Federal officials have broadened a warning about soft cheese linked to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. The warning now includes all cheese sold under the brand name El Abuelito.
“Out of an abundance of caution, and
Continue Reading More soft cheeses added to concerns linked to Listeria outbreak
A New Jersey company is recalling 17 soft cheese products sold under three brands because it has been linked to an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections that has hospitalized at least seven people.
There is
Continue Reading Listeria outbreak investigation leads to recall of soft, Queso style cheeses
Federal officials have identified at least one brand of cheese of interest in their investigation of an outbreak of Listeria infections. The FDA is warning that consumers, restaurants and retailers should not eat, sell, or
Continue Reading FDA warns against specific brand of cheese in Listeria outbreak investigation
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
Continue Reading Multi-state Salmonella outbreak of unknown origin now up to 60 patients
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
Continue Reading Last year’s listeriosis outbreak involving deli meats is over
Cattle feces from a lot uphill from produce growing fields were contaminated with E. coli that matches the strain from outbreaks in the falls of 2019 and 2020 that were linked to leafy greens.
Federal
Continue Reading FDA tests show cattle lot implicated in leafy greens E. coli outbreak
Changes in federal food safety policy and personnel are occurring with the new Biden Administration — officials are talking about some, but not others.
They left it to Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society
Continue Reading Federal food safety policy and personnel changes underway at FSIS, FDA, and CDC
Twenty-five years ago, when I was administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), I helped put in place a new food safety regulatory program to prevent foodborne
Continue Reading Our poultry safety regulation isn’t working: It’s past time to fix it
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, I sat through a few meetings, delivered a presentation on food safety labeling, and was interviewed for a podcast on food safety. All of this work took place at
Today the FDA announced a new foodborne illness outbreak from an unknown source. The outbreak comes on the heels of three others of unknown origin that were investigated in late 2020. Those events have since
Continue Reading Feds post another foodborne illness outbreak of unknown origin
Any discussion of outbreaks in 2020 must be dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, even though it is not considered a foodborne outbreak. There is no solid evidence that the virus can be transmitted by foods
Continue Reading Attention focuses on COVID-19 while foodborne outbreaks continue in 2020
