2024 outbreaks

Fatal Swiss Listeria outbreak linked to baker’s yeast

A major Listeria outbreak in Switzerland has sickened more than 30 since 2022 and seven people have died. The first case was reported in April 2022, and the outbreak peak

By Joe Whitworth

/ 1 Oct 2024

Fatal Swiss Listeria outbreak linked to baker’s yeast

Lawmakers want to know why USDA, Boar’s Head did not take action to avoid Listeria outbreak

A group of U.S. legislators are demanding answers from the USDA and Boar’s Head company officials regarding egregious food safety violations at a production plant that has led

By Coral Beach

/ 30 Sep 2024

Patient count in Cyclospora outbreak increases; other outbreaks hold steady

The number of confirmed patients in an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite continues to increase, with 60 people now sick. A source of the parasites has not yet

By News Desk

/ 27 Sep 2024

Botulism sickens six and kills two in Brazil

A state in Brazil has reported half a dozen botulism cases so far this year, including two deaths. Bahia’s Epidemiological Surveillance confirmed this week that another case of botulism

By News Desk

/ 27 Sep 2024

Botulism sickens six and kills two in Brazil

Democrats call for Justice Department to investigate deadly Boar’s Head outbreak

United States Rep. Rosa DeLauro and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal today called on the USDA and the U.S. Department of Justice to hold Boar’s Head accountable for

By News Desk

/ 26 Sep 2024

Another death reported in Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meats

A 10th death has been reported in an outbreak of Listeria infections traced to Boar’s Head deli meats. The outbreak has sickened 59 people in 19 states. All of

By Coral Beach

/ 25 Sep 2024

Another death reported in Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meats

More than 30 people now reporting illnesses after eating at Mexican restaurant in L.A.

County officials are now reporting that at least 31 people have become infected with Salmonella after eating at a Mexican restaurant in Valencia, CA. People who dined at Madre Oaxacan

By News Desk

/ 25 Sep 2024

More than 30 people now reporting illnesses after eating at Mexican restaurant in L.A.

Rare Salmonella type sickens people in Denmark and Austria

A rare type of Salmonella has sickened 20 people in Denmark and 17 in Austria. Since July, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has recorded 20 cases of Salmonella Umbilo. There

By News Desk

/ 24 Sep 2024

Rare Salmonella type sickens people in Denmark and Austria

FDA issues warning about Answers pet food after reported pet illnesses; company refuses to recall products

The FDA has issued a warning to pet owners who feed their animals Answers brand food. The food has tested positive for Listeria and Salmonella and is a danger to

By News Desk

/ 23 Sep 2024

Sick people quadruple in outbreak traced to Mexican restaurant

County officials are now reporting that at least 16 people have become infected with Salmonella after eating at a Mexican restaurant in Valencia, CA. People who dined at Madre Oaxacan

By News Desk

/ 20 Sep 2024

Sick people quadruple in outbreak traced to Mexican restaurant

Eggs recalled in Maine because of Salmonella outbreak

Officials in Maine have issued a recall for eggs from Rainbow Farm because of an outbreak of infections from Salmonella. The recall by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and

By Coral Beach

/ 20 Sep 2024

Eggs recalled in Maine because of Salmonella outbreak

L.A. restaurant temporarily closed because of outbreak of illnesses

The L.A. County Department of Public Health is investigating a Mexican restaurant in Valencia following multiple reports of food poisoning arising from dining at the restaurant late last week.

By News Desk

/ 19 Sep 2024

L.A. restaurant temporarily closed because of outbreak of illnesses

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2024 outbreaks

Fatal Swiss Listeria outbreak linked to baker’s yeast

Lawmakers want to know why USDA, Boar’s Head did not take action to avoid Listeria outbreak

Patient count in Cyclospora outbreak increases; other outbreaks hold steady

Botulism sickens six and kills two in Brazil

Democrats call for Justice Department to investigate deadly Boar’s Head outbreak

Another death reported in Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meats

More than 30 people now reporting illnesses after eating at Mexican restaurant in L.A.

Rare Salmonella type sickens people in Denmark and Austria

FDA issues warning about Answers pet food after reported pet illnesses; company refuses to recall products

Sick people quadruple in outbreak traced to Mexican restaurant

Eggs recalled in Maine because of Salmonella outbreak

L.A. restaurant temporarily closed because of outbreak of illnesses

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