Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

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Nekter Juice Bar Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 9 in Woodbury

A Salmonella outbreak at NéktƏr Juice Bar in Woodbury has sickened nine people, two of whom have been hospitalized, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. The people sickened in this outbreak, who range in age from 20 to…
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Onion Salmonella Outbreak Ends with 1,127 Sick

The Salmonella outbreak linked to onions produced by Thompson International of Bakersfield, CA has ended with 1,127 sick and 167 hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The outbreak, linked to onions…
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Apple Chip Salmonella Recall

Clancy's, Seneca Cinnamon Apple Chip Salmonella Recall

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Seneca Snack Company has issued a recall for cinnamon apple crisp snacks that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The company said it was not aware of any illnesses at the time of the recall but consumers who have purchased these products should…
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Salmonella Wood Ear Mushroom Outbreak Expands, 43 Sick

A Salmonella Stanley outbreak linked to wood ear mushrooms imported by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, CA has expanded to include 43 people four of whom have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Onion Salmonella Outbreak in Canada Ends, 515 Sick, 3 Dead

The onion Salmonella outbreak in Canada has ended with 515 illnesses, 79 hospitalizations and three deaths.  Seventy-nine people were hospitalized, three people died. Illnesses have also been reported in the U.S. where the outbreak is still…
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Bagged Salad Cyclospora Outbreak Ends, but FDA Investigation Continues

The bagged salad Cyclospora outbreak has ended but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing its investigation, the agency said this week. The 14-state outbreak, linked to bagged salads produced by Fresh Express and sold under…
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Cyclospora outbreak final epi curve

Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Bagged Salads Ends

A bagged salad Cyclospora outbreak has ended after sickening 701 people in 14 states. Thirty-eight people were hospitalized. Health officials identified the source of the outbreak as bagged salads produced by Fresh Express containing…
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Salmonella Lawyer- Recalled Wood Ear Mushrooms Linked to Outbreak

Dried Wood Ear Mushrooms Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

A 10-state Salmonella outbreak linked to dried wood ear mushrooms has sickened 41 people hospitalizing four of them, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Several clusters of illness have been linked to restaurants…
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Salmonella Outbreak in Canada Prompts Sprouts Alive, Sunsprout Recalls

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An alfalfa sprout Salmonella outbreak in Canada has triggered the recall of Sprouts Alive and Sunsprout alfalfa sprouts. This recall is an update to a recall issued on August 11, 2020, for Sunsprout brand alfalfa and radish sprouts. None of…
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Supermom's Salad Listeria recall

Salad Listeria Recall Includes Speedway Stores in MN, SD and WI

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Supermom's Kitchen salads recalled for Listeria were sold at Speedway stores in Minnesota and South Dakota statewide and select Wisconsin locations. On June 9, Northern Tier Bakery LLC of  St. Paul Park, MN issued a Listeria recall for chef…
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food poisoning outbreaks

Where Have All the Food Poisoning Outbreaks Gone?

The CDC has announced just three food poisoning outbreaks so far this year, one of the fewest totals in the last 10 years. Since 2012, there have only been three times we reached mid-June with fewer than three outbreaks and one of them was in…
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Beef Salmonella outbreak

A Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Beef Products? USDA is Investigating

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Are beef products the source of a Salmonella Muenchen outbreak? The U.S Department of Agricultures's Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) suspects they are and has opened an investigation but provided no further information. A few weeks…
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Listeria recall

FDA Investigating Another Mystery Listeria Outbreak

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For the third time this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opened an investigation into a mystery Listeria outbreak. One of the investigations was closed a few weeks ago without being solved, so this new one is one of two…
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