Outbreak News & Investigations
The outbreaks our food safety legal team is following — and the recalls, public-health alerts, and lawsuits that follow.
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How Common are Deli Meat Listeria Outbreaks?
Deli meat and cheese sold at NetCost and other stores has been linked to a deadly multistate Listeria outbreak. Health officials have…
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The Lethal History of Listeria and Deli Meat
A Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat that has sickened 16 people killing one of them is the latest chapter in the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Michigan Falafel E. coli Illnesses Account for Half of Outbreak Total
More than half of all the people sickened in the six-state E. coli outbreak linked to Earth Grown falafel live in Michigan.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…