Caribou Coffee fruit and cheese plates sold at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport have been recalled for Listeria. On October 7, Cut Fruit Express of Inver Grove Heights, MN issued a recall for 6.2-oz Caribou Coffee Fruit and Cheese Plates because they contain brie cheese that was recalled after being linked to a Listeria outbreak. The recalled […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has issued a public health alert for Our Local Smokehouse brand chili cheese flavored wieners that may be contaminated with Listeria. USDA FSIS issued the alert on October 1, after being notified that the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture found some of the […]
An E. coli O26 outbreak at Torero’s Mexican Restaurant in Renton, WA during the first week of September sickened at least three customers. King County health officials have determined that three people from three different groups of customers developed E. coli O26 infections after eating at the restaurant between September 3 and September 7. Symptoms […]
Six people who developed E. coli infections from contaminated beef in HelloFresh meal kits were so sick they were hospitalized. So far, seven illnesses in six states have been confirmed to be part of the HelloFresh beef E. coli outbreak. Symptoms of an E. coli infection include abdominal cramps and diarrhea that can be bloody. […]
Ground beef included in HelloFresh meal kits delivered July 2 to July 21, 2022 is the probable source of an E. coli outbreak, according to a public health alert from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS). The beef was produced by Lakeside Refrigerated Systems of Swedesboro, NJ. In June […]
Although hybrid iceberg/romaine lettuce is the suspected source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Wendy’s hamburgers and sandwiches, at this time, the CDC and FDA consider the food source of the outbreak unknown. The outbreak has sickened 97 people in six states. Ten people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a form of kidney […]
Half of 97 people sickened in the Wendy’s E. coli outbreak are 22 and younger and some have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) a form of kidney failure associated with E. coli infections. HUS most often affects young children. The people sickened in this outbreak range in age from 3 to 94, according to the […]
State and federal health officials are trying to discover the source of an E. coli outbreak that is causing severe illness among patients in Michigan and Ohio. What can the 12 most recent E. coli outbreaks tell us about this one? E. coli Outbreak in Michigan and Ohio (#13) Since August 1, three counties in […]
Sandwich wraps recalled for Listeria were sold at grocery and convenience stores including Atlantis, Stewarts, and Circle K. The recalled wraps were sold under a variety of brand names in eight states – Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Italian Style, Chicken Caesar, Turkey Club, and Buffalo Style […]
The deadly Big Olaf ice cream Listeria outbreak is spotlighting the tremendous risk Listeria poses to pregnant women. One-fifth of the people who developed Listeria infections after eating contaminated Big Olaf ice cream were pregnant when they became ill. One of them suffered a miscarriage. Listeria poses a heightened risk to pregnant women who are […]
Genetic tests show that the Listeria strain found in Big Olaf ice cream and at the company’s manufacturing plant in Sarasota, Fl matches the strain cultured from 25 outbreak patients, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The finding establishes a clear link between Big Olaf ice cream […]
The FDA is investigating two Cyclospora outbreaks with undisclosed sources. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was investigating a Cyclospora outbreak that had sickened 51 people. Today, the agency said that that outbreak now includes 60 cases and that it has opened a new investigation into a second outbreak that […]