Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team
Can You Get Salmonella from Onions?
News, Pathogens, SalmonellaYes, you can get Salmonella from onions. In fact, onions are frequently contaminated with Salmonella. Since 2009, the have been 11 Salmonella outbreaks linked to onions, two of them have occurred during the last 15 months. In most onion Salmonella…
Most Salami Stick Salmonella Outbreak Patients are Children
News, Outbreak, Pathogens, SalmonellaAlmost 80 percent of the people sickened in the salami stick Salmonella outbreak are children, with an average age of 7, according to the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The outbreak linked to Citterio…
Salmonella Recall for Citterio Salami Sticks
Outbreak, Pathogens, SalmonellaCitterio salami sticks sold at Trader Joe's and Wegmans are being recalled in connection with a Salmonella outbreak. Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them. The salami stick Salmonella outbreak has sickened 31…
Hardie’s Crab Meat is Source of Salmonella Outbreak
Pathogens, SalmonellaHardie’s Crabmeat has been identified as the source of a Salmonella outbreak, according to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The Hardie’s crab meat Salmonella outbreak includes five illnesses in Maine and New Hampshire.…
Green Giant Onions Recalled for Salmonella Risk
News, SalmonellaGreen Giant onions are being recalled for potential Salmonella risk in connection with a multistate onion Salmonella outbreak. Potandon Produce L.L.C. of Idaho Falls, Idaho issued the recall for Green Giant Fresh whole yellow onions because…
Onion Salmonella Recall Includes Some EveryPlate Meals
Pathogens, SalmonellaA major onion recall liked to a Salmonella outbreak includes some EveryPlate meals. EveryPlate is owned by HelloFresh and both companies use ProSource Produce LLC of Hailey, Idaho as a supplier. ProSource has issued an onion recall. The…
Onion Salmonella Recall Includes Some HelloFresh Meals
Pathogens, SalmonellaA major onion recall linked to a Salmonella outbreak includes some HelloFresh meals. HelloFresh has issued a recall for some meals containing onions because ProSource, which has issued an onion recall, is one of its suppliers. The recall includes…
Keeler Family Farms Onion Salmonella Recall
Pathogens, SalmonellaKeeler Family Farms of Deming NM has issued an onion Salmonella recall in connection with a multistate outbreak. The recall includes red, yellow, and white onions shipped to Keeler from a supplier in Chihuahua, MX from July 1, 2021, through…
ProSource Onion Salmonella Recall
Pathogens, SalmonellaProSource Produce LLC of Hailey, Idaho has issued an onion Salmonella recall in connection with a multistate outbreak. The recalled red, yellow, and white onions were sold under the brand names Big Bull, Peak Fresh Produce, Sierra Madre, Markon…
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Earth Grown Frozen Falafel Sold at ALDI
E. coli, PathogensAn 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…
Listeria Recall for Caribou Coffee Fruit and Cheese Plates
Listeria, PathogensCaribou 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…
Listeria Health Alert for Chili Cheese Wieners
Listeria, News 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…
E. coli Outbreak at Torero’s Mexican Restaurant in Renton, WA
E. coli, PathogensAn 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…