DC Fig and Olive reopens, dozens sickened, salmonella implicated
The Washington DC Health Department said after nearly one week, the Fig and Olive food establishment has reopened. The reopening comes after six days of closure because of salmonella illnesses linked to the restaurant. Salmonella More...
Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak affects 37 people in 18 states, linked to frozen mice
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today the investigation of a multistate Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened 37 people in 18 states since the beginning of the year. Epidemiologic, More...
CDC investigates Salmonella Cotham outbreak linked to bearded dragons
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with public health, veterinary, and agriculture officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services More...
Sliced fruit distributed to Costco recalled due to possible salmonella
PRESS RELEASE March 13, 2014 – ALBANY, OR. – Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. of Albany, OR has voluntarily recalled 59,780 cases of Kirkland Signature Real Sliced Fruit, produced exclusively for Costco Wholesale More...
Dog and cat food recall initiated due to salmonella risk, Hubbard Life and Joy Combo part of recall
Pro-Pet LLC of St. Marys, Ohio, initiated a voluntary recall on Wednesday of a limited number of Dry Dog and Cat Foods for possible Salmonella contamination. A single field test indicated products manufactured More...
Red Flannel Cat Food recalled due to salmonella risk
Arden Hills, Minnesota pet food company, PMI Nutrition, LLC (PMI), initiated a voluntary recall Saturdayof its 20 lb. bags of Red Flannel® Cat Formula cat food for possible Salmonella contamination. Although More...
New Hampshire most prepared for infectious disease outbreak, GA, NJ and NE least prepared
A report released recently by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), finds that a majority of states (32) score 5 or lower out of 10 key indicators of policies More...
Goldenfeast bird food recalled due to possible salmonella contaminated parsley
Goldenfeast® Inc. is recalling several exotic bird food blends due to possible contamination of Salmonella from parsley flake ingredients supplied to Goldenfeast® Inc. by Specialty Commodities, Inc., an outside More...
Wholey shrimp recalled due to possible salmonella contamination
Warren, MI distributor, Lipari Foods, announced the recall of Wholey peeled, cooked, tail-on 31/40 count shrimp due to the risk of salmonella contamination. Image/FDA The affected product, Cooked Shrimp Peeled More...
3M launches new Petrifilm Salmonella Express System for detection of the food pathogen
Minnesota-based company, 3M, has announced the launching its new pathogen detection technology, 3M™ Petrifilm™ Salmonella Express System, according to a company news release Tuesday. Salmonella image/CDC Immediately More...
Multistate Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to live poultry increases to 224 cases
The number of cases in the multistate Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to live poultry (e.g., chicks, chickens, ducks, ducklings) has increased by 78 cases since the previous update on May 7, according to More...
Salmonella outbreak linked to Krinos brand tahini sesame paste reported in six states
A multistate outbreak of two outbreak strains of salmonella has affected at least eight people in six states, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outbreak notice Wednesday. The outbreak More...
Minnesota: Salmonella outbreak linked to raw queso fresco sickens 25
Unpasteurized soft cheese has been linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis that have sickened at least 25 people in Minnesota, according to a Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) news release today. Public domain More...
Minnesota: Two infants sickened with Salmonella linked to eating Krinos brand tahini sesame paste
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is reporting two cases of salmonellosis in children under one year old after the infants ate Krinos brand tahini sesame paste, which was recalled due to salmonella late More...
Eight new cases reported in the multistate Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak linked to cucumbers
In a follow-up to a April 25 report, the multistate outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul has increased to 81 cases, up eight from from the initial report, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) More...
Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak in 18 states linked to Mexican cucumbers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in coordination with state public health departments and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have initiated an investigation of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella More...
Minnesota: 13 people sickened with salmonella linked to raw queso fresco
Minnesota health officials are reporting a salmonella outbreak, which has sickened at least 13 people, is linked to eating unpasteurized, Mexican-style cheese, queso fresco made in a private home, according More...
Minnesota: Ducklings purchased at a Tractor Supply Company store responsible for Salmonella outbreak
An outbreak of salmonellosis in Minnesota, which has affected at least three people, has been linked to ducklings bought at a Tractor Supply Company store in Inver Grove Heights, according to a Minnesota Department More...
Salmonella outbreak linked to hedgehogs grows to 23 cases
The outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium, in which federal health officials first started investigating in September 2012, has expanded to nine states and has sickened at least 23 people, according to a Centers More...
CDC: Campylobacter, Vibrio food borne infections increase in the US, Salmonella remains constant
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that about 48 million people, or one in six people in the United States, get sick from eating contaminated food. During a CDC telebriefing today, More...
