The Wyoming Department of Health reported today on the cause of the Golden Corral – Associated Outbreak of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Natrona County, November – December 2012 (Download Report). These are the findings and conclusion of the report:
Sprouters Northwest is voluntarily recalling all varieties of sprouts products, wheatgrass and pea shoots due to the potential contamination 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 individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your cheese manufacturing facility, located at 1605 Potrero Ave., South El Monte, CA 91733-3018, from August 22 through 29, 2012. During our inspection, FDA collected environmental samples from multiple areas in your processing facility as well as ricotta cheese product samples. FDA laboratory analyses of the environmental
We inspected your manufacturing facility, located at 2339 Center Square Road, Swedesboro, NJ 08085 from July 27 through August 23, 2012 in response to a report from US Army Public Health Command that a sample of your apple slices yielded Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). During this inspection, finished product, investigational, and environmental samples were collected from
GoldCoast Salads, a Naples Florida firm, is voluntarily recalling it’s Blue Crab Spread that may be contaminated with Listeria.
The product being recalled is coded EXP 1-31-13. The following products are being recalled:
Blue Crab Spread, in containers with a weight of 1 pound and containers with a weight of 8 ounces.
The product was
Indiana State health officials announced today a positive case of typhoid fever in a food handler at Purdue University. Local health officials and Purdue University are working with the Indiana State Department of Health to investigate the case and assess the risk to the public.
Anyone who ate at the Boiler Bistro, John Purdue Room,
Two Michigan-based meat suppliers and a restaurant were named as defendants in a Salmonella lawsuit brought by Seattle-based Marler Clark and Michigan-based attorney Michael Heilmann on Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed in Macomb County Circuit Court on behalf of Macomb County residents Mary Ann Thomas and Sarah Joseph—two of nine Michigan residents who were part
A total of 20 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 8 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Ohio (3), Oregon (1), and Washington (7).
31% of ill persons have been hospitalized.
Whole Foods Market is recalling four items made with Circle Sea Salmon Lox Trim sold in Oregon and Washington state store seafood departments due to possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. Listeria is an organism which can cause a sometimes fatal infection in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy
Gold Coast Salads, announced it removed from sale Gold Coast Fresh Crab Spread due to possible contamination by listeria monocytogenes.
The following product is included in this recall:
• Gold Coast Fresh Crab Spread, UPC 83355500325, 8 oz., expiration date of 1/31/2013
Listeria is a common organism found in nature. Consumption of food contaminated with