A recipe for so-called fluffy popcorn that is circulating on TikTok is actually a recipe for disaster.
The fad comes from a TikTok user who suggests using raw cake mix to flavor popcorn. Raw cake mix contains raw flour, which has been the source of at least 168 confirmed cases
Continue Reading TikTok recipe for ‘fluffy popcorn’ is a dangerous mix because of raw flour
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“In the United States, Escherichia coli O157:H7 causes ≈73,000 infections and 60 deaths annually (1). Infection progresses to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in 2% to 15% of cases (2).”
In France, STEC surveillance is based only on HUS in children younger than 15, so it only catches
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Federal officials have been unable to determine the specific product implicated in an E. Coli outbreak linked to cake mixes and have declared the outbreak over.
The investigation into the outbreak is also over, according to an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Food and Drug
Continue Reading Cake mix E. coli outbreak declared over without specific source identified
This week’s outbreak information from the Food and Drug Administration updates the numbers of patients confirmed in two Cyclospora outbreaks. These two specific clusters of illnesses are part of the CDC’s total count of domestically-acquired cases of cyclosporiasis in the United States. Overall, more than 800 people in 34 states
Continue Reading FDA reports that Cyclospora outbreaks continue; no new details on cake mix outbreak
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 active investigations ongoing, others may be near completion or concluded. The table below has been abbreviated to show only active investigations.
The
Continue Reading FDA’s outbreak investigations ongoing; several foods, pathogens involved
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 active investigations ongoing, others may be near completion or concluded. The table below has been abbreviated to show only active investigations.
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Continue Reading FDA actively investigating 6 foodborne outbreaks; little information available
Health investigators continue to try to determine what brand of cake mixes are linked to a current E. coli O121 outbreak as they also work to find out what specific ingredients or ingredients are the sources of the contamination.
The outbreak has sickened 16 people in 12 states with 7
Continue Reading Cake mixes, raw flour previously linked to foodborne illness outbreaks
An ongoing E. coli outbreak affecting 16 people in 12 states has been linked to cake mix.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating the multistate outbreak of E. coli O121
Continue Reading Multistate E. coli outbreak linked to cake mix
Federal officials declared yesterday afternoon that the Salmonella Agbeni outbreak associated with Duncan Hines cake mixes appears to be over. However, the best-by dates on recalled mixes don’t hit until March, so a continuing threat exists.
The outbreak and related recall illustrates how foods with long shelf lives can cause
Continue Reading CDC says outbreak linked to Duncan Hines cake mix likely over; threat lingers
It is not yet known whether the strain of Salmonella Agbeni that has infected people in at least three states is resistant to antibiotics. But federal food safety officials do know the Duncan Hines cake mix implicated in the outbreak was produced in the United States.
Because of the outbreak,
Continue Reading FDA confirms recalled Duncan Hines cake mixes were produced in the U.S.
