The relatively slow pace for foodborne illness outbreaks is continuing in the first quarter, much as it did this past year during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the end of the first quarter, only a couple
Continue Reading Slow pace for foodborne illness outbreaks continues in 1st quarter
Another round of romaine-connected E. coli outbreaks is over, according to the Food and Drug Administration and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Before the end came, infections of E. coli O157: H7
Continue Reading Romaine outbreaks are over (again)
Philadelphia, a city already dealing with one public health crisis, now must battle an E. coli outbreak.
As many as 14 new E. coli infections in Philadelphia may involve ” shared restaurant exposure,” according to
Continue Reading Philadelphia reports E. Coli outbreak with “shared restaurant exposure”
Seventeen people are sick with E. coli infections and three have been hospitalized in an outbreak traced to flour recalled yesterday by the Aldi grocery chain.
The Rhode Island Department of Health has isolated the
Continue Reading People in 8 states infected with E. coli; Aldi, ADM Milling recalling Baker’s Corner flour
Today the CDC reported that 96 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. Illnesses started on dates from March 2, 2019, to March
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General Mills Inc. has initiated a recall of all 5-pound bags of its Gold Medal brand unbleached flour with the “better if used by” date of April 20, 2020, after finding Salmonella in a sample.
Continue Reading General Mills again recalls Gold Medal flour; Salmonella is the problem this time
Many companies in the romaine lettuce supply chain resumed shipping Monday after a week-long voluntary hiatus. Nationwide, the majority of the industry shut down and recalled all romaine products Nov. 23 at the request of
Continue Reading Companies started shipping romaine Monday; FDA names implicated counties
A county health department in Missouri has linked four confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection to ham sold by a local meat market. The business is recalling some of its products.
Williams Brothers Meat
Continue Reading County links E. coli outbreak to ham products from local meat market
At least 11 companies so far face lawsuits in relation to this spring’s deadly E. coli outbreak that was linked to romaine lettuce. The most recent victim to pursue compensation is a 23-year-old man who
Continue Reading Three companies flip, reveal suppliers of romaine linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
Outbreak investigators say a cattle feedlot near a canal providing water to growing regions in Arizona is a key element in their hypothesis about the source of E. coli that contaminated romaine lettuce earlier this
Continue Reading FDA says cattle feedlot could be to blame for E. coli in canal water used on romaine
Norwegian authorities are investigating possible sources of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 which has affected eight people.
Folkehelseinstituttet (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) reported the illnesses began last month, with patients spread across the
Continue Reading E. coli outbreak sickens 8 in Norway; officials search for source
