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Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Tailor Cut Produce Fruit Mix Recall

Salmonella

Tailor 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…

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White Castle Frozen Cheeseburgers Recalled for Listeria

Listeria

White 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

Salmonella

Tailor 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

Salmonella

A 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

Salmonella

Dole 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. coli

The 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…

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Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Fresh Thyme Blackberries Grows

Hepatitis

The Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Hepatitis A outbreak linked to blackberries has expanded to include 16 cases in six states. Nine people were so sick they needed to be hospitalized. The blackberries associated with this outbreak were sold…

Wild Harvest Organic Flour Recalled for Potential E. coli

E. coli

Wild Harvest Organic All-Purpose Flour is being recalled for possible E. coli contamination. The recalled flour was sold in 5-lb bags with the code of AA, "BEST IF USED BY" 010820 CC 15:58 and UPC Code 711535509158. UNFI issued the recall…

Okami, Trader Joe's Sushi and Spring Rolls Listeria Recall

Listeria

Okami and Trader Joe's brand sushi, salads and spring rolls are being recalled for potential Listeria contamination. The products, produced by Fuji Food Products Inc. were sold to select retailers and distributors along the East Coast and Upper…

More Yes! Brand Enoki Mushrooms Recalled for Listeria

Listeria, Pathogens

T Fresh Company of City of Industry, CA is recalling more enoki mushrooms imported from China for Listeria risk. The recall includes 7.5oz (200g) packages of enoki mushrooms with lot #6021053. Consumers who have purchased these mushrooms should…

FDA Investigating 2 "Mystery" Listeria Outbreaks

Listeria, Outbreak, Pathogens

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating two "mystery" Listeria outbreaks. Not much information, not even a suspected food source, is publicly available even though both investigations have been ongoing for months. Some…

Soul Cedar Farm Sweet Pepper Botulism Recall

Soul Cedar Farm Recalls Zesty Sweet Peppers for Botulism Risk

Botulism, Outbreak, Pathogens

Soul 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 Marketside Zucchini Salmonella Recall

Walmart Organic Marketside Zucchini Salmonella Recall

Pathogens, Salmonella

Marketside 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,…

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