An outbreak of Salmonella illnesses linked to chicken in Washington and some other states is a reminder that all poultry products carry the risk of contamination. Preparing and cooking chicken properly makes it safe to eat.
Since last June, at least 56 people in Washington got sick due to a specific strain of Salmonella Heidelberg.
There has been no recall issued.
The Albany Oregon Tribune reports on an unreported rise – until now – in Salmonella illnesses in 2012 linked to chicken in Oregon and some other states.
According to the Tribune, over 2012, Oregon saw 56 cases of Salmonella Heidelberg, which is a marked increase over previous years. All
ZIP International Group LLC is recalling Dry Salted Fish (bream) because the product was found to be uneviscerated, and has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.
A total of 18 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 5 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (1), Iowa (1), Illinois (2), Michigan (9), and Wisconsin (5).
50% of ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
Out of an abundance of caution, Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of select Organic Baby Spinach products with the potential to be contaminated with (EHEC) Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli.
Symptoms of the diseases caused by EHEC include abdominal cramps and diarrhea that may in some cases progress to bloody diarrhea. Fever and
Nestlé Prepared Foods Company today announced the voluntary recall of two production codes of LEAN CUISINE® Culinary Collection Mushroom Mezzaluna Ravioli, UPC 13800-58358. The production codes are 2311587812 and 2312587812; the “best before date” appears as DEC 2013.
The voluntary recall is limited to these two days of production, which were distributed nationwide. No other
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing two additional public meetings on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): Proposed Rules for Produce Safety and for the Preventive Controls for Human Food. These meetings are the second and third in a series of public meetings announced in the January 31, 2013 Federal Register Notice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a draft quantitative assessment of the risk of listeriosis from soft-ripened cheese consumption in the United States and Canada. The risk assessment is a joint effort between FDA and Health Canada. View the Federal Register Notice for the assessment.
The new FDA/Health Canada draft risk assessment found
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, a total, 30 cases of illness were reported in the Maritimes and Ontario as part of this outbreak. The last reported case became ill on January 9, 2013; no new cases of illness have been reported since.
The investigation indicated that the most probable cause of the
Customers of the Casper, Wyoming Golden Corral filed a class action lawsuit against the restaurant today, alleging they were part of a norovirus food poisoning outbreak that was traced to food served at the restaurant in December. The lawsuit was filed in Federal District Court in Wyoming (Case Number 3CV-024-J) by Jason Ochs of The