Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

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…



BrightFarms Salad Salmonella Outbreaks Ends
Pathogens, SalmonellaA Salmonella outbreak linked to BrightFarms prepackaged salad ended after sickening 31 people in four states, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC). Four of the patients were so sick they required hospitalization. Since…



Mystery Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 20 in Minnesota
Pathogens, SalmonellaTwenty people in Minnesota are part of a 35-state mystery Salmonella outbreak, according to the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some patients reported eating Mexican-style restaurant food containing…



ALDI Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing Recalled for Bacteria
PathogensDrew’s Organics of Chester, VT has issued a recall for one lot of ALDI Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing because it may be contaminated with bacteria including Clostridium botulinum due to a processing error. At the time of the recall,…



Tyson Precooked Chicken Listeria Outbreak Ends
Listeria, PathogensA Listeria outbreak linked to Tyson pre-cooked chicken has ended with three illnesses and one fatality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. Health officials used genetic tetsing to establish that the three…



Don't Eat Recalled or Any Fratelli Berretta Antipasto Trays, CDC Warns
Pathogens, SalmonellaA current recall doesn't cover all Fratelli Berretta antipasto trays that pose a Salmonella risk, the CDC warns, and consumers shouldn't eat any of them. The prosciutto, soppressata, coppa, and salami recall was issued in connection with…



Fratelli Beretta Uncured Antipasto Trays Tied to Salmonella Outbreak
Pathogens, SalmonellaThe CDC has named Fratelli Beretta brand uncured antipasto trays sold at Costco as the source of Salmonella infections that are part of an outbreak that has sickened 36 people in 17 states. Twelve people have been hospitalized. Health…



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



Advent Calendars Sold at LIDL Recalled for Salmonella
Pathogens, SalmonellaAdvent 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,…



Hepatitis A Recall for James Farm Frozen Raspberries
Hepatitis, PathogensFrozen raspberries sold exclusively by a restaurant supplier have been recalled for hepatitis A. On December 3, Exportadora Copramar issued a recall for 1,260 cases of James Farm frozen raspberries that may be contaminated with Hepatitis A. The…



Did Falafel E. coli Outbreak Include a Death? FDA, CDC Disagree
E. coli, NewsAn E. coli outbreak linked to Earth Grown falafel ended this week with 24 illnesses and five hospitalizations, according to the FDA and the CDC. But the final reports from the agencies differ on a key point. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…