The relatively slow pace for foodborne illness outbreaks is continuing in the first quarter, much as it did this past year during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the end of the first quarter, only a couple
Continue Reading Slow pace for foodborne illness outbreaks continues in 1st quarter
Thompson International has called out the FDA and CDC in the United States and the Canadian food safety and public health authorities in relation to a Salmonella outbreak in 2020 that was linked to
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Public Health Canada reported Thursday that the Salmonella Newport outbreak linked to U.S. grown onions has ended. In total, there were 515 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport illness linked to this outbreak.
In the United
Continue Reading Canadian officials say outbreak associated with U.S. onions has ended
More than a month after the first illness onset, federal officials have announced a Salmonella outbreak that has been making people sick since June 19. Of those for whom the information is available a fourth
Continue Reading More than 100 sick in Salmonella outbreak of unknown origin
It was just 18 days ago that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned producers about the salmonella outbreak involving imported papayas. FDA said the industry needs to improve practices and do a better job
Continue Reading Outbreak linked to imported papayas that distributor refused to recall is over
Lennox Intl Inc. of Edison, NJ, joins the list of companies involved in a federal and state investigation regarding contaminated pig ear dog treats that are likely responsible for a multistate, multidrug-resistant Salmonella outbreak.
Lennox
Continue Reading More pig ear treats for dogs recalled in multistate outbreak
At least one recall has followed the July 3 announcement that federal and state officials are investigating contaminated pig ear dog treats that are likely responsible for a multistate, multidrug-resistant Salmonella outbreak. More products could
Continue Reading Pig ear recall follows multistate, multidrug-resistant Salmonella outbreak.
Pig ear dog treats are the suspected source of a multidrug-resistant, multistate Salmonella outbreak among humans, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC reports that whole-genome sequencing analysis of
Continue Reading Antibiotic resistance complicates treatment of people infected in pig ear outbreak
Criminal prosecutions in food cases have been quiet for the last few years.
Outbreak 2: The recent multistate investigation began on April 2, 2019, when CDC’s PulseNet identified the Salmonella Carrau outbreak. As of
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The Food and Drug Administration found multiple sanitation issues during a 2016 inspection of the Caito Foods fresh produce facility that prepared pre-cut melon products currently implicated in a Salmonella outbreak.
According to the Indianapolis
Continue Reading Caito Foods sanitation problems extend back to at least 2016
Yesterday the CDC and FDA announced that Jensen Tuna of Louisiana was recalling frozen ground raw tuna sourced from JK Fish of Vietnam due to possible Salmonella Newport contamination. The recalled tuna was individually
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: On the road again — Salmonella sick tour revisited
