Foodborne Illness Investigations

Cheese behind 40 illnesses in Guatemala

Public health officials in Guatemala have issued a warning as 40 people fell sick after eating dairy products. The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance reported the food poisoning

By News Desk

/ 17 Aug 2022

Investigations are ongoing in Michigan, and Ohio as reports of E. coli infections increase

Officials in Michigan are investigating almost 100 cases of E. coli infections in the state including a cluster of illnesses reported this past week in Ottawa County. The 98 cases

By Coral Beach

/ 16 Aug 2022

Investigations are ongoing in Michigan, and Ohio as reports of E. coli infections increase

E. coli outbreak in Scotland linked to nursery

Almost 30 cases of E. coli infection have been linked to a nursery in Scotland. NHS Lothian is part of a team investigating 28 cases of E. coli linked to

By News Desk

/ 16 Aug 2022

E. coli outbreak in Scotland linked to nursery

Remembering Kevin: There was no accountability

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Ohio State University and is republished here with permission. The author is Barbara Kowalcyk, Kevin’s mother. Kevin came into

By Guest Contributor

/ 12 Aug 2022

Remembering Kevin: There was no accountability

Children sick in Scottish E. coli outbreak

Scottish officials are investigating a number of recent E. coli infections that have affected children. E. coli O157 has sickened an unrevealed number of young people in the East Lothian

By News Desk

/ 12 Aug 2022

Children sick in Scottish E. coli outbreak

Poultry contact behind Australian Salmonella outbreak; median age of 5 reported

Researchers have detailed the first widespread Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry in Australia. Between May and August 2020, an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infection was investigated. In total, 38

By News Desk

/ 11 Aug 2022

Poultry contact behind Australian Salmonella outbreak; median age of 5 reported

Cyclospora patient count grows in outbreak of unknown origin

Federal officials report that the number of patients in an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite have increased by more than a dozen in the past week. The Food

By News Desk

/ 11 Aug 2022

Cyclospora patient count grows in outbreak of unknown origin

Michigan tracking E. coli cases

Public health officials in Michigan are warning residents of rising cases of E. coli infections. Officials in Ottawa County report that they are tracking nine cases of Shiga-toxin producing E.

By News Desk

/ 10 Aug 2022

Probe into pregnancy-related Listeria case finds more sick

Investigations into a pregnancy-related case of listeriosis found a wider outbreak in Italy, according to a study. In January 2020, a 28-year-old pregnant woman, living in a city near Rome,

By News Desk

/ 10 Aug 2022

Probe into pregnancy-related Listeria case finds more sick

Irish agency warns of risk from Salmonella in duck eggs

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a warning about the safety of duck eggs following a recall because of Salmonella. Meadow Park Eggs recalled duck eggs because

By News Desk

/ 9 Aug 2022

Irish agency warns of risk from Salmonella in duck eggs

New outbreak of infections from Cyclospora parasite added to FDA’s investigations list

Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite, but little information is available. The Food and Drug Administration reports that it has begun traceback efforts

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Aug 2022

New outbreak of infections from Cyclospora parasite added to FDA’s investigations list

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Foodborne Illness Investigations

Cheese behind 40 illnesses in Guatemala

Investigations are ongoing in Michigan, and Ohio as reports of E. coli infections increase

E. coli outbreak in Scotland linked to nursery

Remembering Kevin: There was no accountability

Children sick in Scottish E. coli outbreak

Poultry contact behind Australian Salmonella outbreak; median age of 5 reported

Cyclospora patient count grows in outbreak of unknown origin

Michigan tracking E. coli cases

Probe into pregnancy-related Listeria case finds more sick

Irish agency warns of risk from Salmonella in duck eggs

New outbreak of infections from Cyclospora parasite added to FDA’s investigations list

More illnesses reported in outbreak linked to Big Olaf ice cream; investigation ongoing