At least four people in Humboldt County, CA, have been sickened with genetically linked cases of E. coli since July, according to a report by the Eureka Times-Standard. The first case appeared in July, the second in August, and then another two followed in October. The infections are being caused by a “very specific” strain of E. coli not found anywhere else in California, according to a public health official with the county’s department of health and human services. Officials have not determined a source after interviewing patients for common food histories. Investigators have asked local healthcare providers to send lab samples from anyone experiencing bloody diarrhea in an attempt to uncover more E. coli cases and possibly solve the mystery. Symptoms of E. coli infection include severe diarrhea, nausea and abdominal cramps.
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A Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak traced to eggs that sickened more than 100 people has been declared over by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 105 confirmed patients
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
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Prairie Farms is announcing a recall of select Prairie Farms Gallon Fat Free Milk produced at its Dubuque, IA, facility and distributed to Woodman’s stores in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Aoun brand tahineh is under recall in Canada because of contamination with Salmonella.
The recall was triggered by test results from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
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