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Top Enoki Mushroom Listeria Recall

Top Quality Produce Enoki Mushroom Listeria Recall

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Top Quality Produce has issued a Listeria recall for enoki mushrooms imported from Taiwan. The recall includes all lots of these mushrooms. Consumers who have purchased them should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness and death.…
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Yes! Enoki mushroom Listeria recall

Yes! Enoki Mushroom Recalled for Listeria Risk

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T Fresh Company of City of Industry, CA has issued a recall for Yes enoki mushrooms that may be contaminated with Listeria.  Consumers who have purchased these mushrooms should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness and death.…
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Fruit Fresh Up Listeria Recall melon and pineapple chunks and spears

Cut Fruit Listeria Recall Includes Wegmans, Tops and More

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A cut fruit Listeria recall includes Wegmans, Tops, Fresh Harvest and Lexington Co-Op. Consumers who have recently purchased cut fruit items from these stores should check recall information carefully. The recalled products should not be eaten…
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Eureka Shigella outbreak

Shigella Outbreak in Eureka, CA

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A Shigella outbreak in Eureka, California includes five confirmed and 11 suspected cases, according to the Humboldt County Public Health Department. Health officials believe the outbreak likely includes far more cases in the waterfront and 101…
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Bagged salad outbreak image from CDC

9 Recent Food Poisoning Outbreaks Linked to Prepackaged Salad

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Prepackaged salads made by Dole, Fresh Express, Simple Truth, Josie's Organics, and Bright Farms have been linked to nine outbreaks since 2019. The implicated salads were contaminated with a variety of pathogens including E. coli, Salmonella,…
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Beef jerky Listeria recall

Beef Jerky Listeria Recall Includes Dozens of Brand Names [Updated]

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Updated March 14, 2002, with a list of stores. A beef jerky recall includes dozens of brand names including Ranchview, Smokehouse, Humboldt, Durbin Farms, and more. The recall includes a variety of flavors garlic pepper, straight whiskey, carne…
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Similac Alimentum Elecare Recall Cronobacter Salmonella

Which Stores Sold Recalled Baby Formula?

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Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, Winn Dixie Giant Eagle, Walgreens, CVS, Hannaford, Wegmans,  Giant, and  Schnucks are among the stores that sold powdered infant formula, from November 1, 2020, to  February 17, 2022, that has been recalled…
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Recalled Similac Products Comsumed by Infants with Cronobacter

Baby Formula Cronobacter Investigation Includes 2 Deaths in Ohio

A federal investigation of Cronobacter illnesses among babies who consumed powdered infant formula includes two deaths in Ohio, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cronobacter illnesses are rare. On average,…
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Similac recall

Abbott Expands Similac Recall After Second Baby Dies

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Abbott Nutrition has expanded its Similac recall after a second infant death from Cronobacter was reported in Ohio, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  This baby…
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Enoki mushroom Listeria

What's Up with the FDA's Enoki Mushroom Listeria Investigation?

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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.…
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Texas Pets Cat Food Salmonella Recall

HEB Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food Salmonella Recall

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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…
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E. coli ground beef public health alert

E. coli Alert for Carne Molida/Ground Beef Sold at La Michoacana

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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.…
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LIDL Advent Calendar Salmonella Recall

Advent Calendars Sold at LIDL Recalled for Salmonella

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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,…
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