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SuperMom's Chicken Salad Sandwiches Recalled for Listeria Risk
ListeriaSuperMom's and Hometown Kitchen chicken salad sandwiches are being recalled for possible Listeria contamination. The products were sold at Speedway and other convenience stores in Minnesota and Wisconsin. At the time of the recall, no illnesses…
Whole Foods Recalls Dorset Cheese for Potential Listeria Contamination
ListeriaWhole Foods has issued a recall for Dorset raw milk cheese from Consider Bardwell Farm sold at its stores in the Northeast and North Atlantic for potential Listeria contamination. At the time of the recall, the company was not aware of any reported…
Fisher Brand Pork Products Recalled for Listeria Risk
ListeriaFisher Packing Co. is recalling ready-to-eat ham, ham shanks and Canadian bacon for possible Listeria contamination. The recall includes 744 pounds of ready-to-eat pork products that were sold in vacuum-sealed packages, produced on August…
Tip Top Poultry Expands Cooked Poultry Recall for Listeria Risk
ListeriaTip Top Poultry is recalling nine months of cooked poultry products that were distributed under a variety of brand names including Butterball, Perdue, Sysco, West Creek and GFS to institutions nationwide because they may be contaminated with…
Moby Dick House of Kabob Salmonella Outbreak
SalmonellaA Salmonella outbreak at Moby Dick House of Kabob restaurants in Maryland has sickened nine people. Hummus has been identified as the food source of the outbreak. The restaurant has voluntarily stopped selling hummus and health officials are…
Does Room Temp Storage Slow Listeria Growth in Some Cheeses?
Listeria, PathogensDo some natural cheeses have heightened antimicrobial powers to fight off Listeria, Salmonella and other foodborne pathogens if they are stored at room temperature? That's the topic of a research project by a University of Wisconsin, Stout…
University of Maryland Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 3
SalmonellaA Salmonella outbreak at the University of Maryland has sickened three people, two of whom ate at a variety of campus dining spots before they became ill. Health officials are still trying to determine the source of the outbreak. Salmonella…
Restaurant Food Linked to Philadelphia E. coli Outbreak, 19 Sick
E. coliAn E. coli outbreak has sickened 19 people in Philadelphia who ate at a restaurant or restaurants that have not yet been named. The illnesses were reported between August 30, 2019, and September 6. 2019 from people ranging in age from 7 to 90…
Minnesota State Fair E. coli Outbreak: 11 Sick, 1 with HUS
E. coliContact with animals is the suspected source of an E. coli outbreak at the Minnesota State Fair that sickened 11 people. Six people were hospitalized, one of them with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). a potentially fatal form of kidney failure…
Margherita Pepperoni Recalled for Bacillus Cereus
PathogensMargherita brand pepperoni is being recalled for risk of contamination with the bacteria Bacillus cereus. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it as Bacillus cereus can cause illnesses with symptoms including nausea and diarrhea. Smithfield…
Listeria Recall Includes 12 Brands of Pepperoni and Ham [Updated]
Listeria, PathogensA ham and pepperoni Listeria recall has been expanded to include2.3 million pounds of 27 products sold under 12 brand names, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS). The recalled brands…
Citterio Salami Stick Salmonella Outbreak Ends
Pathogens, SalmonellaThe Salmonella outbreak linked to Citterio salami sticks has ended after sickening 34 people, hospitalizing seven of them, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- outbreak, which included…
Seafood Salmonella Outbreak Ends with 115 Sick
Pathogens, SalmonellaA seafood Salmonella outbreak has ended after sickening 115 people in 15 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The seafood and sushi products, produced by Northeast Seafood Products, were sold at restaurants…