
A Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon has sickened 16 people in Kentucky. One of them, a woman from Louisville has filed a lawsuit against Kroger and Caito Foods. She spent a week in the hospital battling septicemia, a life-threatening condition that is a complication of bacterial infections. Salmonella bacteria are found in the intestines […]
Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Freshness Guaranteed, Garden Highway, Renaissance, and Boar’s Head are among the brands of melon recalled in connection with a nine-state Salmonella outbreak. At least 109 people who purchased the recalled watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew products sold at Target, Kroger, Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods developed Salmonella infections. Twenty-three of them […]
Target, Kroger, Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods sold pre-cut melon that has been linked to a nine-state Salmonella outbreak. So far, 109 people have been sickened and 23 have been hospitalized. The outbreak strain, Salmonella Carrau, is rare. Cases have been reported from Alabama (1), Illinois (5), Indiana (18), Kentucky (16), Michigan (19), Minnesota […]
Ohio has been hit by two ongoing food poisoning outbreaks. A six-state outbreak linked to E.coli in ground beef has sickened seven people in Ohio. And a nine-state Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon has sickened 27 Ohioans. Ground Beef E. coli O103 Outbreak USDA investigators have not yet determined a common supplier or distributor […]
Ground beef is the source of an E. coli O103 outbreak that has sickened 109 people in six states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. The news comes two weeks after state health officials in Kentucky first reported a number of illnesses linked to the rare strain E. coli O103. As […]