UPDATE: 2 p.m. Eastern, March 3, 2017, — The CDC has posted outbreak details.
Victims of E. coli infection in three states report they ate I.M. Healthy brand “SoyNut Butter” before becoming ill, spurring state and federal public health officials to warn consumers nationwide not to eat the products
Continue Reading UPDATE: Patients on both coasts ate ‘SoyNut Butter’ before becoming ill
A multi-state E. coli outbreak is likely a result of contaminated I.M. Healthy brand soy nut butter and consumers should avoid eating the product until further notice, according to public health officials.
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene posted a consumer warning about the I.M. Healthy brand soy
Continue Reading I.M. Healthy soy nut butter linked to E. coli outbreak
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is warning consumers not to eat products made by Picnic Gourmet Spreads because these products might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. 
The potentially contaminated products include Red Pepper Feta Cheese Spread, Moroccan Cilantro Cheese Spread, Tandoori Garlic Cheese Spread, Herbed
Continue Reading Testing Finds Listeria in Picnic Gourmet Cheese Spreads
The state of Maryland has only experienced four foodborne illness outbreaks in the past 10 years that sickened 100 people or more. Unfortunately for food safety experts, one of those outbreaks occurred at last year’s Food Safety Summit, an annual conference dedicated to food safety solutions. Last year’s conference in
Continue Reading Lessons Learned: Food Safety Summit Revisits 2014 Outbreak
The incident was tailor-made for snarky headlines: Foodborne illness sickens hundreds of attendees at conference dedicated to food safety. That’s exactly what happened at last April’s Food Safety Summit (FSS) in Baltimore, when 216 of 1,300 attendees fell ill with symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramping and nausea. The culprit:
Continue Reading After 2014 Outbreak, Food Safety Summit Steps Up Precautions
The Baltimore City Health Department and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have received more than 100 reports of illness after the Food Safety Summit held April 8-10 at the Baltimore Convention Center. According to an update sent out Tuesday morning to the approximately 1,300 FSS attendees, most
Continue Reading Update: More Than 100 Illnesses Reported After Food Safety Summit
