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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…
Another Gold Medal Unbleached Flour E. coli Recall
E. coliGeneral 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…
Urban Remedy Recalls Salads, Wraps for Potential E. coli
E. coliUrban 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,…
Papaya Salmonella Outbreak Ends with 81 Sick, 27 Hospitalized
SalmonellaA 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…
Another Golden Medal Enoki Mushroom Listeria Recall
Listeria, PathogensGolden Medal Mushroom Inc. of Los Angeles has again issued a recall for enoki mushrooms that may be contaminated with Listeria. Ten months ago, the company issued a recall for enoki mushrooms imported from Korea. This time the mushrooms are…
Batch Ice Cream Listeria Recall
Listeria, PathogensThree 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,…
Symptoms of a Listeria Infection Can Take as Long as 70 Days to Develop
Listeria, PathogensAmid 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…
Deadly Dole Salad Listeria Outbreak Includes 2 Cases in Minnesota
PathogensTwo 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…