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Salmonella at Moby Dick House of Kabob Sickens 9 in VA

A Salmonella outbreak at Moby Dick House of Kabob has sickened nine people in Virginia. Those illnesses occurred in September among Virginia residents who dined at Moby Dick House of Kabob locations in that state. Additional cases were reported…
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E. coli Lawyer Pride of Florida E. coli recall

Pride of Florida Recalls Beef for E. coli Risk

Pride of Florida of Raiford, FL has issued a recall of almost 65,000 pounds of beef shipped to commercial distributors that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service…
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Salmonella raw milk outbreak

Salmonella Outbreak at Al Basha Restaurant Sickens 3 in Seattle

A Salmonella outbreak at Al Basha restaurant has sickened three people in Seattle, according to the King County Health Department. The illnesses occurred among customers who visited the restaurant between September 15 and September 23, 2019. During…
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Salmonella

Salmonella at Moby Dick House of Kabob Sickens 21

A Salmonella outbreak at Moby Dick House of Kabob restaurants in Virginia and Maryland and Washington, DC, has sickened 21 people, according to local news reports. That’s more than twice the number of cases the Maryland Department of Health…
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Listeria lawyer cross-section of chicken salad sandwich

Chicken Salad Recalled for Listeria Sold at Trader Joe's, ALDI, Coburn's

Chicken salad that is part of a massive cooked poultry recall for potential Listeria contamination was sold by dozens of retailers including Trader Joe's, ALDI, Coburn's and more. The recall includes containers of salad and pre-made sandwiches…
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Listeria lawyer closeup of chicken salad sandwich

Chicken Salad Recalled for Listeria Sold at Target, Walgreens, Walmart, More

Chicken salad that is part of a massive cooked poultry recall for potential Listeria contamination was sold by dozens of retailers including Target, Walgreens, Walmart and Sam's Club. The recall includes pre-made sandwiches and containers of…
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Listeria lawyer chicken salad close up

Grocery Store Deli Salads Contained Tip Top Poultry Recalled for Listeria

Tip Top Poultry Inc. of Rockmart, Ga. has expanded its already massive recall of cooked chicken products potentially contaminated with Listeria to include even more items that were sold at grocery store deli counters. Consumers who have recently…
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Listeria Lawyer Premo ham& cheese sandwiches

Listeria Recall: Prompts Premo, Fresh Grab Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Premo and Fresh Grab brand ham and cheese sandwiches are being recalled for potential Listeria contamination. Lipari Foods of Warren, MI issued the recall October 7, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered the problem while…
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Listeria lawyer Fresh and Local Chicken Salad recall

Listeria Risk Prompts Lunch Box, Fresh and Local Chicken Salad Recall

Chicken salad sandwiches and croissants sold under the brand names Lunch Box and Fresh and Local are being recalled for potential Listeria contamination. Grand Strand Sandwich Co. of Longs, SC issued the recall October, 4 after being notified…
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Fresh Express Listeria Recall

Symptoms of a Listeria Infection Can Take as Long as 70 Days to Develop

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Amid reports of two ongoing deadly Listeria outbreaks linked to packaged salads, it's important for consumers to remember that symptoms of a Listeria infection can take as long as 70 days to develop. And that pregnant women with Listeria infections…
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Dole Listeria outbreak

Deadly Dole Salad Listeria Outbreak Includes 2 Cases in Minnesota

Two of the people sickened in the deadly Listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads are from Minnesota, according to an update released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 17 cases and two fatalities…
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Food Poisoning from Packaged Salad

2021 was the Year of the Packaged Salad Food Poisoning Outbreak

In 2021, five food poisoning outbreaks were linked to packaged salads. Together these salad products, contaminated with  E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria, sickened more than 80 people, three of whom died.   Simple Truth and…
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Pennsylvania Hepatitis A rates 2000-2019

Hepatitis A Deaths Are Rare, But 2 Recent Outbreaks Include Fatalities

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Hepatitis A is a short-term liver infection caused by the highly contagious hepatitis A virus. The illness can last for months but typically isn't fatal. That's why it's notable that in the last three months, two restaurant-related outbreaks…
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