The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Friday reported a multistate investigation which began on April 2, 2019, when PulseNet identified the outbreak. As of April 12, 2019, 93 people infected with
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Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS
Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant outbreaks in the United States in 2018. As in the past, our year-end coverage is not merely a list of individual
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Recalls show foodborne threats continue
Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant recalls in the United States in 2018. As in past years, our year-end coverage is not merely a list of individual
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Salmonella and Listeria fears about corn prompts two small chicken salad recalls
Two food-producers using corn as an ingredient recalled ready-to-eat salad products Friday over possible Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Houston-based GHSW, LLC and Caito Foods, LLC in Indianapolis were among a growing list of companies
Caito Foods recalls cooked chicken salad for labeling mistake
Caito Foods of Indianapolis on Wednesday recalled approximately 242 pounds of fully cooked chicken salad due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
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Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad
Opinion
Editor’s note: U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro sent this letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Friday.
Dear Commissioner Gottlieb:
I write out of concern about the current outbreak of cyclosporiasis as well as the
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CDC says outbreak linked to pre-cut melon is over; 77 sick
Half of the people confirmed with Salmonella infections associated with pre-cut melon had to be admitted to hospitals, according to federal officials who say the outbreak is over.
Public health officials say the risk of
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Iowa added to list of states that received melon linked to outbreak
As the FDA added another state to the list of those that received pre-cut melon implicated in a salmonellosis outbreak, the chair of the Congressional Food Safety Caucus implored federal agencies to find “what deficiencies
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Salmonella outbreak linked to cut watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe – Fast Facts
Types of products being recalled
FDA reports fresh cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and freshcut fruit medley products containing any of these melons produced at the Caito Foods facility in Indianapolis, IN, were reportedly sent
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Caito joins big melon recall after CDC reports 60 ill in Salmonella outbreak
Caito Foods recalled fresh melon Saturday after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a multistate Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 60 people, sending 32 to hospitals. The CDC is warning the
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