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CDC: Turkey Salmonella Reading Outbreak is Over, Kind of

Salmonella

The CDC said this week that the raw turkey Salmonella outbreak has ended, but illnesses are likely to continue because contamination with the outbreak strain is so widespread throughout the industry. On April 30, 2019, in its final update…

FDA Finds Listeria at 19 Ice Cream Production Facilities, Salmonella at 1

Listeria

After a series of ice cream Listeria recalls and a deadly outbreak, the FDA decided to study the Listeria hazards associated with the commercial production of ice cream. The results of the study show that some makers still aren't doing enough…

Are Schools and Hospitals Part of E. coli O103 Outbreak?

E. coli

Are Kentucky schools and hospitals part of the E. coli O103 outbreak that has sickened 177 people in 10 states? So far, two firms K2D Foods and Grant Park Packing have issued recalls for ground beef. But the meat produced by each firm ended…

Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak Adds 21 Cases in Two Days, 177 Now Sick

E. coli

The ground beef E. coli outbreak added 21 cases in two days this week, 177 people from 10 states have been sickened, 21 of them hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That update comes on the heels of…

Melon Salmonella Outbreak Update: FDA's 22-Page List of Stores

Salmonella

The FDA has released a 22-page list of stores that sold pre-cut melon linked to a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon. The fruit, produced by Caito Foods LLC, was recalled on April 12. But because it is possible that some…

Grant Park Packing Recalls Ground Beef for E. coli O103 During Outbreak

E. coli

Grant Park Packing of Franklin Park, Ill. issued an April 24 recall for 53,200 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103. The recalled raw ground beef was packed in 40-lb. bulk cardboard boxes marked…

Pre-cut Melon Salmonella Outbreak Expands, 117 Sick

Salmonella

The Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon has expanded to include 117 people in 10 states. Thirty-two people have been hospitalized, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since the last…

First Ground Beef E. coli Lawsuit Filed by Pritzker Hageman

E. coli

The first lawsuit stemming from the 10-state E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef has been filed by Pritzker Hageman, a national food safety law firm. The suit, case number 6:19-cv-00106-REW, was filed today in U.S. District Court for the…

K2D Foods Recalls Ground Beef Products During E.coli O103 Outbreak

News, Pathogens

While the E.coli O103 outbreak linked to ground beef continues to expand, K2D Foods has recalled for more than 100,000 pounds of ground beef due to possible E.coli O103 contamination. K2D Foods, doing business as Colorado Premium Foods, recalled…

BrightFarms Salad Salmonella CDC outbreak map final

BrightFarms Salad Salmonella Outbreaks Ends

Pathogens, Salmonella

A Salmonella outbreak linked to BrightFarms prepackaged salad ended after sickening 31 people in four states, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC). Four of the patients were so sick they required hospitalization. Since…

Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak CDC map 9:30:21

Mystery Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 20 in Minnesota

Pathogens, Salmonella

Twenty people in Minnesota are part of a 35-state mystery Salmonella outbreak, according to the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some patients reported eating Mexican-style restaurant food containing…

ALDI Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing Recalled for Bacteria

Pathogens

Drew’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, Pathogens

A 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…

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