Entries by Carla

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MN Stores That Sold Brie Recalled for Listeria

A brie and camembert cheese recall tied to a six-state Listeria outbreak includes several stores in Minnesota. The recalled cheese, made by Old World Cheese Inc. of Benton Harbor, MI was sold under a variety of brand names with “Best By” dates ranging from September 28, 2022, to December 14, 2022. Consumers who have purchased the […]

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Sushi Salmonella Outbreaks are Fairly Common

A current Salmonella outbreak linked to restaurant sushi has sickened 33 people, hospitalizing 13 of them. The illnesses, linked to fish distributed by Mariscos Bahia Inc. of Pico Rivera, CA, are the latest in a string of sushi Salmonella outbreaks since 2012. Sushi Salmonella Outbreaks are Fairly Common Since 2012, there have been four multistate […]

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Valley Milk Raw Milk Recalled for the 6th Time in 3 Years

For the sixth time in three years, raw milk produced and packaged by Valley Milk Simply Bottled of Stanislaus County in California has been recalled for bacterial contamination. On October 21, the California Department of Food and Agriculture issued a statewide recall and quarantine order after officials found Campylobacter in a sample of the farm’s […]

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What do Six Recent E. coli O121 Outbreaks Have in Common?

Frozen falafel sold exclusively at ALDI stores has been linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 20 people in six states. Five people who ate the Earth Grown brand falafel have been hospitalized including one who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a form of kidney failure that is a complication of some E. […]

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E. coli Outbreak Linked to Earth Grown Frozen Falafel Sold at ALDI

An E. coli outbreak has been linked to Earth Grown brand frozen falafel sold exclusively at ALDI stores in 37 states. The falafel E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 20 people in five states.  Five people have been hospitalized. The company that makes the product has issued a recall. Falafel E. coli Outbreak Health […]

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Listeria Recall for Caribou Coffee Fruit and Cheese Plates

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 […]

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Listeria Health Alert for Chili Cheese Wieners

  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 […]

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E. coli Outbreak at Torero’s Mexican Restaurant in Renton, WA

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 […]

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Six Hospitalized from E. coli-Tainted Beef in HelloFresh Meal Kits

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. […]

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E. coli illnesses Tied to HelloFresh Ground Beef

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 […]

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Why So Many E. coli Outbreaks with Unknown Sources?

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 […]