At least 17 people have been sickened in a Shigella outbreak at Tamarind Tree restaurant in Seattle. Customers became ill after dining at the restaurant, located at 1036 S Jackson St., on January 15, 16, and 17, 2023. Shigella infections are spread through the fecal-oral route, meaning bacteria in an infected person’s stool are ingested. At […]
Salami and other Italian-style meats have been recalled for Listeria at Publix, Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Meijer, Whole Foods, and other stores. The 26-ton Listeria recall by Daniele International of Mapleville, RI, includes salami, soppressata, capocollo (capicola), and prosciutto from May 23, 2022, through November 25, 2022, and shipped to retail stores nationwide through January 17, 2023. Consumers […]
Updated January 17, 2023, to include expanded recall, and outbreak information. Enoki mushrooms distributed by Utopia Foods Inc. of Glendale New York have been linked to a Listeria outbreak. On January 13, Utopia expanded a Listeria recall for enoki mushrooms imported from China. The mushrooms were distributed nationwide in produce wholesale companies. The initial Listeria […]
It’s been about six weeks since the last update on the enoki mushrooms Listeria outbreak. What’s the holdup? We first learned about the outbreak on November 17, 2022, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it. At that time, there were two people from two states, Michigan and Nevada, has been sickened. […]
HEB Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food has been recalled for Salmonella. Contaminated pet food can cause illness in pets who eat it and humans who handle it. At the time of the recall, the company said it was not aware of any illnesses associated with the product. The recalled cat food was sold at […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has issued a public health alert for carne molida/ground beef sold at La Michoacana Meat Market, in Greenville, Texas because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. USDA FSIS discovered the problem during routine testing but decided not to request a recall […]
Advent calendars sold at LIDL stores have been recalled because the chocolate candies with creamy fillings also contain Salmonella. The recalled advent calendars, sold under the brand named Favorina between October 12, 2022, and December 5, 2022, have the following product information: 8.4-oz size barcode number 4056489516965 “best if used by year” of 2023 LIDL […]
Frozen raspberries sold exclusively by a restaurant supplier have been recalled for hepatitis A. On December 3, Exportadora Copramar issued a recall for 1,260 cases of James Farm frozen raspberries that may be contaminated with Hepatitis A. The James Farm brand frozen raspberries were sold in 5-pound bags packed two to a carton. They have […]
An E. coli outbreak linked to Earth Grown falafel ended this week with 24 illnesses and five hospitalizations, according to the FDA and the CDC. But the final reports from the agencies differ on a key point. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says one person died, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Multistate Salmonella outbreaks with more than 250 patients aren’t very common. So, it’s of note when one with 264 patients pops up. Even more so when the source of such a sizeable outbreak has eluded health officials. But that’s the situation that has unfolded in recent days. On November 16, the U.S. Food and Drug […]
Two years ago, enoki mushrooms were linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak. Now, a new outbreak is brewing. The current enoki mushroom Listeria outbreak includes two illnesses in two states, Nevada and Michigan. Both patients have been hospitalized. Public health officials have not disclosed where the mushrooms were grown or which company imported them. But […]
So far this year, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued four public health alerts for ground beef contaminated with E. coli, the highest number since 2012 when it issued five. Generally, USDA FSIS issues a public health alert when a product has tested positive for a pathogen but is no longer […]