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Salmonella raw milk outbreak

Raw Milk Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Farm in California [Update]

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Updated 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…
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Infinite Herbs Salmonella Typhimurium

Minnesota Basil Salmonella Outbreak [Update]

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Updated 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…
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Salmonella Typhimurium

Cucumber Salmonella Africana Outbreak

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An 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…
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Cucumber Salmonella outbreak

Cucumber Salmonella Recall Includes Food Lion...

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A cucumber Salmonella recall includes Food Lion. Fresh Start Produce of Delray, FL issued the recall on May 31, 2024, after the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture found Salmonella in a sample from a cucumber purchased at a grocery store.…
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Gibson E. coli recall

E. coli Recall for Bulk Organic Walnuts sold at Whole Foods...

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An E. coli outbreak has triggered a recall for organic walnuts sold in bulk at Whole Foods, New Seasons Market, and other natural food stores and co-ops. Consumers who have recently purchased bulk walnuts should check recall information carefully. On…
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Bulk Organic Walnut E. coli Outbreak

E. coli Outbreak Linked to Bulk Walnuts

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An E. coli outbreak has been linked to bulk organic walnuts sold at Whole Foods, New Seasons, and other natural food stores and co-ops. Seven of the 12 people sickened have been hospitalized, two of them with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS),…
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greater omaha E.coli

Ground Beef E. coli Alert Incudes Hannaford Stores

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A ground beef E. coli alert includes Hannaford stores. On April 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) issued a public health alert for ground beef that may be contained with E. coli O157:H7 …
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Salmonella Typhimurium

A New Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak and a Look at Prior Ones

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Update This outbreak has been linked to Infinite Herbs organic basil sold at Trader Joe's. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is trying to determine the food source of a new Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened 11 people.…
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McDonald's E.coli outbreak Colorado

Colorado is the Epicenter of McDonald's E. coli Outbreak

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Colorado 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…
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McDonald's E. coli Outbreak

E. coli Outbreak: McDonald's Quarter Pounders

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An 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…
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Boar's Head Listeria lawyer

Boar's Head Permanently Ends Liverwurst Production

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