Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

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Moby Dick House of Kabob Salmonella Outbreak

A 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…
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Does Room Temp Storage Slow Listeria Growth in Some Cheeses?

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Do 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…
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Salmonella

University of Maryland Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 3

A 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…
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Restaurant Food Linked to Philadelphia E. coli Outbreak, 19 Sick

An 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…
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E. coli STEC Outbreak

Minnesota State Fair E. coli Outbreak: 11 Sick, 1 with HUS

Contact 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…
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Gold Medal Flour E. coli Recall

Another Gold Medal Unbleached Flour E. coli Recall

General Mills has issued a recall for Gold Medal Unbleached flour for potential E. coli  O26. Three years ago, the same flour and the same E. coli strain were linked to an E. coli outbreak that sickened 63 people in 24 states. General…
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Urban Remedy E. coli Recall

Urban Remedy Recalls Salads, Wraps for Potential E. coli

Urban Remedy is recalling salads and wraps that contain spinach that may be contaminated with E. coli and should not be eaten. The Urban Remedy recall includes 76 products created by the California-based company.  At the time of teh recall,…
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Salmonella Attorney - CDC Final Map of Papaya Outbreak

Papaya Salmonella Outbreak Ends with 81 Sick, 27 Hospitalized

A Salmonella outbreak linked to Cavi brand fresh, whole papayas imported from Mexico has ended with 81 people sick and 27 hospitalized, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) final report. The Cavi brand papayas…
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E. coli Outbreak Associated with Philadelphia Restaurants Grows

The E. coli outbreak associated with Philadelphia restaurants has expanded to include 16 people with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections. Announced last week by city health officials, the outbreak includes cases associated with multiple…
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Batch ice cream listeria recall

Batch Ice Cream Listeria Recall

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Three flavors of Batch ice cream are being recalled for possible Listeria contamination. The recalled pints of vanilla, mocha chip, and ginger ice cream, were distributed to stores in Massachusetts and Connecticut. At the time of the recall,…
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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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