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Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

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Cyclospora Outbreak Prompts ALDI Little Salad Bar Garden Salad Recall

Cyclospora

ALDI has issued a recall for Little Salad Bar Garden Salad in connection with a six-state Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened more than 70 people. The recalled salad was produced by Fresh Express and also sold under store brand names at Hy-Vee…

Hy-Vee Bagged Garden Salad Cyclospora Recall

Cyclospora

Hy-Vee Bagged Garden Salad is being recalled in connection with a six-state bagged salad Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened more than 70 people. The salad was produced by Fresh Express and also sold under store brand names at ALDI and Jewel-Osco. Consumers…

Jewel-Osco Signature Farms Garden Salad Cyclospora Recall

Cyclospora

UPDATED JULY 3, 2020- Update reflects a product code correction posted by Albertson's on July 2, 2020 and updated Cyclospora outbreak case numbers. Jewel-Osco is recalling Signature Farms Garden Salad in connection with a six-state bagged salad…

ALDI, Hy-Vee Bagged Salad Cyclospora Outbreak Sickens 13 in Minnesota

Cyclospora

If you are one of the 13 people in Minnesota who developed a Cyclospora infection from bagged salad made by Fresh Express and sold under store brand names at Hy-Vee and ALDI here is what you need to know about filing a Cyclospora salad lawsuit. Bagged…

E. coli Lawyer - Marketside Butcher ground beef E. coli recall

Ground Beef E. coli Recall at Walmart, Food City and Other Stores

E. coli

Ground beef sold at Walmart, Food City and other stores is being recalled because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. On June 13, Lakeside Refrigerated Services of Swedesboro, N.J issued the recall after it was notified by the U.S.…

Enoki Mushroom Listeria Outbreak Ends with 36 illnesses and 4 Deaths

Listeria, News

The Listeria outbreak linked to enoki mushrooms imported from Korea has ended after sickening 36 people in 17 states. Four people died. Listeria Recalls for Imported Enoki Mushrooms Three U.S. companies issued recalls for enoki mushrooms…

High Point Dairy Monterey Jack Raw Milk Cheese Poses Listeria Risk

Listeria

The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets is warning consumers that Monterey Jack raw milk cheese from High Point Dairy may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it as…

E. coli lawyer - P&S Meat Ravioli E. coli

USDA Issues E. coli Health Alert for P&S Beef Ravioli

E. coli

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for frozen P&S Jumbo Meat Ravioli for potential contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The products were produced on April 30,…

CDC Declares End to Jimmy John's E. coli Clover Sprouts Outbreak

E. coli

An E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts sold at Jimmy John's sandwich shops has ended after sickening 51 people in 10 states, hospitalizing three of them. Public health officials used genetic tests to identify the genetic "fingerprint"…

FDA Investigating Another Mystery Listeria Outbreak

Listeria, News

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…

Strawberry Hibiscus Urban Remedy Hepatitis Recall

Hepatitis, Pathogens

A hepatitis recall for Urban Remedy Organic Revitalizing Tea Tonic Strawberry Hibiscus Rose has been issued. The recall includes products with the lot code 1232 and best by date 7/17/2022. Consumers who have purchased the recalled product…

FreshKampo organic strawberries hepatitis

Hepatitis from Strawberries Sold at ALDI, Trader Joe's, Walmart in MN

Hepatitis, Outbreak

In Minnesota, organic strawberries sold at ALDI, Trader Joe's, and Walmart have been linked to a hepatitis A outbreak. The multistate outbreak includes 17 illnesses in three states: California (15), Minnesota (1), and North Dakota (1). Twelve…

To Make Soft Cheese Without Listeria, Stringent Hygiene is Required

Listeria, Pathogens

A new CDC report about the deadly El Abuelito queso fresco Listeria outbreak in 2021 outlines why Listeria is a known risk in the production of soft cheeses. The outbreak, which sickened 13 people, ended in May 2021, with 12 hospitalizations…

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