Foodborne Illness Investigations

Norovirus behind outbreak that sickened almost 1,000 people in the Netherlands

Officials have revealed findings from an investigation after hundreds of people reported feeling sick after going to a celebration in the town of Berkel en Rodenrijs. GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond and

By News Desk

/ 15 Jun 2024

Norovirus behind outbreak that sickened almost 1,000 people in the Netherlands

Investigators credit open-ended interviews in the identification of the Salmonella outbreak

According to a new report, Public health officials could detect a Salmonella outbreak traced to a Utah outbreak by using open-ended interviews. The outbreak patients who became ill from

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Jun 2024

Investigators credit open-ended interviews in the identification of the Salmonella outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Fresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause of the Salmonella outbreak

— OPINION — I am lucky to have an epidemiologist on staff. Perhaps Fresh Start needs one too. Let me make a prediction, Fresh Start will eat its press release because the

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Jun 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Fresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause of the Salmonella outbreak

More than 350 patients confirmed in outbreaks linked to fresh cucumbers

Federal officials say 381 people are now confirmed as patients in two Salmonella outbreaks linked to fresh cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 75 percent of

By Coral Beach

/ 13 Jun 2024

More than 350 patients confirmed in outbreaks linked to fresh cucumbers

More than 100 sick in UK E. coli outbreak

Public health agencies across the United Kingdom are searching for the source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in less than two weeks. There

By Joe Whitworth

/ 7 Jun 2024

More than 100 sick in UK E. coli outbreak

Second Salmonella outbreak reported; cucumbers are likely source

The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by Salmonella Braenderup. The outbreak may be related to an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Africana infections. Both could be related

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Jun 2024

Second Salmonella outbreak reported; cucumbers are likely source

Cucumbers linked to ongoing Salmonella Africana outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with public health and regulatory officials in several states and the U.S. FDA, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Africana

By Jonan Pilet

/ 5 Jun 2024

Cucumbers linked to ongoing Salmonella Africana outbreak

Recalled cucumbers may be source of ongoing Salmonella outbreak

A Florida company is recalling cucumbers because testing has showed Salmonella. The FDA has reported that the recall could be related to an ongoing outbreak. “The recall was initiated after

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Jun 2024

Recalled cucumbers may be source of ongoing Salmonella outbreak

New Listeria outbreak posted; patient count in Salmonella outbreak increases significantly

The FDA has identified a new outbreak of Listeria infections, but the source is unknown. The Food and Drug Administration has initiated traceback efforts for the Listeria outbreak but has

By Coral Beach

/ 31 May 2024

New Listeria outbreak posted; patient count in Salmonella outbreak increases significantly

Outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning reported in relation to Oregon mussels

An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people has prompted health officials to urge those who harvested mussels from a stretch of Oregon’s coast

By Coral Beach

/ 28 May 2024

Outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning reported in relation to Oregon mussels

Undercooked pork liver linked to hepatitis E outbreak in China

Poorly cooked pork liver was the suspected source of a hepatitis E outbreak in China in 2022, according to a recent report. In July and August 2022, an outbreak of

By News Desk

/ 26 May 2024

Undercooked pork liver linked to hepatitis E outbreak in China

Bird flu remains widespread but still a low risk for humans

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the widespread H5 bird flu remains a low health risk for humans. That assessment comes after a third

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 May 2024

Bird flu remains widespread but still a low risk for humans

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Foodborne Illness Investigations

Norovirus behind outbreak that sickened almost 1,000 people in the Netherlands

Investigators credit open-ended interviews in the identification of the Salmonella outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Fresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause of the Salmonella outbreak

More than 350 patients confirmed in outbreaks linked to fresh cucumbers

More than 100 sick in UK E. coli outbreak

Second Salmonella outbreak reported; cucumbers are likely source

Cucumbers linked to ongoing Salmonella Africana outbreak

Recalled cucumbers may be source of ongoing Salmonella outbreak

New Listeria outbreak posted; patient count in Salmonella outbreak increases significantly

Outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning reported in relation to Oregon mussels

Undercooked pork liver linked to hepatitis E outbreak in China

Bird flu remains widespread but still a low risk for humans

Your Support Protects Public Health