Researchers have revealed that almost 100 people fell sick in a Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe melon toward the end of 2023.
In September 2023, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) identified cases of Salmonella Saintpaul in England, Scotland, and Wales. Other ill people were noted in Portugal following an
Continue Reading UK reports 90 sick in Salmonella outbreak linked to melon
The CDC has declared an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections to be over with 18 people having been sickened.
Investigators linked the outbreak to ground beef sold at ShopRite stores in the Northeast, according to a notice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Of the 18 patients, seven
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak linked to ShopRite ground beef declared over by CDC
Two different Salmonella outbreaks have been reported in Finland with one linked to zucchini from Spain.
The first outbreak in the Finnish city of Rovaniemi affected 20 people but a source was not found. The second incident in the city of Mikkeli led to eight illnesses and was caused by
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A Michigan restaurant has temporarily closed while authorities investigate an outbreak of Salmonella saintpaul that has sickened at least 26 people in the state as well as others in Ohio and Illinois.
The Oakland County Health Division in Pontiac, MI, did not name the Rochester, MI, restaurant in a notice
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak ongoing since November; little known
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims two years ago ruled that food safety warnings are not “regulatory takings” by the government, and, therefore, Uncle Sam does not have to compensate tomato growers who lost money when the public was told tomatoes might have been responsible for a 2008 Salmonella outbreak.
Continue Reading Another tomato grower loses claim regarding 2008 outbreak
Officials with the Utah Department of Health are investigating nine cases of Salmonella infection in people who reported drinking raw milk from a family-run dairy in Midland, UT. Those sickened were from at least three counties along the Wasatch Front, a department spokeswoman said. Two of the nine were hospitalized
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Food safety warnings are not “regulatory takings” by the government, and, therefore, Uncle Sam does not have to compensate tomato growers who lost big money when the public was warned about a 2008 Salmonella outbreak. Tomato “growers, packers, and shippers” in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have lost the
Continue Reading Tomato Growers Lose ‘Takings’ Lawsuit Against FDA
Chia seeds are an increasingly popular ingredient in the health food world. The Dr. Oz Show and various health magazines have been highlighting them, and recipes with this “superfood” have been popping up all over Pinterest and BuzzFeed. But before you go adding chia powder to your morning smoothie, check
Continue Reading Chia Seeds: 65 Salmonella Infections, Expanding Recall
Five years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) legally, but mistakenly, warned people in Texas and New Mexico that tomatoes were likely responsible for a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul, the tomato growers who suffered losses want to be compensated. In a claim filed this week with the
Continue Reading Tomato Growers Want Compensation for Losses in 2008 Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer detain cucumbers from the Mexican growers whose products were linked to an outbreak of Salmonella earlier this year. The agency removed the two cucumber suppliers from its import alerts list this week, meaning that their products can no longer be “detained
Continue Reading FDA Lifts Ban on Mexican Cucumbers Linked to 2013 Salmonella Outbreak
