A multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections potentially linked to Hispanic-style fresh and soft cheeses is under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local health
FDA outlines foodborne outbreak investigations in weekly table
The table below shows outbreak investigations being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams. The investigations are in a variety of stages. Some outbreaks have limited information with investigations ongoing, others may be near completion.
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Publisher’s Platform: FDA is letting more sunshine in — outbreak table available
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In an increasing era of transparency, the FDA, along with its food safety partners at the CDC and FSIS, have for the last several months been listing and announcing investigations of foodborne illness outbreaks
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Sweden investigates rise in Yersinia infections
Swedish public health officials have reported an increase in Yersinia infections in recent weeks.
Since the second week of January, more than twice as many people have fallen ill with yersiniosis compared to the same
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Feds plan to begin testing research program with romaine lettuce in Arizona
The FDA is launching a new, temporary testing program for the romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in the Yuma, AZ, growing region. Romaine from the area has been linked to several foodborne illness outbreaks in
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Publisher’s Platform: They say this, the others say that, but people got sick either way
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Thompson International has called out the FDA and CDC in the United States and the Canadian food safety and public health authorities in relation to a Salmonella outbreak in 2020 that was linked to
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Multi-state Salmonella outbreak of unknown origin now up to 60 patients
Traceback efforts continue in a Salmonella Miami outbreak, but few details are available. Federal investigators report that the patient count has increased to 60. The source has not yet been determined.
In its original outbreak
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Last year’s listeriosis outbreak involving deli meats is over
The final listeriosis outbreak of 2020 is in the books. It was officially declared over on Jan. 28, 2021, after a five-month run. One person died.
Here are the details from the final outbreak report
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New 5-state E.coli outbreak kills one person: food source remains unknown
The food source responsible for a new outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in five states remains unknown. Sixteen illnesses, nine hospitalizations, and one death are associated with the multistate outbreak. The outbreak is under active
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Campylobacter lowest for decades but E. coli at new high in New Zealand
Campylobacter is continuing to decline but E. coli is still going up, based on figures from the 2019 report on foodborne disease in New Zealand.
New Zealand Food Safety is part of the Ministry for
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