A faster government reaction to the 2011 Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to ground turkey might have resulted in less illnesses, according to a new analysis. Health officials identified ground turkey from Cargill Meat Solutions as the likely outbreak source a full 22 weeks after the first person fell ill and 10 weeks after the Centers… Continue Reading
Fact: Salmonella is a leading cause of foodborne illness worldwide, with an estimated 1.4 million cases each year in the United States alone. This week, the CDC reported that 124 people in 12 states became ill with Salmonella and over 30 were hospitalized after being exposed to Foster Farms chicken between June of last year… Continue Reading
At least 124 people are now known to have been sickened in the Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to chicken, reported the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday. The announcement was made after Oregon and Washington’s state health departments announced early that day that they had recorded 56 and 43 illnesses linked to… Continue Reading
An outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to chicken has sickened nearly 100 people in Washington and Oregon since June of 2012, health officials announced Thursday. A total of 43 illnesses in Oregon and 56 in Washington are known to have been caused by the outbreak strain of the bacteria, which was traced to chicken from… Continue Reading
After two nationwide Salmonella outbreaks linked to ground turkey sickened at least 148 people last year, the federal government has decided to implement stricter pathogen controls for raw ground poultry products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday in a policy statement that all manufacturers of raw ground turkey… Continue Reading
The company that took over Iowa’s two most troubled egg businesses now has food safety problems of it own to deal with at its recently acquired facilities. Centrum Valley Farms acquired all the Iowa egg production facilities formerly operated by Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son Peter — site of the nation’s largest egg recall… Continue Reading
Salmonella Typhimurium was found in frozen uncooked ground beef sampled on March 13 and Salmonella Heidelberg was found in raw Halal chicken sampled on March 15, Ottawa health officials say. While Salmonella was not isolated from any other food samples collected from March 12 to 15, the laboratory results pretty well connect an Ottawa catering… Continue Reading
In what was the country’s largest foodborne illness outbreak of 2011, in terms of number of illnesses, chicken livers contaminated with Salmonella Heidelberg sickened 190 people in six states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the outbreak is now over. In its final investigation update Wednesday, the CDC said 109 of the… Continue Reading
A sample of ground turkey from Cargill’s Sept. 11 recall of 185,000 pounds of ground turkey tested positive for the Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak strain (XbaI PFGE pattern 58/BlnI pattern 76), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late Tuesday. In updating the earlier recall notice with confirmation of the outbreak… Continue Reading
At least 119 people in 32 states have been stricken with Salmonella Heidelberg infections linked to Cargill ground turkey, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest outbreak update. One person has died. Cargill recalled nearly 136 million pounds of ground turkey products on August 3 from its Springdale, AR plant…. Continue Reading
For the second time in barely a month, Cargill has voluntarily recalled ground turkey due to tests showing the presence of Salmonella, and has temporarily suspended ground turkey production at its Springdale, AR, processing plant. Cargill announced the recall of 185,000 pounds of turkey that was processed at the Arkansas plant on Aug 23, 24,… Continue Reading