The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning consumers not to eat “Sister Sara’s Good for You” products because they may have been improperly produced, making them susceptible to contamination with Clostridium botulinum.
No illnesses have been linked to any of the affected products at this time. The products were sold at certified farmers
The latest evidence in the Public Health Agency of Canada’s food-borne illness investigation indicates that the most probable cause of the E. coliO157:H7 illnesses in the Maritimes and Ontario is shredded lettuce distributed by FreshPoint Inc. primarily to some KFC and KFC-Taco Bell restaurants. The products were not distributed to grocery stores.
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Dr. Frank Atherton, Nova Scotia’s deputy chief medical officer of health, says investigators believe that lettuce distributed to KFC and Taco Bell is behind the E. coli outbreak in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling the lettuce believed to be at the center of the outbreak. The source of
Food Safety News reports today that at least five people fell ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating at a Longhorn Steakhouse in Green Township, Ohio, in December.
Health investigators were not able to definitively determine the source of the outbreak, but suspect leafy greens served at the restaurant, said Mike Samet, public information officer
There are reports that fresh produce is now suspected to be the source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 15 people (as many as 20) in northeastern Canada. There are currently 10 (5 of those pending genetic testing) confirmed cases of E. coli 0157:H7 in Nova Scotia, 6 in New Brunswick
As precautionary measure, Delifish has decided to expand the voluntary recall to include cold smoked products related to Julian dates 235 to 345, the previous voluntary recall included cold smoked products related to Julian dates 249- 291. There have been no new detections on products placed on the market in relation to this expansion.
The
Coral Beach of the Packer reports that health officials in Hamilton County, Ohio say a small, localized outbreak of E. coli linked to leafy greens in mid-December is over and they have closed the investigation.
Mike Samet, public information officer with the county health department, said the common denominator for the people who got sick
GIANT Food Stores, LLC and MARTIN’S Food Markets, following a recall by Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC, announced it removed from sale several varieties of smoked salmon due to possible contamination by listeria monocytogenes.
The following products are included in this recall:
* Nathan’s Nova Salmon, 3 o.z., UPC 7303080368, all sell by dates * Nathan’s
Health officials have narrowed their search for the source of an E. coli outbreak in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to about a dozen possible sources.
The Global Dispatch reports, that health officials in New Brunswick, Canada are investigating an E. coli O157 outbreak, which has sickened at least five individuals. The five confirmed cases,
Marler Clark reached another settlement in the 20 State, 42 illness Salmonella outbreak on behalf of another North Carolinian.
The CDC collaborated with public health officials in 20 states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney infections linked to Trader Joe’s Valencia Peanut Butter, manufactured by