Entries by Carla

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Pico de Gallo Salmonella Outbreak

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified pico de gallo as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 37 people this summer. The agency announced an investigation of a Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+ outbreak on June 14 and closed it yesterday without resolution. Pico de Gallo is made from the same ingredients […]

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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef Sold at ShopRite

A multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef sold at ShopRite stores has sickened at least 16 people from four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Six of them were so sick they needed to be hospitalized. The CDC says this outbreak likely includes more states and a lot more illnesses. […]

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Cantaloupe and Food Safety

Cantaloupe has been linked to dozens of food poisoning outbreaks over the years, some of them fatal. These outbreaks were caused by a variety of pathogens including Campylobacter, Listeria, Norovirus, and Salmonella which researchers believe can adhere to the melons because of the netted surface. Researchers at the University of Georgia have participated in a […]