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Last year’s listeriosis outbreak involving deli meats is over

By News Desk on February 3, 2021

The final listeriosis outbreak of 2020 is in the books. It was officially declared over on Jan. 28, 2021, after a  five-month run. One person died.

Here are the details from the final outbreak report…
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Latest recall involving hard boiled eggs covers cornbread dressing, bread stuffing

By News Desk on January 23, 2020

Savannah Food Company Inc. is recalling cornbread dressing and bread stuffing made with frozen diced eggs from Almark Foods of Gainesville, GA. The products were distributed through wholesale distributors to restaurants, delis, cafeterias, and foodservice…
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Researchers find spread of bacteria in seafood likely impacted by trade

By News Desk on January 22, 2020

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study has found that international trade of shellfish might be involved in the dispersal of Vibrio parahaemolyticus populations into the United States and Spain. The study found that…
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Dierbergs Markets recalls egg salad, potato salad because of Listeria risk in eggs

By News Desk on December 26, 2019

CORRECTED CONTENT — St. Louis based-Dierbergs Markets has initiated a recall of certain egg salad and potato salad products in all 25 of its retail stores, located in eastern and central Missouri and western …
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Listeria outbreak in U.S. could be related to Canadian illnesses

By News Desk on August 24, 2019

Outbreak investigators are looking for the source of Listeria monocytogenes that has sickened two dozen people across 13 states, killing two. The outbreak could be related to illnesses in Canada that have been linked to…
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Anatomy of a food recall: The background and the bottom line

By Guest Contributor on May 15, 2019
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Editor’s note: This article was published by the Penn State Extension Service and is reprinted here with permission.

It seems we hear about food recalls more frequently. To understand what is happening let’s look…
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Raw ground tuna responsible for outbreak and recall

By Dan Flynn on April 17, 2019

Thirteen people in seven states are infected with an outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta reported Tuesday. Raw, ground tuna is believed to be the source…
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New FDA alert on Salmonella outbreak says threat from tahini continues

By Coral Beach on February 8, 2019

A renewed public warning today from the FDA says a salmonella threat from certain imported tahini products is ongoing. Some of the recalled products may have label information in Hebrew only, making them difficult for…
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Child hospitalized in Salmonella outbreak; source unknown

By News Desk on January 21, 2019

A child has been hospitalized in Southern Australia as part of a Salmonella outbreak.

The outbreak has been traced to an early learning center and seven children aged up to four years are affected.

The…
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NC restaurant remains open after E. coli confirmed in customer

By News Desk on June 23, 2018

The Mexico Viejo restaurant in Taylorsville, NC, about 60 miles north of Charlotte, remained open Friday after as many as 45 customers reported illnesses to the local health department.

Officials from the Alexander County Health…
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Norovirus likely from sewage discharge during herring run

By News Desk on May 14, 2018
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Public health officials on Vancouver Island, off Canada’s Pacific Coast, suspect that the likely source of a norovirus outbreak associated with the March herring run was from untreated sewage…
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