The Hopkins County Health Department has linked a recent Giardia outbreak to the El Tapatio restaurant in Madisonville, Kentucky. Health officials found a high degree of commonality between those experiencing Giardia symptoms and the restaurant, specifically noting a temperature issue with the restaurant’s walk-in freezer. The restaurant is cooperating with the investigation and will be closed for

Wiet Peeters Farm Products Limited of Charing Cross Ontario, Canada is recalling its Aunt Mid’s Fresh Sliced Mushrooms 227g , Peeters Mushroom Farm Cremini Sliced 227g and Peeters Mushroom Farm Thick Slice Mushroom 10lb cardboard because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenesListeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warns consumers to immediately discard Byers Organic Dairy brand raw milk purchased between July 8 and July 10, 2025, with sell-by dates of July 22 and July 23, 2025. Routine milk samples were tested and confirmed to be contaminated with Shigatoxin-producing E. colibacteria.

Milk was sold in plastic half-gallon

A total of 134 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis were reported from 10 states. Six sick people reported traveling to California or Nevada in the week before they got sick. Illnesses started on dates ranging from February 24, 2025, to June 6, 2025. Of the 112 people with information available, 38

Natureen International Inc. of Walnut, CA is recalling 244 bags of Wei-Chuan Dried Black Fungus Slice (2.5oz / bag), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons

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On July 24, 2024, John tested positive for Listeria, while in the ICU. John’s sample was genetically linked, by Whole Genome Sequencing, to a cluster of Listeria associated with potatoes from Mexico.

Figure: SNP-tree of sequences of REP strain uploaded to the public sequence repository at 
NCBI.

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On July 16, 2024, John was admitted

Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Newberry, S.C., establishment, is recalling approximately 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The turkey bacon was produced from April 24, 2025, through June 11, 2025.

Face Rock Creamery of Bandon, Oregon is voluntarily recalling two specific lots of its Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheddar Curds, 6oz. cups, Use By date 08292025, 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

Fuentes Farms of McAllen, Texas is recalling 71 Boxes of Fresh Cucumbers, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea