Negative news keeps piling up for French dairy giant Lactalis, which recalled 12 million cans of baby milk in December because of a multi-country Salmonella outbreak traced to the product.
Forty infants across France, Spain and Greece have been confirmed in the Salmonella Agona outbreak. Lactalis distributed the product to
Continue Reading French baby formula scandal broadens; retailers blame Lactalis
Health officials have identified almost 100 sick people in Iowa and at least one in Minnesota in a multi-state Salmonella outbreak investigation linked to chicken salad sold at Fareway stores.
The company that supplied the deli chicken salad to Fareway Stores Inc. has not been revealed by the regional grocery
Continue Reading Chicken salad Salmonella outbreak nears 100 cases in 2 states
Lactalis, one of the world’s largest dairy groups, may have been producing Salmonella-conaminated baby milk for more than a decade, its CEO was quoted as saying this week.
The French company has recalled 12 million cans of milk in France and several other countries since babies got sick last year
Continue Reading CEO says firm may have sold contaminated baby milk for years
They still haven’t found the specific source of the contamination, but U.S. officials say a deadly E. coli outbreak traced to “leafy greens” is over.
The outbreak hit Canada as well, but public health officials there declared the outbreak over on Jan. 10. They alerted the public about the
Continue Reading U.S. officials say E. coli outbreak linked to leafy greens is over
A Seattle restaurant is temporarily closed because of illnesses reported by customers. The Pho Aroma restaurant will not reopen until public health officials give their OK.
The local health department, Public Health Seattle & King County, reported Thursday that is is investigating at least five cases of suspected norovirus linked
Continue Reading Suspected norovirus illnesses temporarily close restaurant
French authorities are searching five sites run by dairy giant Lactalis in an investigation into the botched mass recall of
Continue Reading Criminal investigation broadens in French baby milk recall
There is an ongoing public health threat from frozen, shredded coconut linked to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in the United States and Canada.
In the U.S., 25 people from nine states have been confirmed with infections from two outbreak strains of Salmonella. In Canada, one person has
Continue Reading CDC says contaminated coconut could still be in homes, stores
Fallout from a Salmonella outbreak traced to baby milk products from Lactalis is raining down on the French dairy company and retailers that continued selling the contaminated recalled products.
Friday Lactalis officials expanded the recall to include 83 countries and more than 12 million boxes of infant milk products. It
Continue Reading French dairy expands baby milk recall to include 83 countries
Two restaurants in Utah are linked to a hepatitis A outbreak in the state that has been ongoing since August. The report from state health authorities comes almost too late for the restaurant’s customers to seek post-exposure treatment to avoid infection.
Earlier this month Utah officials reported that a 7-Eleven
Continue Reading Two more Utah restaurants’ customers exposed to hepatitis A
Canadian officials said today an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is over, but U.S. officials are continuing to investigate the deadly foodborne illness outbreak that they believe is linked to leafy greens.
Both countries’ public health officials posted updates on the outbreak today stressing that there is little
Continue Reading Canada declares outbreak over; CDC, FDA still investigating
