2024 outbreaks

Salmonella outbreak tied to pet food spurs FDA warning letter over facility failures

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or

By News Desk

/ 23 Dec 2024

Salmonella outbreak tied to pet food spurs FDA warning letter over facility failures

Oysters linked to illnesses in Hong Kong and Finland

Authorities in Hong Kong have issued a warning following reports of people falling sick after eating oysters from France. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental

By News Desk

/ 21 Dec 2024

Oysters linked to illnesses in Hong Kong and Finland

Patient count in Salmonella outbreak traced to cucumbers hits 100; investigation ongoing

The number of patients in an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections traced to cucumbers from Mexico has jumped from 68 to 100. The implicated cucumbers, distributed by importers SunFed Produce,

By Coral Beach

/ 19 Dec 2024

Patient count in Salmonella outbreak traced to cucumbers hits 100; investigation ongoing

U.S. representative says response from Boar’s Head about Listeria outbreak is a fluff piece

Calling it a corporate dodge, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro has released a response that Boar’s Head provided to questions she sent the company in the wake of a

By Coral Beach

/ 19 Dec 2024

Outbreak traced to Grimmway Farms carrots declared over with 48 sick and one dead

The CDC has declared that an outbreak of E. coli O121:H19 infections traced to carrots from Grimmway Farms has ended. A total of 48 people were confirmed as victims

By Coral Beach

/ 19 Dec 2024

Outbreak traced to Grimmway Farms carrots declared over with 48 sick and one dead

Investigations into outbreaks traced to lettuce and cucumbers continue

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing to investigate multiple foodborne outbreaks. For an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak traced to a blend of iceberg and romaine chopped lettuce, the

By Coral Beach

/ 19 Dec 2024

Investigations into outbreaks traced to lettuce and cucumbers continue

Nearly 50 were sick in the Icelandic E. coli outbreak

The number of people infected in an E. coli O145 outbreak in Iceland has more than doubled to almost 50. Landlaeknir (The Directorate of Health) previously said that 23 pupils

By News Desk

/ 19 Dec 2024

Nearly 50 were sick in the Icelandic E. coli outbreak

Oysters from Canada recalled because of outbreak of norovirus infections

S&M Shellfish Co. of San Francisco, CA, has issued a recall for certain oysters harvested from British Columbia, Canada, because of a norovirus outbreak. The oysters were sold

By News Desk

/ 18 Dec 2024

Oysters from Canada recalled because of outbreak of norovirus infections

Publisher’s Platform: Too many questions about lettuce E. coli outbreak go unanswered

— OPINION — Last week The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, reported that they are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections

By Bill Marler

/ 17 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Too many questions about lettuce E. coli outbreak go unanswered

Reminder about smoked fish risk as Listeria outbreak continues

Further cases in a deadly Listeria outbreak have prompted authorities in the United Kingdom to again warn vulnerable people about the risks of eating cold-smoked and cured fish. Since 2020,

By Joe Whitworth

/ 13 Dec 2024

Reminder about smoked fish risk as Listeria outbreak continues

FDA reports new E. coli outbreak; won’t name lettuce supplier in another

The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of E. coli infections and has closed investigations into other outbreaks. The new outbreak of E. coli O145:H28 infections has sickened at

By Coral Beach

/ 12 Dec 2024

FDA reports new E. coli outbreak; won’t name lettuce supplier in another

FDA won’t reveal lettuce supplier implicated in outbreak of E. coli

Federal officials are not naming the supplier of lettuce traced to a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections even though they have identified it. The Food and Drug

By Coral Beach

/ 11 Dec 2024

FDA won’t reveal lettuce supplier implicated in outbreak of E. coli

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Salmonella outbreak tied to pet food spurs FDA warning letter over facility failures

Oysters linked to illnesses in Hong Kong and Finland

Patient count in Salmonella outbreak traced to cucumbers hits 100; investigation ongoing

U.S. representative says response from Boar’s Head about Listeria outbreak is a fluff piece

Outbreak traced to Grimmway Farms carrots declared over with 48 sick and one dead

Investigations into outbreaks traced to lettuce and cucumbers continue

Nearly 50 were sick in the Icelandic E. coli outbreak

Oysters from Canada recalled because of outbreak of norovirus infections

Publisher’s Platform: Too many questions about lettuce E. coli outbreak go unanswered

Reminder about smoked fish risk as Listeria outbreak continues

FDA reports new E. coli outbreak; won’t name lettuce supplier in another

FDA won’t reveal lettuce supplier implicated in outbreak of E. coli