FSIS – Do Not Wash Poultry
A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveals that individuals are putting themselves at risk of illness when they wash or rinse raw poultry. “Cooking and mealtime is a special...
View ArticleFSIS – It knows your chicken is tainted, which is why it tells you not to...
By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and your family – especially children...
View ArticleFDA: Hey Farm to Fork – Make Papayas Safe
And, that means you retailers. Every day Americans enjoy an abundant food supply that is among the safest in the world. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration works tirelessly to ensure that foods...
View ArticleO Canada – What’s Up with Salmonella and E. coli?
Listen while reading. Salmonella: The Public Health Agency of Canada issued a news release this week announcing that 110 Canadians have been sickened by the Reading strain of salmonella. There have,...
View ArticleSalmonella Outbreak linked to Ground Beef in Washington, California, Utah,...
Eight out of ten hospitalized with one death. On November 1, 2019, the CDC announced that along with public health and regulatory officials and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and...
View ArticleSalmonella Litigation linked to Pasha still ongoing
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District commenced a foodborne outbreak investigation in September 2018 after it was bombarded with calls from over 250 ill patrons of Pasha Mediterranean Grill in San...
View Article96 with Salmonella Javiana in 11 States linked to Tailor Cut Produce
Ninety-six people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Javiana have been reported from 11 states – California 1, Colorado 1, Connecticut 1, Delaware 39, Illinois 1, Minnesota 1, New Jersey...
View ArticlePet food with Salmonella is a problem, but Human food with Salmonella not?
The FDA is cautioning pet owners not to feed their pet’s certain Aunt Jeni’s Home Made frozen raw pet food “as it poses a serious threat to consumer and animal health” because of Salmonella Infantis...
View ArticleSTOP and CSPI weigh in on Salmonella Adulterant Petition with USDA
Stop Foodborne Illness and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) are calling for important changes at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reduce consistently high burdens of foodborne...
View ArticleSalmonella Outbreak hits 271 in the United States and Canada
According to the CDC, a total of 212 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport have been reported from 23 states. 31 hospitalizations have been reported. No deaths have been...
View ArticleRed Onion Salmonella Outbreak Explodes in US and Canada
According to Canada, as of July 30, 2020, there have been 114 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: British Columbia (43), Alberta (55),...
View ArticleMarler Clark files first Onion Salmonella Lawsuit against Thomson International
(San Diego) Today, Marler Clark filed the first Salmonella Lawsuit linked to Salmonella Newport – tainted Onions from Thomson International of Bakersfield in San Diego State Court. Marler Clark is...
View ArticleMarler Clark files Salmonella Onion Lawsuit on behalf Canadian Citizen in...
(Bakersfield, California) Today, Marler Clark filed a Salmonella Lawsuit on behalf of a Canadian citizen in United States Federal Court in California for her illness linked to Salmonella Newport –...
View ArticleHey, sorry Canada for poisoning your people with Cyclospora and Salmonella...
Because of COVID, we are banned from Canada, but our food products are not. Cyclospora: As of July 8, 2020, there are 37 confirmed cases of Cyclospora illness linked to this outbreak in three...
View ArticleCDC and FDA update Recall Notice of Salmonella Tainted Onions that have...
Do not eat, serve, or sell recalled onions from Thomson International, Inc., or food made with these onions. Onion types include red, white, yellow, and sweet yellow varieties. Other companies have...
View ArticleMarketing the product that is causing a Salmonella Outbreak – during the...
Given that there is a Salmonella outbreak and recall of peaches and people sick and hospitalized from eating said peaches – timing of the below tweet does not seem optimal? Outbreak of Salmonella...
View ArticleSalmonella Stanley tied to eating Mushrooms in 10 States
As of September 24, 2020, a total of 41 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Stanley have been reported from 10 states – Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois,...
View ArticleFDA and CDC remain quiet about the end of Salmonella Outbreaks linked to...
Peaches sicken at least 126 in the US and Canada – Onions sicken at least 1,527 in the US and Canada Wawona Packing Peaches: The FDA and CDC reported that as of August 27, 2020, a total of 78 people...
View ArticleThe Latest on Wawona Packing Co. and Prima Wawona Peaches Salmonella Outbreak
A total of 101 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis were reported from 17 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 29, 2020, to August 27, 2020. Ill people...
View ArticleThe Latest on the Thomson Onions Salmonella Outbreak
Epidemiologic and traceback evidence showed that red onions from Thomson International Inc. were the likely source of this outbreak. Other onion types (such as white, yellow, or sweet yellow) were...
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