• Restaurants and food retailers in California that have recently purchased oysters harvested in Baja California, Mexico from Acuacultura Integral De Baja California SA de CV – MX 4 SS harvested on 12/15/2023, 12/16/2023, 12/19/2023, 12/23/2023, or 12/29/2023.
  • Consumers in California who have recently purchased oysters harvested in Baja California, Mexico from Acuacultura Integral De

2024 Salmonella Multistate Outbreak Linked to Italian-style Charcuterie Meats

Five Washington residents from four counties have been included in this outbreak, including Chelan (1), Douglas (1) King (1) and Spokane (2). 

Washington State Department of Health is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate five Washington residents infected with a strain of

In the United States as of today, a total of 407 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella were reported from 44 states (Alaska 1, Arizona 15, Arkansas 2, California 56, Colorado 11, Connecticut 2, Florida 4, Georgia 8, Illinois 22, Indiana 9, Iowa 12, Kansas 2, Kentucky 10, Maryland 9, Massachusetts

What is the Salmonella Bacteria?

Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – salmonellosis. The term Salmonella refers to a group or family of bacteria that variously cause illness in humans.Salmonella serotype typhimurium and Salmonella serotype enteritidis are the most common in

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert out of an abundance of caution due to concerns about Salmonella illnesses that may be associated with ready-to-eat (RTE) charcuterie meat products in Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler and Fratelli Beretta brand Antipasto Gran Beretta.

The Fratelli Beretta brand

Oyster associated norovirus cases are also being reported in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties. Both the California Department of Public Health and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are now actively engaged in the investigation.  

The investigation of oyster-linked illnesses by County of San Diego health officials has expanded to include

• Total Cases: 147

• Shigella Species Type:

– 101 (68.7%) sonnei

– 5 (3.4%) flexneri

– 41 (27.9%) species not yet available.

• Severity of Disease:

– 67 (45.6%) of the cases have been hospitalized due to shigella.

– 1 (0.7%) death has been attributed to shigella.

An outbreak of Shigellosis has been impacting