FDA, CDC and Canadian food safety and public health authorities called out by...
Here is Thomson International’s and their financial backers position on a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened thousands in the United States and Canada: The FDA took over 2000 swabs of Thomson’s...
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Salmonella Outbreak linked to ground turkey in States with Illnesses:...
Plainville Brands (Poultry Processing, Poultry Slaughter) from Pennsylvania source of some of the ground turkey sold nationwide. As of April 12, 2021, 28 people infected with the outbreak strain of...
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Because it is Salmonella tainted Chicken FSIS offers a warning but no recall
Remember, FSIS does not consider Salmonella to be an adulterant. For a bit(e) of reading on the topic, see Seriously, FSIS and Congress, it is time to deem Salmonella an Adulterant As part of the...
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These raw breaded chicken products seem to be a problem
Yesterday, the CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) announced a multistate outbreak of...
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Marijuana recalled in Arizona due to Salmonella and/or Aspergillus
It was only a matter of time – as commercial marijuana becomes a thing that we would see recalls due to bacterial contamination. We should expect to see the same in other, especially edible, marijuana...
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Salmonella Outbreak linked to Jule’s cashew brie over at 20 ill
In April 2021, CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate...
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Salmonella outbreak prompts salad recall
As of July 14, 2021, eight people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from two states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 10, 2021, to June 15,...
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Mr. Bill goes to Washington again, and again and again
In 2011 I wrote: Last week the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall of ground turkey products due to “possible” Salmonella contamination. According to the press release,...
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Let’s talk Turkey about Salmonella being an Adulterant
Remember this as you prepare Thanksgiving for your family and as you read this post – it is Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Mission Statement: Protecting the public’s health by ensuring the...
View ArticleNext week outbreak numbers today: Baby Spinach E. coli outbreak hits 11,...
Baby Spinach According to the CDC, as of November 15, 2021, a total of 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from seven states. Illnesses started on dates...
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Did you know that USDA has a zero tolerance for Salmonella in beef served to...
Essentially, USDA/FSIS is treating Salmonella as an adulterant in this situation. I mean, it is not a bad idea to protect school kids, but why the differences? While you all were sleeping off your...
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Guess what ruins Thanksgiving – you guessed it – Salmonella
Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022DispatchSalmonella Serotypes Associated with Illnesses after Thanksgiving Holiday, United States, 1998–2018 Here is the CDC’s conclusion: Salmonella Reading was the...
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FDA – mystery Salmonella outbreak illnesses up, Salmonella onion and E. coli...
Here is the latest: 14 ill in Spinach E. coli outbreak: 892 ill in Onion Salmonella outbreak:
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PEW: 12 Charts Explore America’s Salmonella Problem—and Steps to Solve It...
I could not have said it better and PEW’s conclusion is spot on: Current poultry policies and regulations treat all Salmonella serotypes and strains as if they pose equal risks to people, despite...
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Don’t kiss your bearded dragon – It might give you Salmonella Uganda
As of January 10, 2022, a total of 44 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Uganda have been reported from 25 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from December 24, 2020, to...
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Settlement reached in Salmonella Typhimurium BrightFarms Packaged Salad...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report on its investigation of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that caused 31 reported illnesses and four hospitalizations in the U.S....
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Eh – Canada, what’s up? Kimchi with E. coli O157:H7 and Corn with Salmonella...
As of January 28, there have been 14 laboratory-confirmed cases of E. coli O157 illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: Alberta (13) and Saskatchewan (1). Individuals became sick...
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The Parnells will likely stay in prison after sickening several hundred,...
In 2014 Stewart Parnell was found guilty of 72 counts of conspiracy and fraud, and sentenced to 28 years in federal prison. Michael Parnell, a food broker, was found guilty of conspiracy and sentenced...
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So, what’s up in Europe – E. coli in Pizza and Salmonella in Chocolate
Fraich’UP frozen pizza and E. coli: French prosecutors this week searched a Buitoni Fraich’UP frozen pizza factory in northern France, the suspected source of an E. coli outbreak that has left dozens...
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Hey Chicken Little, the sky will not fall if Salmonella is deemed an adulterant
If Salmonella is deemed an adulterant – at least those that sicken and kill us – the sky will not fall – history as a guide. On Jan. 19, 2020, we filed a petition with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection...
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