California has had 73 cases of Salmonella Braenderup, and 67% of those people reported that they ate mangoes. Washington State has had six cases of Salmonella Braenderup that match the genetic fingerprint of the Canadian cases but has not yet linked them directly to the Mexican mangoes. Canada reports that mangoes are linked to 22
Second Salmonella Cantaloupe Lawsuit to be Filed Monday
We filed the first lawsuit last week in the outbreak that so far has sickened a total of 178 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium reported from 21 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (13), Arkansas (3), California (2), Georgia (3), Illinois (21), Indiana
22 Sickened by Salmonella by Mangoes in Canada
An investigation by provincial and federal health authorities into an outbreak of illness caused by Salmonella Braenderup has led to a recall of certain Daniella brand mangoes sold between July 12 and August 14, 2012, due to possible contamination with Salmonella.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall, reports
A sample platter of bacterial and viral outbreaks linked to cantaloupe
More than you ever wanted to know about cantaloupes from www.outbreakdatabase.com:
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No. |
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State(s) |
Confirmed Illnesses |
Pathogen |
Description |
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1985 |
Wisconsin |
16 |
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1990 |
30 States |
245 |
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3. |
1991 |
International, including U.S. |
400 |
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4. |
1997 |
California |
24 |
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Canadians Sickened by Salmonella Braenderup Mangoes
22 Sicked So Far
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and North American Produce Sales are warning the public not to consume the Mangoes described below because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup bacteria.
The affected Mangoes, product of Mexico, were sold as individual fruit with a sticker bearing PLU# 4959 and other information.
Salmonella Cantaloupe Lawsuit Names Walmart and Chamberlain Farms
Today, Seattle-based Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness, filed an amended complaint today against Wal-Mart by adding Chamberlain Farms to the lawsuit on behalf of a Michigan family stricken by the latest cantaloupe-related Salmonella outbreak. The complaint was filed in Calhoun County Circuit Court in Michigan on
Results of investigation into O157 outbreak in Germantown Ohio do not find source of infection
Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County announced today that following an intensive investigation into the July outbreak of O157 in Germantown, they were unable to determine the cause of the outbreak.
The outbreak resulted in 79 cases of E. coli O157 foodborne illness being reported. Two of those were secondary cases resulting from contacts
Minnesota State issues consumer advisory for Hoffman Town & Country Meat Market turkey jerky
Four cases of Salmonella-related illness associated with consumption of product
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and Hoffman Town & Country Meat Market of Detroit Lakes today issued a consumer advisory for whole-muscle turkey jerky after state investigators linked the product to four cases of illness caused by Salmonella bacteria.
The Minnesota Department of Health
Cantaloupe: the new lettuce or spinach
The first lawsuit in the Salmonella cantaloupe outbreak is now a going concern. More will follow, against retailers of the contaminated cantaloupes, as well as the farm that grew the bad fruit, Chamberlain Farms in southwest Indiana. This cantaloupe salmonella outbreak almost the 20th (give or take a few) cantaloupe outbreak since 1985, and follows
Salmonella Lawsuit Filed in 178 Person Outbreak – 62 Hospitalized and 2 Deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a total of 178 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium from 21 states Nationwide, 62 persons have been hospitalized. In Kentucky, two deaths have been reported.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a recall of cantaloupe by Chamberlain Farms, of Owensville,