As of April 18, 2018, 53 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 16 states. Alaska 1, Arizona 3, California 1, Connecticut 2, Idaho, 10, Illinois 1, Louisiana 1, Michigan 2, Missouri 1, Montana 6, New Jersey 7, New York 2, Ohio 2, Pennsylvania, 12, Virginia 1 and
More Raw Dog Food Recalled
Blue Ridge Beef of Eatonton, GA, is voluntarily recalling lot#GA0131 of BRB Complete raw pet food because of the potential of contamination with Salmonellaand Listeria monocytogenes.
The cause of the recall:
This recall was initiated after samples collected and tested by the FDA showed positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. There has
Darwin’s Pet Food Recalled Due to Salmonella and E. coli
Darwin’s Natural Pet Products of Tukwila, Wash., a manufacturer of fresh raw meals for dogs, today announced it is voluntarily recalling a total of four lots of products after testing showed that some of the Chicken and Duck with Organic Vegetables Meals for Dogs may contain Salmonella, and the Turkey with Organic Vegetables Meals
Do Not Feed Rad Cat Raw Food to your Cat
Radagast Pet Food, Inc. of Portland, OR is recalling one lot of Free-Range Chicken and one lot of Free-Range Turkey Recipe because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they
Food Safety Attorney Available for Consult in European Corn Listeria Outbreak
Food safety attorney William (Bill) Marler is available to consult those affected by the ongoing Listeria outbreak in the European Union. EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) announced today that frozen corn is the likely source of the Listeria outbreak affecting Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. As
Chia and Pumpkin Seeds Recalled from Oregon Food Bank
The Oregon Food Bank is recalling more than 60,000 pounds of donated pumpkin seeds because they could be contaminated with Listeria.
Earlier this week, the food bank recalled donated chia seeds that may have included rodent droppings. The chia seeds and pumpkin seeds were given to the food bank on the same donation.
No illnesses
Food Safety Attorney Available for Consult in Australia Rockmelon Listeria Outbreak
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA—Food Safety Attorney Bill Marler is available to consult with those affected by the ongoing Listeria outbreak in Australia. The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority announced on Tuesday that it is working with Rambola Family Farms to pinpoint the source of the deadly outbreak linked to rockmelons. Rambola Family Farms is located
Foodborne Illnesses and Incubation Periods
Incubation Period
Although incubation periods—the time between ingestion of a foodborne pathogen and the onset of symptoms—are only ranges, and wide ones at that, they can still be used to identify a suspect food poisoning claim. For example, the claimant who insists that an E. coli O157:H7 illness was sparked by the hamburger eaten an
If you make pet food, you should not sicken your customers
The FDA has investigated six complaints of illness and death in animals that have eaten the recalled products.
The FDA is alerting pet owners to a history of four recalls of and multiple complaints associated with Darwin’s Natural and ZooLogics pet foods, manufactured by Arrow Reliance Inc., dba Darwin’s Natural Pet Products, over the period
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Jimmy Johns Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak
As of January 18, 2018, eight people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. Illnesses started on dates ranging from December 20, 2017 to January 3, 2018. Ill people range in age from 26 to 50 All 8 are female. No