Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team
Karawan Tahini Recall Expanded, Product Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
SalmonellaA recall for Karawan brand tahini products, which has been linked to a Salmonella outbreak, has been expanded to include all sizes of the product produced between December 2018 and April 2019. Consumers, restaurants and food service operators…
Cyclospora: 8 Weeks is a Long Time to Have Diarrhea
CyclosporaEach summer, the subtropical parasite Cyclospora makes its way to the U.S. on imported produce causing food poisoning symptoms that, if untreated, can last more than two months. Last summer, two Cyclospora outbreaks sickened more than 700 people.…
Salmonella Outbreak Temporarily Closes Daycare in Douglas County
SalmonellaThe Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) is looking into reports of a Salmonella outbreak at a local daycare. Several parents of the 100 or so kids who attend Elite Childcare Academy in Omaha have reported illnesses. Health officials have…
FDA Questions Linger After Caito Melon Salmonella Outbreak Ends
SalmonellaWhen the Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon from Caito Foods ended, the FDA's investigation into the company didn't. The food safety lawyers at Pritzker Hageman law firm say there are a couple of reasons why the agency may have chosen…
E. coli Recall Expands to Include All 5-LB Bags of ALDI Baker's Corner Flour
E. coliA recall for ALDI Baker's Corner flour has been expanded to include all 5-pound bags for potential E. coli contamination. The recall is in conjunction with an E. coli O26 outbreak that has sickened 17 people in eight states. The initial…
E. coli in ALDI Baker's Corner Flour Sickens 17 in 8 States
E. coliAn E. coli outbreak linked to ALDI brand Baker's Corner flour has sickened 17 people in eight states. Three people have been hospitalized. A recall has been issued for the flour which was produced by ADM Milling Co. in Buffalo, NY. When people…
Norovirus, Vibrio, E. coli, Campylobacter, Shigella Raw Oyster Outbreak
Campylobacter, E. coli, Shigella, VibrioSixteen people who ate oysters contaminated with norovirus and four kinds of bacteria are part of a five-state outbreak. Two more people, who did eat the oysters but had contact with people who did, also got food poisoning. But they are not…
Frozen Tuna Salmonella Outbreak Ends with 15 Sick
SalmonellaThe Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen ground tuna from Jensen Tuna in Houma, LA has ended with 15 sick in eight states. Two people were hospitalized. The people sickened said they ate spicy tuna rolls or other tuna sushi items at restaurants…
Salmonella Outbreak from Del Monte Vegetable Trays Sold at Kwik Trip
SalmonellaA Salmonella outbreak linked to Del Monte vegetable trays sold at Kwik Trip stores in Minnesota and Wisconsin has sickened four people. Other stores may also have sold the contaminated vegetable trays, Wisconsin health officials said. This…
ALDI Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing Recalled for Bacteria
PathogensDrew’s Organics of Chester, VT has issued a recall for one lot of ALDI Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing because it may be contaminated with bacteria including Clostridium botulinum due to a processing error. At the time of the recall,…
Tyson Precooked Chicken Listeria Outbreak Ends
Listeria, PathogensA Listeria outbreak linked to Tyson pre-cooked chicken has ended with three illnesses and one fatality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. Health officials used genetic tetsing to establish that the three…
Don't Eat Recalled or Any Fratelli Berretta Antipasto Trays, CDC Warns
Pathogens, SalmonellaA current recall doesn't cover all Fratelli Berretta antipasto trays that pose a Salmonella risk, the CDC warns, and consumers shouldn't eat any of them. The prosciutto, soppressata, coppa, and salami recall was issued in connection with…
Fratelli Beretta Uncured Antipasto Trays Tied to Salmonella Outbreak
Pathogens, SalmonellaThe CDC has named Fratelli Beretta brand uncured antipasto trays sold at Costco as the source of Salmonella infections that are part of an outbreak that has sickened 36 people in 17 states. Twelve people have been hospitalized. Health…