Over the last decade Costco has been involved with Foodborne Illness Outbreaks linked to products that it sold – generally, however, they have been few and far between.
Senor Felix 5-Layer Dip Shigella Outbreak Lawsuits – Western States (2000)
On January 5, 2000, Public Health – Seattle & King County issued a notice to Washington
Thanks to www.outbreakdatabase.com.
2015 Salmonella Poona Linked to Cucumbers
On September 4, 2015 the CDC announced an outbreak of Salmonella Poona linked to consumption of cucumbers grown in Mexico and imported by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce. As of October 14 there were 767 people infected with the outbreak strains of…Read More »
An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that sickened nearly two dozen people and prompted a popular south-Reno restaurant to close has been linked to a dessert food manufactured, sold, and distributed by Reno Provisions according to Health District officials. Now that positive test results have identified a specific E. coli source, the Health District’s investigation has
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took major steps to prevent foodborne illness by finalizing rules implementing the bipartisan Food Safety Modernization Act that, for the first time, establish enforceable safety standards for produce farms and make importers accountable for verifying that imported food meets U.S. safety standards. The Agency also issued a rule
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) is voluntarily recalling 14.2-ounce cans of SpaghettiOs Original due to a potential choking hazard posed by pieces of red plastic found in a small number of cans. This plastic material is from parts of the can lining, which may peel off.
The affected 14.2 ounce SpaghettiOs Original product has a date
Idaho Public Health officials are investigating eight illnesses in southwest Idaho likely associated with drinking unpasteurized (raw) milk. To date, four Campylobacter and four E. coli 0157:H7 cases have reported drinking raw milk produced by the Natural Farm Fresh Dairy of Kuna in the week prior to getting sick. The investigation is ongoing with Southwest
Foodborne illnesses represent a substantial, yet largely preventable, health burden in the United States. In 10 U.S. geographic areas, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) monitors the incidence of laboratory-confirmed infections caused by nine pathogens transmitted commonly through food. This report summarizes preliminary 2014 data and describes changes in incidence compared with 2006–2008 and
Between 2008-2009 at least 714 were sickened by Salmonella and nine died.
The criminal prosecution is now over and here are those numbers.
As of September 21, 2015, a total of 558 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Poona have been reported from 33 states. The number of ill people reported from each state is as follows: Alaska (12), Arizona (95), Arkansas (8), California (120), Colorado (17), Hawaii (1), Idaho (20), Illinois (8), Indiana (2), Iowa
At Marler Clark it was a busy week taking care of consumers sickened by Salmonella-tainted cucumbers nationwide, sickened with Salmonella at Minnesota Chipotle restaurants and Norovirus at a Simi Valley Chipotle. In between we had the opportunity to weigh in with the press nationwide on some of the new food safety rules.