Current News and Investigations from our Food Safety Legal Team
Valley Milk Raw Milk Recalled for the 6th Time in 3 Years
Campylobacter, PathogensFor 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…
Michigan Falafel E. coli Illnesses Account for Half of Outbreak Total
E. coli, PathogensMore 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…
What do Six Recent E. coli O121 Outbreaks Have in Common?
E. coli, PathogensFrozen 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…
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Earth Grown Frozen Falafel Sold at ALDI
E. coli, PathogensAn E. coli outbreak has been linked to Earth Grown brand frozen falafel sold exclusively at ALDI stores in 37 states. The falafel E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 20 people in five states. Five people have been hospitalized. The company…
Listeria Recall for Caribou Coffee Fruit and Cheese Plates
Listeria, PathogensCaribou Coffee fruit and cheese plates sold at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport have been recalled for Listeria. On October 7, Cut Fruit Express of Inver Grove Heights, MN issued a recall for 6.2-oz Caribou Coffee Fruit and Cheese Plates because…
Listeria Health Alert for Chili Cheese Wieners
Listeria, News The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has issued a public health alert for Our Local Smokehouse brand chili cheese flavored wieners that may be contaminated with Listeria. USDA FSIS issued…
E. coli Outbreak at Torero’s Mexican Restaurant in Renton, WA
E. coli, PathogensAn E. coli O26 outbreak at Torero's Mexican Restaurant in Renton, WA during the first week of September sickened at least three customers. King County health officials have determined that three people from three different groups of customers…
Six Hospitalized from E. coli-Tainted Beef in HelloFresh Meal Kits
E. coli, PathogensSix people who developed E. coli infections from contaminated beef in HelloFresh meal kits were so sick they were hospitalized. So far, seven illnesses in six states have been confirmed to be part of the HelloFresh beef E. coli outbreak. Symptoms…
E. coli illnesses Tied to HelloFresh Ground Beef
E. coli, NewsGround beef included in HelloFresh meal kits delivered July 2 to July 21, 2022 is the probable source of an E. coli outbreak, according to a public health alert from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA…
E. coli Outbreak at University of Arkansas
E. coli, PathogensFour 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…
Pico de Gallo Salmonella Outbreak
Pathogens, SalmonellaThe 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…
Ice Cream Listeria Recall at Winn Dixie, Giant, ShopRite, Kroger...[Updated]
Listeria, PathogensUpdated August 15 with additional stores An ice cream Listeria recall includes Kroger, Ralphs, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Winn Dixie, Giant, Martin's, ShopRite, Stop & Shop, Harvey's, Fresco Y Mas, and other stores. The recall is linked to a…