Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Norovirus outbreak among patrons at one McDonald’s likely spread by person, not food

UPDATED: Illnesses are not limited to restaurant customers. People with whom the customers have had close contact have also reported illnesses. Human transmission of norovirus is likely what made dozens,

By Coral Beach

/ 6 Aug 2018

Norovirus outbreak among patrons at one McDonald’s likely spread by person, not food

Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad

Opinion Editor’s note: U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro sent this letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Friday. Dear Commissioner Gottlieb: I write out of concern about the current

By Guest Opinion

/ 6 Aug 2018

Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad

South Africa works to eradicate listeria from its processed meat facilities

South Africa’s National Listeria Incident Management Team issued another of its periodic reports recently for the world’s largest listeriosis outbreak. It says there were no new cases of

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Aug 2018

South Africa works to eradicate listeria from its processed meat facilities

FDA finds Cyclospora in Fresh Express salad sold at McDonald’s restaurants

Federal officials have confirmed parasites in salad mix that Fresh Express sold to McDonald’s and other unnamed companies. Almost 400 people in 15 states, are confirmed infected. The Food

By Coral Beach

/ 2 Aug 2018

FDA finds Cyclospora in Fresh Express salad sold at McDonald’s restaurants

222 reports to crowdsourcing site links 405 illnesses to re-opened Ohio Chipotle

On the Monday before the Chipotle Mexican Grill on Sawmill Parkway in Powell, OH, was closed for a day over a food safety scare, some lettuce was dropped in the

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Aug 2018

222 reports to crowdsourcing site links 405 illnesses to re-opened Ohio Chipotle

Dozens more sick in Salmonella outbreak linked to Hy-Vee pasta salad

More than 50 additional people have been confirmed with Salmonella infections since July 17, and some of the implicated pasta salad from Hy-Vee stores does not expire until tomorrow. With

By News Desk

/ 2 Aug 2018

Dozens more sick in Salmonella outbreak linked to Hy-Vee pasta salad

Resident Salmonella in food plant sparks warning regarding cereal production

A company that provides a variety of goods and services to the food industry — including coatings that are used on breakfast cereals — is on notice from the FDA for failure

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Aug 2018

Resident Salmonella in food plant sparks warning regarding cereal production

French firm allowed to restart cheese sales from site linked to E. coli outbreak

French officials have allowed a dairy company to resume operations at a site linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak earlier this year. The dairy, Chabert, was permitted to restart

By News Desk

/ 1 Aug 2018

French firm allowed to restart cheese sales from site linked to E. coli outbreak

Cucumber Salmonella outbreak strain isolated from four sites of UK company

Seventeen food isolates matching the Salmonella outbreak strain linked to 147 illnesses were detected earlier this year in four plants of one company and the site of a different firm

By Joe Whitworth

/ 1 Aug 2018

Cucumber Salmonella outbreak strain isolated from four sites of UK company

Twisted traceback for the romaine road to Nome

KENAI, AK — Above the popular IGA Country Foods store here is a wholesale produce business that most first-floor grocery shoppers never even notice. Go through the swinging black doors by

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Jul 2018

Twisted traceback for the romaine road to Nome

Parasite risk in wraps, salads spurs warning; romaine blamed

Federal officials issued a public health alert Monday night warning people to watch for signs of parasitic infections if they have eaten any of more than two dozen varieties of

By Coral Beach

/ 31 Jul 2018

Parasite risk in wraps, salads spurs warning; romaine blamed

CDC posts numbers on US outbreaks; chicken sickens the most

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is out with new data on outbreaks of foodborne illness, reporting statistics from 2009-2015 when outbreaks sickened more than 100,000 people.

By News Desk

/ 30 Jul 2018

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Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Norovirus outbreak among patrons at one McDonald’s likely spread by person, not food

Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad

South Africa works to eradicate listeria from its processed meat facilities

FDA finds Cyclospora in Fresh Express salad sold at McDonald’s restaurants

222 reports to crowdsourcing site links 405 illnesses to re-opened Ohio Chipotle

Dozens more sick in Salmonella outbreak linked to Hy-Vee pasta salad

Resident Salmonella in food plant sparks warning regarding cereal production

French firm allowed to restart cheese sales from site linked to E. coli outbreak

Cucumber Salmonella outbreak strain isolated from four sites of UK company

Twisted traceback for the romaine road to Nome

Parasite risk in wraps, salads spurs warning; romaine blamed

CDC posts numbers on US outbreaks; chicken sickens the most

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