FDA’s own guidance to the sprout seed industry says the agency has observed 52 reported outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with contaminated sprouts in the United States between 1996 and 2020, together causing more than 2,700 illnesses. That is the floor, and it counts only one country. Pulling thirty years of the published record together
Two federal pages carry the running account of what is making Americans sick right now. One is FDA’s Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks table. The other is USDA’s Outbreak Investigations: Response table at the Food Safety and Inspection Service. Neither requires a Freedom of Information Act request. Both are updated on a schedule. Read them
Chughtai v. ByHeart, Inc., Target Corporation, Organic West Milk, Inc. and Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (W.D. Wash., No. 2:26-cv-02798-LK) · Bogard v. ABTB Louisville LLC, Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. and Taylor Farms California, Inc. (W.D. Ky., No. 3:26-cv-00607-RGJ) · Nance v. Coast Citrus Distributors, LLC (C.D. Ill., Springfield Division)
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash., August 11
FDA keeps a public list of every outbreak its CORE Response Teams are working, and it is the only place in the federal government where you can see how many foodborne illness investigations are open at one time. The page is called Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, it was last updated on August 6
Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods, a Richmond, Va., establishment, is recalling approximately 22,880 pounds of baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal slivers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler items were produced from July 1, 2026
CDC’s outbreak page counts 1,947 people in nine states. Those same nine states are reporting more than fifteen thousand. Every one of these families is in the larger number.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash., July 30, 2026 — Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, has filed four federal lawsuits in Ohio and Michigan on behalf
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, dinosaur-shaped, ready-to-eat chicken nuggets that may be contaminated with unsafe levels of lead. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase. However, FSIS is concerned that some product may still be
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.
The ground beef item was produced on Feb 26, 2026.
The Ambriola Company is recalling select cheese products after routine testing confirmed the presence of 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 healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache
Nov 18, 2025 – Jan 05, 2026
35 cases (3 deaths)
Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is issuing an urgent advisory following a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to the consumption of wild, foraged mushrooms. Confirmed