November Salmonella Outbreak just uncovered in Colorado
Fox 31 News reports that the Tri-County Health Department has confirmed to FOX31’s Erika Gonzalez that one person has died from Salmonella poisoning related to eating at a restaurant in Aurora. The...
View ArticleWhen in Doubt, Throw it Out – Fareway Chicken Salad
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) today jointly issued a consumer advisory for chicken salad sold at Fareway stores. The chicken...
View Article94 in Iowa Sick with Salmonella Linked to Fareway Chicken Salad
94 Sick in Iowa, Chicken Salad sold at Fareway grocery stores in Iowa, as well as Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. 28 – Confirmed Case Definition: Persons with Salmonella Typhimurium...
View ArticleBurrito Delight Link in Fort Lupton Colorado Salmonella Outbreak
The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment (WCDPHE) is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella illness at Aims Community College. This illness may be associated with catered events...
View ArticleUpdate on Jimmy John’s Salmonella Outbreak in Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin
As of February 27, 2018, 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo were reported from 3 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from December 20, 2017 to January 28, 2018....
View ArticleFareway Triple T Salmonella Outbreak Hits 170 in 7 States with 62 Hospitalized
Marler Clark has filed several lawsuits and represents three dozen victims. The CDC reports as of March 6, 2018, 170 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium have been...
View ArticleMulti-State Coconut Smiles Salmonella Outbreak Brewing
Federal and state health officials are investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak connected with a potentially contaminated organic packaged coconut that was sold at Natural Grocers stores, a...
View ArticleCoconut Smiles Recalled Over Salmonella Illnesses
According to the CDC, as of March 20, 2018, 13 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 8 states. WGS performed on bacteria isolated from ill people...
View ArticleWhen Chicken Salad Turns Deadly – Fareway and Triple T Salmonella Outbreak
A total of 265 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium were reported from South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Mississippi. Illnesses...
View ArticleIowa Salmonella Smack Down: Fareway takes a whack at Triple T Specialty Meats
To put the dispute in context: According to the CDC, a total of 265 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium were reported from 8 states (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South...
View ArticleSalmonella Outbreak: Recalling 206,749,248 Eggs – Think About It
Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana is voluntarily recalling 206,749,248 eggs because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup, an organism which can cause serious and...
View ArticleWhat does a 200,000,000 Salmonella Egg Recall and Intergluteal Cleft have in...
Rose Acre Farms – FDA 483 Investigation Report Observation 1: When your monitoring indicated unacceptable rodent activity within a poultry house, appropriate methods were not used to achieve...
View ArticleFareway Sues Triple T Meats over Salmonella Chicken Salad
According to the CDC, a total of 265 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium were reported from 8 states. WGS performed on bacteria isolated from ill people showed that they...
View ArticleKudos to FDA for being Transparent on Retail Recalls
I have no idea if this is a change of policy – but it should be. I have been complaining a bit over at www.foodsafetynews.com about the FDA not being as transparent as it should when it comes to...
View ArticleSalmonella Outbreak Linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal
As of June 14, 2018, 73 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Mbandaka have been reported from 31 states. A list of the states and the number of cases in each can be found on the Case...
View ArticleBuild a Wall? To keep out US Produced Food?
The Mexican federal consumer protection agency has issued a warning about the possible presence of salmonella in boxes of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. The warning from the Federal Consumer Protection...
View ArticleDr. Scott Gottlieb: It is time for the FDA to be transparent about where the...
Yesterday I suggested that the FDA’s Dr. Scott Gottlieb should be a bit more transparent on who produced, processed, transported and sold the E. coli tainted romaine. Today, the FDA notes that...
View ArticleSalmonella Tainted Raw Turkey Sickens 90 in 26 States
Ninety people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Reading have been reported from 26 states. Forty people have been hospitalized. The outbreak strain of Salmonella Reading has been...
View ArticleBeware of Backyard Chickens
As of July 13, 2018, 212 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 44 states. Illnesses started from February 15, 2018 to June 21, 2018. 34 ill people have been...
View ArticleSalmonella in Whey prompts recalls of Goldfish, Swiss Rolls and Ritz Crackers
Pepperidge Farm has been notified by one of its ingredient suppliers that whey powder in a seasoning that is applied to four varieties of crackers has been the subject of a recall by the whey powder...
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