Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team

Is Now a Good Time to Mention the Turkey Industry's Salmonella Problem?
SalmonellaWith just days to go until Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants to remind us that Salmonella contamination in turkeys is an industrywide problem. The reminder has come in the form of a summary of an outbreak…



Missa Bay Recalls Salad Bowls Amid Multi-State E.coli Outbreak
E. coli, News, OutbreakMissa Bay, LLC. Of Swedesboro, NJ, recalled more than 97,000 pounds of salad bowls with meat or poultry because the lettuce may be contaminated with E.coli O157:H7. The recalled salad bowls have the establishment number “EST. 18502B” inside…



Fresh Thyme Blackberries Linked to Hepatitis A Outbreak
HepatitisFresh Thyme Market blackberries have been linked to a Hepatitis A outbreak that has sickened at least 11 people in three states. Six people have been hospitalized. The case-patients purchased fresh, conventional blackberries…



Romaine E. coli Outbreak in AZ, CA, CO, ID, MD, MT, WA and WI
E. coliA romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak has sickened people in eight states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Montana, Washington and Wisconsin. About 40 percent of the illnesses reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…