The government has not named the supplier that produced Listeria-tainted cashew butter sold by NOW Health Group Inc. under its Ellyndale Nutty Infusions brand, but production has been suspended and two flavors of the nut butter are under recall nationwide.
“Consumers who have purchased the recalled Nutty Infusions should stop
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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
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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
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Mahina Mele Farms LLC has expanded its recall of macadamia nuts and macadamia nut butter to include all products distributed from Oct. 21, 2015, through Jan. 20. 
A sample from one lot of macadamia nuts tested by the Food and Drug Administration tested positive for Salmonella, spurring the initial recall
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Federal officials say a 10-state Salmonella outbreak linked to non-peanut nut butter from JEM Raw Chocolate LLC is over, but they warn that the long shelf-life of the products mean consumers could still have the in their homes. Thirteen people have been confirmed as having developed infections from the outbreak
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A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigation is underway into 11 Salmonella illnesses in nine states which may be linked to recently recalled nut butters. The initial outbreak announcement will be posted sometime Thursday, Dec. 3, Laura Burnworth, a CDC health communication specialist, told Food Safety News
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An Oregon veterinarian is expanding efforts to get the word out that a sugar alcohol-derived sweetener used in an increasing number of foods poses a serious, and potentially fatal, threat to dogs. Dr. Jason Nicholas of Portland (Preventive Vet) has posted a list of products containing xylitol,
Continue Reading Oregon Vet Ramps Up Campaign Warning About Xylitol and Dogs
An Oregon veterinarian is waging an educational campaign to inform dog owners about the dangers posed to their pets by xylitol, a sugar alcohol-derived sweetener with one-third the calories of regular sugar that is being used in some nut butter products. 
Dr. Jason Nicholas of The Preventive Vet in
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its final update on the Salmonella Braenderup infections linked to nut butters manufactured by nSpired Natural Foods. Six people were infected with the strain of Salmonella Braenderup since Jan. 1, 2014, in Connecticut, Iowa, New Mexico, Tennessee and Texas. Illness
Continue Reading CDC: Nut Butter Salmonella Outbreak Investigation is Now Officially Over
According to an update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), since Jan. 1, 2014, four people from four states are reported to be infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Braenderup linked to recalled peanut and almond butter products. The bacteria were found during inspections of
Continue Reading CDC: Four Salmonella Cases Linked to Recalled Peanut, Almond Butter Brands
