Foodborne Illness Investigations

Meat samplers sold at Sam’s Club linked to illness from Salmonella contamination

Public health officials in Minnesota are warning the public to not eat Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler that contain prosciutto, sweet sopressata, and dry coppa because of Salmonella contamination. The implicated

By Coral Beach

/ 2 Jan 2024

Meat samplers sold at Sam’s Club linked to illness from Salmonella contamination

Outbreaks this year included thousands of victims

Federal, state, and local officials investigated dozens of foodborne outbreaks during 2023, with some ongoing as the year ended. One common denominator among the outbreaks is that far more people

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Dec 2023

Outbreaks this year included thousands of victims

UK investigates E. coli outbreak with 30 sick from raw milk cheese

An outbreak of E. coli has sickened at least 30 people in the United Kingdom. The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

By Joe Whitworth

/ 28 Dec 2023

UK investigates E. coli outbreak with 30 sick from raw milk cheese

Cantaloupe outbreak in Canada kills another person; patient list continues to grow

The number of sick people in an outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to cantaloupe is growing in Canada. There are now 164 laboratory confirmed patients, up from 129 patients reported

By Coral Beach

/ 22 Dec 2023

Cantaloupe outbreak in Canada kills another person; patient list continues to grow

Investigation finds infected food handler behind E. coli outbreak at school

An infected food handler has been identified as the most likely source of an E. coli outbreak at an Illinois high school that saw 16 students sickened and two hospitalized.

By Coral Beach

/ 22 Dec 2023

Investigation finds infected food handler behind E. coli outbreak at school

Deadly onion outbreak declared over; E. coli outbreak of unknown source has also ended

According to federal officials, a deadly outbreak of infections from Salmonella Thompson has ended. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that one person died and 80 were sickened

By News Desk

/ 21 Dec 2023

Deadly onion outbreak declared over; E. coli outbreak of unknown source has also ended

More than 200 children affected by excessive levels of lead in applesauce

Federal officials are reporting that the patient count in an outbreak of lead poisoning traced to imported cinnamon applesauce stands at more than 200, with all of those affected being

By Coral Beach

/ 20 Dec 2023

More than 200 children affected by excessive levels of lead in applesauce

FDA’s human food chief does not think spiked lead in applesauce was an accident

Usually, an elected official charges before the evidence is in, and the bureaucrat provides an open-ended background about the food safety problem. But with the lead poisoning of applesauce pouches

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Dec 2023

FDA’s human food chief does not think spiked lead in applesauce was an accident

Officials in Ecuador continue an investigation into lead-tainted applesauce shipped to the U.S.

Officials from the FDA have closed their investigation into the Ecuadoran company that supplied lead-tainted cinnamon applesauce products to the United States after finding that the lead content was thousands

By Coral Beach

/ 19 Dec 2023

Officials in Ecuador continue an investigation into lead-tainted applesauce shipped to the U.S.

Data shows outbreaks rose across Europe in 2022

Foodborne outbreaks and related deaths in Europe went up in 2022, according to EFSA and ECDC. The 2022 One Health zoonoses report, published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

By Joe Whitworth

/ 18 Dec 2023

Data shows outbreaks rose across Europe in 2022

More than 300 sick in cantaloupe outbreak; Mexico closes implicated cantaloupe operation

More patients have been identified in the Salmonella outbreak traced to cantaloupe. The outbreak is now spread across 42 states. Mexican officials have closed the implicated cantaloupe operation. Since the

By Coral Beach

/ 15 Dec 2023

More than 300 sick in cantaloupe outbreak; Mexico closes implicated cantaloupe operation

Patient count nears 300 in outbreak linked to North Carolina sushi restaurant

There are now 241 complaints from patrons of a sushi restaurant in Raleigh, NC, about foodborne illnesses. The complaints against Sushi Nine began Nov. 28, according to local health department

By News Desk

/ 15 Dec 2023

Patient count nears 300 in outbreak linked to North Carolina sushi restaurant

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Foodborne Illness Investigations

Meat samplers sold at Sam’s Club linked to illness from Salmonella contamination

Outbreaks this year included thousands of victims

UK investigates E. coli outbreak with 30 sick from raw milk cheese

Cantaloupe outbreak in Canada kills another person; patient list continues to grow

Investigation finds infected food handler behind E. coli outbreak at school

Deadly onion outbreak declared over; E. coli outbreak of unknown source has also ended

More than 200 children affected by excessive levels of lead in applesauce

FDA’s human food chief does not think spiked lead in applesauce was an accident

Officials in Ecuador continue an investigation into lead-tainted applesauce shipped to the U.S.

Data shows outbreaks rose across Europe in 2022

More than 300 sick in cantaloupe outbreak; Mexico closes implicated cantaloupe operation

Patient count nears 300 in outbreak linked to North Carolina sushi restaurant