Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

Ground Beef Recalled By K2D Foods

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

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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…
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CDC Map of Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak 4/23/19

Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak Expands to 10 States, 156 Sick

The ground beef E. coli outbreak has expanded to 10 states, 156 people are sick and 20 have been hospitalized. That's an increase of 47 illnesses, four states and three hospitalizations since the last update from the Centers for Disease Control…
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Ground beef

Georgia Ground Beef E. coli Cases Mount as Officials Search for Answers

Twenty-seven people in Georgia are part of a multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef, according to state health officials. That's an increase of 10 cases since the last update in April 12, 2019. The number of hospitalizations has…
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Tuna Nigiri Sushi and soy sauce

Sushi Tuna Salmonella Outbreak and Recall

A frozen ground tuna Salmonella outbreak has sickened 13 people who reported eating sushi at restaurants or grocery stores before they got sick. Two people have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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CDC Map of Listeria Deli Meat and Cheese Outbreak

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meat and Cheese, 7 Sick, 1 Dead

A four-state Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat and cheese has sickened eight people killing one of them. The outbreak began in late 2016 with the most recent case reported in March 2019. A product recall has not been issued as the…
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Stacks of cut melon cubes

Pre-Cut Melon Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 16 in Kentucky, Lawsuit Filed

A Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon has sickened 16 people in Kentucky. One of them, a woman from Louisville has filed a lawsuit against Kroger and Caito Foods.  She spent a week in the hospital battling septicemia, a life-threatening…
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Cut chunks of honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon and blueberries

Melon Brands Recalled for Salmonella Include Whole Foods, Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Freshness Guaranteed, Garden Highway, Renaissance, and Boar's Head are among the brands of melon recalled in connection with a nine-state Salmonella outbreak. At least 109 people who purchased the recalled watermelon,…
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Caito Melon Salmonella Outbreak

Target, Kroger, Walmart & More Sold Melon Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

Target, Kroger, Walmart, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods sold pre-cut melon that has been linked to a nine-state Salmonella outbreak. So far, 109 people have been sickened and 23 have been hospitalized. The outbreak strain, Salmonella Carrau,…
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man buying cut melon

E. coli Beef and Salmonella Melon Outbreaks hit Ohio

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Ohio has been hit by two ongoing food poisoning outbreaks. A six-state outbreak linked to E.coli in ground beef has sickened seven people in Ohio. And a nine-state Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon has sickened 27 Ohioans. Ground…
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Pre-cooked shrimp Salmonella

Pre-Cooked Shrimp Salmonella Weltevreden Outbreak

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says pre-cooked shrimp is the likely source of a Salmonella Weltevreden outbreak that has sickened at least six people.  The agency is not disclosing the name of the company, the product brand name,…
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Kirkwood chicken cordon bleu, Salmonella outbreak

Kirkwood Chicken Cordon Bleu Contains Salmonella Outbreak Strain

While investigating a breaded chicken Salmonella outbreak, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture tested Kirkwood Chicken Cordon Bleu and found the outbreak strain.  Kirkwood is a store brand for  ALDI, but other brands may also be implicated…
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Salmonella in Plainville Farms, Wegmans, Nature's Promise Ground Turkey

Ground Turkey Salmonella Hadar Outbreak Ends

A ground turkey Salmonella outbreak has ended after sickening 33 people in 14 states. Health officials identified ground turkey sold under the brand names Plainville Farms, Wegmans, and Nature’s Promise  as the source of the outbreak. Four…
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E. coli lawyer - yogurt in a bowl

Organic Yogurt E. coli Outbreak Expands- 15 Cases Confirmed

An E. coli outbreak linked to organic yogurt sold under the brand names PCC and Pure Eire has expanded to include 15 cases, according to the latest information from the Washington Department of Health. Nine of the people sickened in this outbreak…
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