Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

Enoki mushroom Listeria

Another Enoki Mushroom Listeria Outbreak

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Two years ago, enoki mushrooms were linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak. Now, a new outbreak is brewing. The current enoki mushroom Listeria outbreak includes two illnesses in two states, Nevada and Michigan. Both patients have been hospitalized. Public…
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Ground beef E. coli

USDA Beef E. coli Public Health Alerts Hit 10-Year High

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So far this year, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued four public health alerts for ground beef contaminated with E. coli, the highest number since 2012 when it issued five. Generally, USDA FSIS issues a public health…
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Deli meat Listeria outbreak

How Common are Deli Meat Listeria Outbreaks?

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Deli meat and cheese sold at NetCost and other stores has been linked to a deadly multistate Listeria outbreak. Health officials have not yet identified the specific brand or brands that are causing the illnesses and are warning people in high-risk…
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Listeria recall

The Lethal History of Listeria and Deli Meat

A Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat that has sickened 16 people killing one of them is the latest chapter in the lethal history of Listeria in deli meat. Almost 20 years ago, after two of the most deadly foodborne illness outbreaks in the…
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Good & Gather brie Listeria recall

MN Stores That Sold Brie Recalled for Listeria

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A brie and camembert cheese recall tied to a six-state Listeria outbreak includes several stores in Minnesota. The recalled cheese, made by Old World Cheese Inc. of Benton Harbor, MI was sold under a variety of brand names with "Best By" dates…
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sushi Salmonella

Sushi Salmonella Outbreaks are Fairly Common

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A current Salmonella outbreak linked to restaurant sushi has sickened 33 people, hospitalizing 13 of them. The illnesses, linked to fish distributed by Mariscos Bahia Inc. of Pico Rivera, CA, are the latest in a string of sushi Salmonella outbreaks…
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Earth Grown Falafel E. coli Recall

Valley Milk Raw Milk Recalled for the 6th Time in 3 Years

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For the sixth time in three years, raw milk produced and packaged by Valley Milk Simply Bottled of Stanislaus County in California has been recalled for bacterial contamination. On October 21, the California Department of Food and Agriculture…
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cdc map of falafel e. coli outbreak

Michigan Falafel E. coli Illnesses Account for Half of Outbreak Total

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More than half of all the people sickened in the six-state E. coli outbreak linked to Earth Grown falafel live in Michigan. Eleven of the 20 people who developed E. coli infections after purchasing the frozen falafel from ALDI stores are from…
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Earth Grown Falafel E. coli Recall

What do Six Recent E. coli O121 Outbreaks Have in Common?

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Frozen falafel sold exclusively at ALDI stores has been linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 20 people in six states. Five people who ate the Earth Grown brand falafel have been hospitalized including one who developed hemolytic…
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Dave's Sushi morel mushrooms

E. coli Outbreak at University of Arkansas

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Four people have been hospitalized in an E.  coli outbreak at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.  Some of them are battling a potentially fatal form of kidney failure associated with E. coli infections called hemolytic uremic syndrome…
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Pico de Gallo

Pico de Gallo Salmonella Outbreak

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified pico de gallo as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 37 people this summer. The agency announced an investigation of a Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+ outbreak…
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Ice Cream Listeria Outbreaks

Ice Cream Listeria Outbreaks

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