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Sprouts Unlimited Clover Sprouts Recalled for E. coli, Illnesses Reported

Sprouts Unlimited of Marion, IA has issued a recall for clover sprouts after health officials in Iowa linked them to an E. coli outbreak. The recalled products were sold at Hy Vee, Fareway Foods and Jimmy John's restaurants in Iowa. The…
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Romaine E. coli Outbreak Grows, 138 Sick, 13 with HUS

The 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…
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Listeria lawyer- CDC map of hard boiled egg outbreak

Almark Hard-Boiled Egg Listeria Outbreak Sickens 7, 1 Dead

A 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…
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Fresh Express Salad E. coli Recall and Outbreak in Canada

Fresh 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…
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Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Tailor Cut Produce Fruit Mix Recall

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

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…
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Tailor Cut Produce Fruit Mix is Possible Source of PA Salmonella Outbreak

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…
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Pennsylvania Salmonella Outbreak Strikes Hospitals, Nursing Homes

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…
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Dole Colorful Coleslaw Recall for Salmonella Risk is Latest in Growing List

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…
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Recalled Similac Products Comsumed by Infants with Cronobacter

Similac Cronobacter Investigation Handed Off to Special FDA Unit

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An FDA Incident Management Group now leads the investigation into Cronobacter illnesses among infants who consumed Similac infant formula, the agency has announced today. Up until now, the active investigation was helmed by the U.S. Food and…
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Groud beef E. coli recall

Recalled Ground Beef Sold at Fresh Thyme, PriceRite, Earth Fare, More

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Ground beef recalled for potential E. coli O103 contamination was sold at Walmart, Weis, Winn Dixie, PriceRite, Fresh Thyme, Earth Fare, Food City, Food Universe, Giant Eagle, Grocery Bargain, Grocery Outlet, Key Food Marketplace, ShopRite…
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Salmonella in Plainville Farms, Wegmans, Nature's Promise Ground Turkey

A Ground Turkey Salmonella Outbreak Revisited

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One year ago, ground turkey sold under the brand names Plainville Farms, Wegmans, and Nature's Promise was linked to a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 33 people in 14 states. Four people were hospitalized. Plainville Brands of New Oxford,…
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E. coli Recall - Is the Ground Beef in Your Freezer Included?

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Ground beef sold at Kroger, Walmart, Winn Dixie, Weis, and other stores may be contaminated with E. coli.  USDA officials are concerned that some consumers may still have these products in their freezers. Here's what you should know. Kroger…
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