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Romaine E. coli Outbreak Grows, 138 Sick, 13 with HUS
E. coliThe E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, CA has grown to include 138 patients, 13 of whom have a form of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last…
Almark Hard-Boiled Egg Listeria Outbreak Sickens 7, 1 Dead
ListeriaA hard-boiled egg Listeria outbreak has sickened seven people in five states, killing one of them. Almark Foods of Gainesville, Georgia, which sells the eggs nationwide to foodservice operators, has not issued a recall for them so the Centers…
Fresh Express Salad E. coli Recall and Outbreak in Canada
E. coliFresh Express salad has been recalled in Canada after being linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 16 people in Canada. Consumers who have these salads at home should not eat them as E. coli can cause serious illness and death. The…
Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Tailor Cut Produce Fruit Mix Recall
SalmonellaTailor Cut Produce of New Brunswick, NJ, has issued a recall for its Fruit Luau mix containing chunks of pineapple, cantaloupe and honeydew after hospital patients and nursing home residents in southeastern Pennsylvania who ate it developed…
White Castle Frozen Cheeseburgers Recalled for Listeria
ListeriaWhite Castle has issued a recall of frozen products that may be contaminated with Listeria. The recall includes frozen 6 pack cheeseburgers, frozen 6 pack hamburgers, frozen 6 pack jalapeno cheeseburgers, and 16 pack hamburgers, 16 pack cheeseburgers. At…
Tailor Cut Produce Fruit Mix is Possible Source of PA Salmonella Outbreak
SalmonellaTailor Cut Produce Fruit Mix is possibly the source of a Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania that has sickened 31 people, according to the U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA). The outbreak includes illnesses reported from two nursing homes…
Pennsylvania Salmonella Outbreak Strikes Hospitals, Nursing Homes
SalmonellaA Pennsylvania Salmonella outbreak that includes two hospitals and two nursing homes in southeastern Pennsylvania has sickened 29 people. The illnesses occurred between November 19 and November 30 at the facilities whose names have not yet been…
Dole Colorful Coleslaw Recall for Salmonella Risk is Latest in Growing List
SalmonellaDole Fresh Vegetables has issued a recall of President’s Choice Colorful Coleslaw and Marketside Tri-Color Coleslaw for potential contamination with Salmonella. The company issued the recall after Salmonella was found by the Canadian Food…
Romaine E. coli Outbreak Keeps Expanding, 102 Now Sick
E. coliThe romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak has expanded again and now includes 102 illnesses in 23 states. Fifty-eight people have been hospitalized, 10 of whom have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) a form of kidney failure that is a…
Soul Cedar Farm Recalls Zesty Sweet Peppers for Botulism Risk
Botulism, Outbreak, PathogensSoul Cedar Fram has issued a recall for sweet peppers that may pose a botulism risk. Consumers who have purchased these peppers should not eat them as botulism can cause life-threatening illness and death. On April 19, 2022, Soul Cedar…
Walmart Organic Marketside Zucchini Salmonella Recall
Pathogens, SalmonellaMarketside brand organic zucchini sold at Walmart stores is being recalled for Salmonella risk. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it as Salmonella can cause serious illness and death. On April 19,…
First Quarter Includes Listeria and E. coli Meat and Poultry Recalls
E. coli, Listeria, NewsDuring the first quarter of 2022, 14 recalls and public health alerts were issued for meat and poultry products, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS). As usual, most of the recalls,…
A Chicken Salmonella Outbreak? USDA is Investigating
Pathogens, SalmonellaThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspects chicken is the source of a Salmonella outbreak. The investigation is the first in 2022. Of the 1.35 million Salmonella cases reported in the U.S. each year, 23 percent are linked to poultry…