In response to a recall initiated by Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. who produces and supplies cheese products, BrightFarms is recalling its Southwest Chipotle salad kit with best-by-dates from Dec. 31, 2023, through Feb. 22, 2024, because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes in the Cotija Cheese, an ingredient found in
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RMJV, LP dba Fresh Creative Foods is recalling numerous food products distributed to 20 states because of pieces of hard clear plastic found during manufacturing.
The products include salad dressings, salad kits, sauces, noodles and pasta.
The recalled products were distributed in the following states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida,
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The Food and Drug Administration is investigating three ongoing foodborne illness outbreaks.
The agency declared one outbreak over on March 8. That outbreak investigation, shown on the table below as closed, found a total of 10 confirmed patients with one death from Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to packaged salad sold
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UPDATE: After the FDA posted its update on March 2 the CDC followed with its own update on March 3. The CDC update included the same information as the FDA report.
Federal officials have reported they closed an investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to packaged
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The food and Drug Administration is investigating four ongoing foodborne illness outbreaks.
The table below shows information about outbreak investigations being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams. The investigations are in a variety of stages. Some outbreaks have limited information with active investigations ongoing, others may be near completion.
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The FDA reports it has closed an investigation of an outbreak of infections from E. coli O143:H26 without identifying a source of the pathogen.
Investigators from the Food and Drug Administration found 14 confirmed patients in the outbreak, but did not publicly report their ages or states of residence.
The
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Another person has been added to the patient toll in an outbreak of Listeria infections of unknown origins, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
As of Feb. 17 there have been 14 people confirmed as patients in the Listeria outbreak that was first announced by the FDA on Feb.
Continue Reading Listeria outbreak grows; new outbreak linked to infant formula kills one
– OPINION –
Well the bad news about outbreaks linked to leafy greens is spilling over from 2021 to 2022. The more things change, the more things stay the same.
Outbreaks associated with lettuce, specifically the “pre-washed” and “ready-to-eat” varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon. In fact, the
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Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of Enteroinvasive E. Coli O143:H26 infections but they have not yet identified a source of the pathogen.
The outbreak has sickened at least 16 people, but the Food and Drug Administration has not reported what states are involved. Also, the agency has not
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Another person has been added to the patient toll in a a deadly outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to Dole packaged salads.
There are now 17 people who have been confirmed with the outbreak strain of the pathogen, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The sick
Continue Reading Listeria outbreak traced to Dole salads continues with another patient discovered
