Kalera Public Limited Company (“Kalera” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KAL), is voluntarily recalling 633 cases of Krunch, Butter and Romaine whole head variety lettuce with lot codes 001293 and 001294 on the label and sold under the Kalera brand because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause
Big Olaf’s Ice Cream Listeria Outbreak over after 28 sick with 27 hospitalized with 1 death
The Florida Department of Health, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data showed that Big Olaf Creamery ice cream made people sick.
As of November
Italian Listeria Outbreak sickens 90 with 3 dead
Food Safety News reports that at least 90 people have been affected and three have died in a major Listeria outbreak in Italy.
The Ministry of Health (Ministero della Salute) said the most recent patient was reported in mid-September.
Deaths occurred in December 2021 and March and June 2022 in Lombardy, Piedmont, and Emilia Romagna. The
New York Campylobacter Outbreak still unknown
Public health officials in New York City are looking into an outbreak of illnesses believed to be infections from Campylobacter, a foodborne pathogen.
Brooklyn officials say 50 cases of illnesses have been reported since the beginning of October. A specific source of the foodborne pathogen has not yet been determined, but chicken is often a
D.C. Coob’s Norovirus Outbreak sickens 173
The McHenry County Department of Health is reporting its investigation into the recent gastrointestinal illness outbreak linked to D.C. Cobb’s, 1204 N. Green Street in McHenry, is closed.
The outbreak investigation was launched after a cluster of illnesses was linked to the food establishment at the end of August. MCDH conducted a case-control study that
Listeria linked to Bri Cheese
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.
Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory data show that cheese made by Old Europe Cheese, Inc. may be contaminated with Listeria and may be making
HelloFresh E. coli Outbreak is over
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) investigated a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections.
Epidemiologic and traceback data showed that ground beef sold in some HelloFresh meal kits made people sick.
As of October 28, 2022, this outbreak is
Someone recently asked me to list foodborne illness outbreaks that I think people remember
I remember a lot of them and I am probably missing many, but here are some I pulled off www.marlerclark.com this morning.
VR Green Farms Botulism Outbreak 2014 – https://marlerclark.com/news_events/vr-green-farms-botulism-outbreak-lawsuit-california-2014
Wild Ginger Campylobacter Outbreak 2019 – https://marlerclark.com/news_events/wild-ginger-campylobacter-outbreak-and-litigation-new-york-2019
Fresh Express Cyclospora Outbreak 2020 – https://marlerclark.com/news_events/fresh-express-bagged-lettuce-cyclospora-outbreak-and-litigation-multi-state-2020
Subway Shigella Outbreak 2010 – https://marlerclark.com/news_events/subway-restaurant-shigella-outbreak-chicago
Beverly Wilshite Hotel Norovirus Outbreak
Campylobacter hits Brooklyn
According to press reports, city health officials are investigating a potential outbreak in Brooklyn of campylobacter, a bacterial infection that causes flu-like stomach symptoms.
Campylobacter is a gastrointestinal bug that can come from eating raw or undercooked poultry or something that comes in contact with it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D.C. Cobb’s linked to Norovirus Outbreak that has sickened 173
The McHenry County Department of Health is reporting its investigation into the recent gastrointestinal illness outbreak linked to D.C. Cobb’s, 1204 N. Green Street in McHenry, is closed.
The outbreak investigation was launched after a cluster of illnesses was linked to the food establishment at the end of August. MCDH conducted a case-control study that