The CDC has declared a multistate Salmonella Hadar outbreak traced to ground turkey over.
Patients were spread across 14 states, with a total of 33 people confirmed infected. Of the 22 patients for whom the information was available, four were so sick they had to be admitted to hospitals, according
Continue Reading CDC says outbreak linked to turkey is over; consumers should check freezers
Federal officials are investigating a new multi-state foodborne illness outbreak with turkey products identified as the likely source.
In a four-word listing on its outbreak investigation table, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service revealed the outbreak: “Salmonella Hadar, turkey suspect.” A spokesman for the FSIS told Food Safety
Continue Reading New multi-state Salmonella outbreak possibly linked to turkey products
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Hadar reported in 28 states. There has been a total of 97 people infected with the outbreak strain.
Seventeen people — representing more than a third of those with information available — have been hospitalized. No
Continue Reading Almost 100 sick in Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry flocks
Cross-contamination in a laboratory was at fault for the finding of a finished product positive for Salmonella, according to a study.
In 2013, during a routine analysis of food samples, one finished chocolate product from a European factory tested positive for Salmonella Hadar. At the same time, environmental monitoring in
Continue Reading Lab cross contamination at fault for Salmonella false positive
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is working with state public health, veterinary, and agriculture officials, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to investigate four multi-state outbreaks of human Salmonella infections linked to contact with live poultry. As of June 29, 2015,
Continue Reading CDC: 181 People in 40 States Infected With Salmonella From Contact With Live Poultry
They picked up 19 more cases and added a state to the multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to live poultry from backyard flocks, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is essentially calling it over. The outbreak traced to the source of the chicks — Ohio’s Mt.
Continue Reading CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Backyard Flocks Appears to be Over
The latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that, as of Aug. 5, 300 people from 42 states and Puerto Rico have been reported to be infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Newport or Salmonella Hadar. 
Since the last CDC update
Continue Reading CDC: 300 People Infected With Salmonella Linked to Contact With Live Poultry
On the third anniversary of filing a petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to have antibiotic-resistant Salmonella declared an adulterant, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is still waiting for a response. On Wednesday, the consumer advocate group filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court
Continue Reading Lawsuit Seeks USDA Response to Salmonella as Adulterant Petition
After two nationwide Salmonella outbreaks linked to ground turkey sickened at least 148 people last year, the federal government has decided to implement stricter pathogen controls for raw ground poultry products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday in a policy statement that all
Continue Reading Feds Tighten Salmonella Controls for Ground Poultry in Wake of Recent Outbreaks
