News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

Children in Northeastern Alabama Sick with E. coli, Rotavirus

E. coli, Pathogens

Alabama health officials are investigating six illnesses reported among young children in Northeastern Alabama. Four children have developed E. coli O157:H7 infections and two of them were sickened by Rotavirus. Rotavirus and E. coli…

Our Table Cooperative Frozen Blueberry Listeria Recall

Listeria, News, Pathogens, Recall

Our Table Cooperative of Sherwood, OR has issued a recall for frozen blueberries that may be contaminated with Listeria sold at stores since mid-March. Consumers who have purchased frozen blueberries from Our Table Cooperative locations should…

WiseTrade Global Fresh Enoki Mushroom Listeria Recall

Listeria, Pathogens

WiseTrade Corporation of Irvine, CA has issued a Listeria recall for enoki mushrooms imported from Korea. This recall is the latest in a string of recalls associated with enoki mushrooms. Consumers who have purchased these mushrooms should…

Farm Fresh TWA Enoki Mushroom Listeria Recall

Listeria, News, Pathogens

Farm Fresh Produce of Vernon, CA has issued a recall for enoki mushrooms sold nationwide that may be contaminated with Listeria. This is the latest in a string of enoki mushroom Listeria recalls. Consumers who have purchased recalled enoki mushrooms…

Top Quality Produce Enoki Mushroom Listeria Recall

Listeria, Pathogens

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.…

Yes! Enoki Mushroom Recalled for Listeria Risk

Listeria, Pathogens

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.…

Fruit Fresh Up Listeria Recall melon and pineapple chunks and spears

Cut Fruit Listeria Recall Includes Wegmans, Tops and More

Listeria, Pathogens

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…

Shigella Outbreak in Eureka, CA

Pathogens, Shigella

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…

9 Recent Food Poisoning Outbreaks Linked to Prepackaged Salad

Cyclospora, E. coli, Listeria, Outbreak, Pathogens, Salmonella

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,…

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef Sold at ShopRite

Pathogens, Salmonella

A multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef sold at ShopRite stores has sickened at least 16 people from four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Six of them were so sick they needed to be…

Cantaloupe and Food Safety

Listeria, Pathogens, Salmonella

Cantaloupe has been linked to dozens of food poisoning outbreaks over the years, some of them fatal. These outbreaks were caused by a variety of pathogens including Campylobacter, Listeria, Norovirus, and Salmonella which researchers believe…