In November 2006, public health officials detected a substantial increase in reports of Salmonella Tennessee isolates. In February 2007, a multistate, case-control study linked the consumption of either Peter Pan or Great Value Peanut Butter brands with infection[2]. 715 people were sickened with 129 hospitalized. Subsequently the same strain of Salmonella Tennessee was
Take a whiff of Jif – Salmonella in Peanut Butter – Again! 14 sick in 12 states
Product Distribution: Nationwide
Total Illnesses: 14
Hospitalizations: 2
Last Illness Onset: May 1, 2022
States with Cases: Arkansas (1), Georgia (2), Illinois (1), Massachusetts (1), Missouri (1), Ohio (1), North Carolina (1), New York (1), South Carolina (1), Texas (2), Virginia (1), Washington (1)
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, are
Settlements reached in Hepatitis A Outbreak
In September 2020, Louisiana Department of Health officials investigated a hepatitis A case, dating from early to mid-August 2020, linked to one of New Orleans’s most famous fine- dining restaurants, Galatoire’s in the French Quarter. In a statement released Wednesday, September 23, 2020, Galatoire’s said “a potential incident” of hepatitis A exposure at the restaurant
Kinder Salmonella Chocolate Outbreak top 369 in Europe and North America
According to public health officials, the number of people who became ill due to a salmonella outbreak linked to Kinder chocolate products has increased to 369 across Europe and North America, including 16 in Ireland.
One additional Irish case involving a second strain has been identified in addition to the initial 15, according to the
Seattle IHOP linked to Norovirus
Summary
Public Health is investigating an outbreak of norovirus-like illness associated with vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and chills at IHOP #1755 in Seattle.
Illnesses
Since April 29, 2022, 5 people from 1 meal party reported becoming ill after eating food from IHOP on April 28, 2022. We have not identified any ill employees.
Public Health
Staph or Staphylococcal aureus cause of Coachella bus driver outbreak
KESQ reports that after an extensive investigation, health officials in Riverside County now say they have determined a possible source of the food-borne illness that sickened more than 100 shuttle drivers during the second weekend of the Coachella music festival.
“Tests conducted on food collected after dozens of employees of a shuttle bus company became
France Salmonella outbreak linked to Kinder chocolate hits 81
Following the investigations carried out by the Belgian health authorities, together with their English, European and in particular French counterparts, the company Ferrero proceeded on April 5, 2022 to the recall of several Kinder range products manufactured in a factory in Belgium due to suspected contamination by Salmonella Typhimurium . On April 8, 2022, the
French prosecutors launch criminal investigation against Nestle due to pizza E. coli outbreak
French prosecutors have launched a preliminary criminal investigation after E. coli infections linked to a pizza factory for Nestle’s (NESN.S)Buitoni brand could have led to the death of one person.
An investigation was opened on Thursday on charges of the involuntary manslaughter of one person, the injuring of 14 others and breaches of food safety
Questions still remain about Lucky Charms cereal
According to www.iwaspoisoned.com – Starting in late 2021 Lucky Charms food poisoning reports started to trend on iwaspoisoned.com. As of May 12 there are reports of over 7,300 sick. The FDA has initiated an investigation. As of May 11 the FDA reports 555 “adverse event reports.”
More Settlements reached in E. coli Outbreak linked to Yogurt
In May 2021, state and local public health agencies in Washington and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) investigated an outbreak of Shiga Toxin E. coli (STEC). The outbreak was assigned the CDC outbreak number 2105WAEXH-1.
A confirmed outbreak case was defined as a person infected with E. coli O157:H7 who matched the outbreak