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Foster Farms Chicken Sickens 416 Customers – A Bit(e) of History of...
In two outbreak in 2013 at least 550 sickened and it could be 38.5 times that.* In the second Foster Farms outbreak of 2013, the CDC reports a total of 416 individuals infected with the outbreak...
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California Links Salmonella to Cashew Cheese
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman today warned people not to eat cashew cheese products manufactured by The Cultured Kitchen because they...
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The Cultured Kitchen linked to three state Salmonella Stanley outbreak
The CDC reports a total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Stanley have been reported from three states. Most of the ill people have been reported from California (85%). The...
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Cockroaches cause Foster Farms closure but Salmonella Illnesses do not?
Lynne Terry of the Portland Oregonian broke the story tonight that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Services suspended poultry processing at one of the biggest Foster Farms...
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Tyson Recalls Salmonella Chicken
Tyson Foods, Inc. a Sedalia, Mo., establishment, is recalling approximately 33,840 pounds of mechanically separated chicken products that may be contaminated with a Salmonella Heidelberg strain, the...
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Why did Tyson Recall, but Foster Farms Not?
Here is the question that FSIS, Tyson and Foster Farms should answer: Why does Tyson recall its product after seven sickened and Foster Farms recalls nothing after 550 sickened in two outbreaks?...
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Are Cargill and Tyson responsible corporations and Foster Farms not so much?
Sure seems that way. The above and below are slightly different questions than the one I posed the other day: Why did Tyson Recall, but Foster Farms Not? So, here they are: 1. Why has Cargill and Tyson...
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CDC Weighs in on Possible 13 State Salmonella Outbreak
As of January 13, 2014, a total of 9 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from Tennessee. Two (22%) of 9 ill persons have been hospitalized, and no...
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14 more Ill Linked to Foster Farms Salmonella Chicken – Total now 430
As of January 15, 2014, a total of 430 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 23 states and Puerto Rico. Most of the ill persons (74%) have been...
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Salmonella Biofilm – A Sticky, Dangerous Problem
According to recent research, once Salmonella bacteria get into a food processing facility and have an opportunity to form a biofilm on surfaces, it is likely to be extraordinarily difficult, if not...
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ARO Pistachios gets FDA warning letter after poisoning people with Salmonella...
Year old Salmonella outbreak announcement slipped into FDA Warning Letter According to a recently released FDA Warning Letter, in early 2013 ARO was associated with three Reportable Food Registry (RFR)...
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More Flat Creek Dairy Cheese Recalled Because of Salmonella
On December 23, 2013, Flat Creek Farm & Dairy of Swainsboro, GA announced a recall of its Heavenly Blue Cheese and Aztec Cheddar cheese. The purpose of this updated press release is to provide the...
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Swedish Grocer Recalls Salmonella-tainted Mince
Grocer tests product for Salmonella, recalls it when found, and takes responsibility for any illnesses – most often none of this happens in the United States. Swedish grocer, ICA, has withdrawn pork...
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Raw Eggs, Cross-contamination or Poor Food Handling likely cause of Pints &...
Michelle Anderson with mlive.com reports that the final report on the Salmonella outbreak that affected at least 32 residents in Muskegon and Ottawa counties last year was published last week. The...
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More Salmonella Suits Filed Against Texas Iguana Joe’s
Nine plaintiffs who claim they fell ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated food purchased from a Houston-area Iguana Joe’s were added to a lawsuit against the restaurant late last...
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South Africa – Don’t make me come back so soon!
I was in South Africa in October for a food safety conference – clearly, someone did not attend. South African News 24 reports that Salmonella was the likely cause of an outbreak in Limpopo earlier...
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Oregon Salmonella overschie Cluster Announced
Food Safety News reports that two Oregonians have tested positive for a rare strain of Salmonella known as Salmonella overschie, according to the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division. The...
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CDC: Salmonella Stanley Linked to Cashew Cheese Update
The CDC reports a total of 17 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Stanley were reported from three states. Most of the ill people were reported from California (88%). The number of...
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Horse Trough Linked to White Bean Salmonella Outbreak
Jean Cole of the News Courier reports today: “Health Dept.: Beans soaked in horse trough – Dozens taken ill after annual event.” Salmonella outbreak confirmed at annual Bean Day dinner hosted by the...
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The Horse Trough Didn’t Do It – Salmonella Outbreak
Helen Carter, President of the Athens-Limestone Foundation for Aging, which hosted the Athens Bean Day Event linked to last years Salmonella outbreak, released a letter in which she disagrees with...
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