Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

An 8-year-old girl from Tooele County, UT, is hospitalized for a severe Salmonella infection. She is one of 671 people now affected by the tainted cucumbers distributed by Andrew & Williamson.

As of October 5, 2015, Marler Clark LLP, The Food Safety Law Firm, has filed its eleventh lawsuit against San Diego-based cucumber distributor,

Screen Shot 2015-10-05 at 1.57.15 AMMinnesota Department on Health officials have determined the cause of the recent Salmonella outbreak that was linked to Chipotle restaurants. It was the tomatoes.

Chipotle said when the Salmonella Newport outbreak was first detected last week that it switched produce suppliers for its Minnesota restaurants. However, officials are still trying to confirm which farm the

Screen Shot 2015-10-05 at 1.50.53 AMMultiple cities are investigating Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to eating at Fig & Olive restaurants according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Illnesses have so far been reported Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, and the investigation is ongoing to determine whether there are illnesses in other states linked to eating at one

Screen Shot 2015-10-04 at 6.38.18 AMAs of September 28, 2015, 671 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Poona have been reported from 34 states. The number of ill people reported from each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Alaska (13), Arizona (112), Arkansas (9), California (164), Colorado (17), Hawaii (1), Idaho (22), Illinois (8), Indiana (2), Iowa (5),

Aspen Foods, a Chicago, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 561,000 pounds of frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken products that appear to be ready-to-eat (RTE)  and may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The frozen, raw, stuffed, and breaded chicken items that appear

Of those nine cases associated with Worthy Burger, six are confirmed and three are probable, according to state health officials.

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For Art Rafus, who teaches at Hartford Middle School, E. coli has turned into a parent’s worst nightmare.

Rafus said his 2-year-old son, Wyatt, started having diarrhea on Saturday,