At least three people are sick with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating ground beef sold by New Seasons Market stores. The retailer is recalling an unrevealed amount of meat.
Although the implicated ground beef was sold between Oct. 19 and 23, there is concern that some people may have
Continue Reading Three infected after eating ground beef from grocery store meat counters
The second-largest foodborne outbreak of Shigella flexneri in more than 30 years struck guests at an Oregon wedding last August.
Shigella flexneri is a Gram-negative, enteric pathogen and together with three other Shigella species, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella sonnei, and Shigella boydii is responsible for about half a million cases of
Continue Reading Oregon wedding and reception last August was a big Shigella event
ICYMI, as the texters say, the FDA finally came clean about a dirty food production operation, naming Dixie Dew Products Inc. as the manufacturer of soy-based goo marketed as an allergen-free alternative to peanut butter.
The revelation Friday evening came weeks after FDA inspectors found filthy conditions, insect infestation and
Continue Reading Beach Beat: Public’s right to know should trump trade secrets
The FDA has finally named and shut down the manufacturer of soy nut butter implicated in an ongoing nationwide E. coli outbreak, noting that records and employees at Dixie Dew Products Inc. revealed food safety violations going back at least 15 years.
Federal officials say they believe all of the
Continue Reading FDA shuts down soy nut butter maker linked to E. coli outbreak
As federal officials remain silent on sales and distribution details about a soy-based peanut butter substitute linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak, secondary recalls of products made with the tainted soy butter have begun, leaving consumers to wonder how long they will have to wait for companies to voluntarily
Continue Reading Tainted soy butter spurs recalls one by one; FDA remains mum
With the victim count at more than two dozen and expected to increase, lab reports show little doubt that I.M. Healthy brand soy nut
Continue Reading Dozens sick from soy nut butter; FDA mum on manufacturer
No one knows how many more people will become victims of an ongoing E. coli outbreak traced to soy nut butter products, partly because consumers don’t know what foods could be contaminated — and the FDA refuses to name the manufacturer.
However, a civil action filed Monday by an outbreak
Continue Reading Civil suit does what FDA won’t — names soy nut butter maker
The identity of the soy nut butter manufacturer whose product is implicated in a nationwide E. coli outbreak remained a mystery today as a second brand of products was recalled.
Dixie Diner’s Club brand of “Carb Not Beanit Butter” was added to the recall by the SoyNut Butter Co., which
Continue Reading SoyNut Butter Co. adds Dixie Diner’s Club brand to recall
UPDATE: 9:50 p.m. EST, March 10, 2017 — The recall in Canada has been expanded to include additional flavors of I.M. Healthy brand soy nut butters.
Following confirmation by Oregon officials that they found E. coli in I.M. Healthy brand soy nut butter Canadian officials issued a recall of the
Continue Reading UPDATE: Canada recalls I.M. Healthy products; no E. coli cases there yet
Oregon health officials are the first to confirm E. coli contamination in I.M. Healthy brand soy nut butter after testing product collected from the home of two children who are among victims of a nationwide outbreak.
“People need to know that if they have this product in their pantries, they
Continue Reading Oregon confirms E. coli in SoyNut Butter from victims’ home
