A Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat that has sickened 16 people killing one of them is the latest chapter in the lethal history of Listeria in deli meat. Almost 20 years ago, after two of the most deadly foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S.history were linked to deli meat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
More than half of all the people sickened in the six-state E. coli outbreak linked to Earth Grown falafel live in Michigan. Eleven of the 20 people who developed E. coli infections after purchasing the frozen falafel from ALDI stores are from Michigan. The nine other patients are from Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, and Florida. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]