Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team













Deli-Sliced Meat Listeria Outbreak
ListeriaA 12-state Listeria outbreak linked to meat sliced at grocery store deli counters has sickened 28 people killing two of them. A specific brand or type of meat has not yet been identified but turkey and liverwurst are the most likely culprits,…



Raw Milk Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Farm in California [Update]
Pathogens, SalmonellaUpdated July 11 with dozens of illnesses A raw milk Salmonella outbreak linked to Raw Farm in California that was originally thought to have sickened 19 people in California in 2023, actually caused 165 illnesses in four states making it the…






Minnesota Basil Salmonella Outbreak [Update]
Pathogens, SalmonellaUpdated June 19 with final outbreak information. Minnesota was one of the states hardest hit by a Salmonella outbreak linked to Infinite Herbs organic basil sold at Trader Joe's. The 14-state outbreak sickened 36 people, hospitalizing four of…



Cucumber Salmonella Africana Outbreak
Pathogens, SalmonellaAn outbreak tied to cucumbers tainted with Salmonella Africana includes 162 illnesses in 25 states. An ongoing Salmonella Braenderup outbreak that has sickened 158 people in 23 states may also be linked to these cucumbers. The Florida-grown…



Colorado is the Epicenter of McDonald's E. coli Outbreak
E. coli, PathogensColorado is the epicenter of a 13-state E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders. More than one-third of the illnesses and the only reported fatality have been reported from Colorado. And onions suspected as a source of the outbreak…



E. coli Outbreak: McDonald's Quarter Pounders
E. coli, PathogensAn E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has sickened 49 people killing one of them. At least 10 people have been hospitalized, one of them is being treated for hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a life-threatening complication…





