A month-old outbreak of listeriosis in 18 states is now officially the most deadly outbreak of foodborne illness since poison peanut butter killed nine people with Salmonella Typhimurium in late 2008 and early 2009.
The…
Continue Reading Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak One of Deadliest
Most of the Listeria illnesses in Colorado, including one that resulted in death, have now been tied to a multistate outbreak that includes Nebraska and Texas and may have been caused by contaminated cantaloupe.
The…
Continue Reading Cantaloupes Suspected in Multistate Listeria Outbreak
One person in Oregon has been killed and at least nine others — and possibly as many as 16 — have been sickened in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to fresh strawberries from…
Continue Reading Lethal Outbreak in Oregon Linked to Strawberries
California state health officials confirmed Tuesday that the nationwide
Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to ground turkey has claimed one
life in Sacramento County. According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the antibiotic-resistant salmonella…
Continue Reading Death in California Linked to Ground Turkey; Still No Recall
The first fatality in the United States associated with the outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 in Europe was an Arizona man who had traveled to Germany, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday.…
Continue Reading CDC Confirms E. Coli O104:H4 Death in Arizona
The Rhode Island outbreak of Salmonella linked to contaminated pastries has claimed a second victim.
A man in his 90s, who had been hospitalized and had tested positive for the outbreak strain of Salmonella, died…
Continue Reading Second Death in Rhode Island Salmonella Outbreak
An outbreak of Salmonella in a Camden, ME retirement and assisted living facility has caused seven illnesses, including one fatality.
According to a report in the Bangor Daily News, epidemiologists with the Maine…
Late last week, Dr. David Holcombe, medical director for Region 6 of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Office of Public Health, announced that chicken salad served at the Central Louisiana State Hospital was…
A child diagnosed with E. coli O157:H7 has died after an outbreak at a Vancouver-Portland area daycare center hospitalized four.
Health officials said the first reported illness occurred on March 19. The daycare, located in…
An expanding outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 cases in New England that Food Safety News reported on just two days ago took an ominous turn Saturday when New Hampshire reported the first fatality associated with…
