Irvington Seafood of Irvington, AL, is recalling its 1 lb. packages of “Crabmeat: Jumbo, Lump, Finger, and Claw meat” because they have 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 others with weakened immune systems. Although
Mystery 2021 Pennsylvania Pool E. coli and C. difficile Outbreak Finally Explained – 15 Sickened
On June 7, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) received multiple complaints of gastrointestinal illness from patrons of a community swimming pool. Two patrons reported positive Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Clostridioides difficile from stool specimens. PADOH issued pool closure orders and initiated an outbreak response to identify a source and prevent additional
Waterville Country Club’s Nineteen 16 Restaurant link in Hepatitis A scare
The state of Maine CDC is warning of a possible hepatitis A exposure at an Oakland restaurant.
It says a food service worker had the virus, which can spread through contaminated food or water.
The worker at Waterville Country Club’s Nineteen 16 Restaurant was infectious from April 26-May 17.
If you ate or bought food
Skowhegan Maine Walmart deli customers at risk for Hepatitis A
Customers who bought food from the deli at the Skowhegan Walmart may have been exposed to hepatitis A.
A deli worker who was ill with hepatitis A handled food while infectious this Monday, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson Robert Long said Tuesday.
Anyone who bought food at the deli between 9 a.m.
Luigi’s restaurant in Roanoke Virginia linked to Hepatitis A ill food service worker
Why not offer vaccination to your food service workers?
Just months ago the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) announced that RCAHD had identified a total of 50 confirmed primary cases and 2 secondary cases. There have been at least 31 hospitalizations and unfortunately 4 deaths.
Now the risk of another outbreak is striking
Something else to worry about: Bird flu found in person in Colorado
From the CDC: A person has tested positive for avian influenza A(H5) virus (H5 bird flu) in the U.S., as reported by Colorado and confirmed by CDC. This case occurred in a person who had direct exposure to poultry and was involved in the culling (depopulating) of poultry with presumptive H5N1 bird flu. The
CDC issues Health Alert: Investigation of Illness Complaints After Consuming Lucky Charms Cereal
“This is an ALERT” notes the document sent to Ohio school nurses that I obtained this morning.
During April 2022, there has been an increase in complaints of gastrointestinal illness (GI) attributed to eating Lucky Charms cereal reported primarily to a crowdsourcing website. Some complaints of illness have also been reported to the U.S. Food
Lucky Charms – Magically sickening people?
The Associated Press reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of customers complained of illness after eating it.
The FDA said Saturday it has received more than 100 complaints related to Lucky Charms so far this year.
“The FDA takes seriously any reports of possible adulteration of
9 children in Alabama linked to mystery hepatitis outbreak that has also sickened over 80 children in Europe
Adenoviruses is suspected as the cause of the hepatitis.
Since November 2021, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), in collaboration with pediatric healthcare providers including hospitals who treat children and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been investigating an increase in hepatitis in young children. These children presented to providers in
T&D Variety linked to Hepatitis A scare in Maine
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers of possible hepatitis A exposure at a Boothbay convenience store.
A food service worker at T&D Variety at 601 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, who was infected with hepatitis A, handled “to go” food on April 6 between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., and on April