The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Minnesota Department of Health, and Wisconsin local health departments are working with the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate an ongoing multi-state outbreak of salmonellosis linked to consumption of certain Del Monte vegetable trays.
Schumer: Consumers Are In For A Rocky Road If FDA Does Not Continue Work On New Tools To Cone-Off Contaminated Foods
Just days after the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled a major study showing serious foodborne bacteria was found in ice cream production plants across 32 states, including New York, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is making the case for critical strengthening with robust federal investments into the FDA’s food safety program that can help
Karawan tahini with Salmonella Concord sickens people in n Massachusetts, New York and Texas
The CDC reports tonight that people in Massachusetts (1), New York (2), and Texas (1) have been sickened by Salmonella Concord – tainted Karawan tahini. The patient age range is from 8 to 32 years, with a median age of 21. Three of the four patients are female. Illness onset dates range from March 9,
Beware of Salmonella Tainted Tahini, Hummus, Falafel, and Baba Ganoush – 3 States – 4 Sick
Case Counts
Total Illnesses: 4
Hospitalizations: 1
Deaths: 0
Last illness onset: March 23, 2019
States with Cases: New York (2), Massachusetts (1), Texas (1)
The United States Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Concord
Listeria Recall: Smoked Sockeye Salmon
Seven Seas International USA, LLC of St. Petersburg, Florida is recalling its 4 oz. Biltmore Smoked Sockeye Salmon, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky with most Salmonella cases in Cut Fruit Outbreak
32 hospitalized
Ohio – 31 sick
Indiana – 23 sick
Michigan – 22 sick
Kentucky – 21 sick
The CDC and public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Carrau infections. Epidemiologic and traceback evidence indicate that pre-cut melon supplied by
Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee with most E. coli Illnesses in recent Outbreak
Georgia – 50
Kentucky – 69
Tennessee -55
Largest beef E. coli outbreak in decades. 28 hospitalized – 2 with acute kidney failure – hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
As of May 13, 2019, 196 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 have been reported from 10 states -Florida 5, Georgia 49, Illinois
E. coli O103 Ground Beef Outbreak Strikes 196 in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia
Mystery remains as too common supplier, distributor, or brand of ground beef.
10 State E. coli O103 Case Count:
Florida 5, Georgia 49, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Kentucky 69, Minnesota 1, Mississippi 1, Ohio 12, Tennessee 55 and Virginia 2
Since the last update on April 26, 2019, 19 more ill people were added to
Seattle Miller’s Guild Salmonella Settlements Reached
On December 11, 2017, the King County Public Health Department (“DOH”) announced that they were investigating an outbreak of salmonellosis associated with the Miller’s Guild restaurant in Seattle, Washington. Six persons from four separate meal parties became ill after eating at the restaurant on different dates from August 15, 2017, to November 3, 2017. One
La Luz Salmonella Outbreak Resolved
An outbreak of Salmonella Javiana occurred in August of 2018 among patrons of La Luz restaurant in Fort Collins, Colorado. Thirty-one laboratory confirmed caseswere included in the outbreak, including 6 employees of the restaurant. Analysis of data did not determine a food-specific cause for the outbreak.
The Larimer County Department of Health & Environment (LCDHE)
22 Sickened by E. coli tied to Seattle Cafe Mario
Summary
Public Health investigated an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) associated with I Love Sushi and Café Mario at Nintendo of America campus in Redmond. Café Mario is operated by Sodexo and is not open to the public. I Love Sushi is a food establishment that operates out of Café Mario once a