Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Sprouts:
The CDC has issued its final update in the Salmonella outbreak linked to raw alfalfa sprouts, which caused 44 confirmed cases of salmonellosis in 11 states. No deaths were reported, but 7 of 34 patients with available information were hospitalized, the CDC said. Illness onset dates ranged from
The Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont, Colorado has been ordered to stop distributing raw milk products after 16 people became ill after drinking the milk, including 2 children who were hospitalized. Of the people who reported becoming ill from consuming the milk products, lab tests confirmed the presence of Campylobacter and E. coli O157
After a Salmonella outbreak that claimed 97 confirmed foodpoisoning victims, and probably caused thousands of unconfirmed Salmonella illnesses, many employees at Subway restaurants involved in the outbreak have been cleared to return to work. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been conducting stool tests on the Subway employees to determine whether they were infected
Tri-Union Seafoods LLC of San Diego is recalling select 12-ounce cans of Chicken of the Sea brand solid white tuna in water, because their seals do not meet standards, allowing the cans to be contaminated.
No illnesses have been reported. The recalled cans were available in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Utah, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Colorado, Indiana
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance intended to help reduce the development of resistance to medically important antimicrobial drugs used in food-producing animals.
Today’s draft guidance outlines the FDA’s current thinking on strategies to assure that antimicrobial drugs that are important for therapeutic use in humans are used judiciously in animal
The Salmonella outbreak at Skokie Country Club in Cook County, Illinois, continues to grow. Currently, public health officials count 29 confirmed cases of Salmonella foodpoisoning linked to the Country Club, with 7 hospitalizations. Officials say they’re also checking on more than 50 additional reports of salmonella-like symptoms in people who ate at the club.
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Comedians have been getting "mileage" out of airline food jokes for years, but news today raises much more serious concerns about the safety of the food. A report by Gary Stoller at USA Today states that:
Many meals served to passengers on major airlines are prepared in unsanitary and
unsafe conditions that could lead to illness…FDA inspectors have
On Friday, Kellogg’s recalled 28 million boxes of cereal. The Kellogg’s website currently includes an FAQ section regarding the outbreak, although there are still questions left unanswered. Kellogg’s does provide information on which products were included, and states that they were shipped nationwide.
According to the site, the recall was issued because:
We have identified
Health officials in Cook County, Illinois are currently investigating 7 culture-confirmed Salmonella infections in folks who visited the Skokie Country Club in Glencoe. The source of the bacteria is not currently known, and the country club has closed its kitchen since Thursday while the investigation continues.
The severity of those 7 victims is not presently
The CDC updated its official case count today in the Salmonella outbreak linked to ConAgra’s Marie Callendar’s brand Cheesy Chickena and Rice frozen meals. There are currently 37 confirmed cases of Salmonella Chester foodpoisoning illnesses in the ConAgra outbreak.
We have filed lawsuits on behalf of Dave Smith and Kevin Taylor, two Oregon residents who