Another child has been added to the list of patients in an E. Coli outbreak linked to local, organic yogurt. Some production at the implicated dairy, Pure Eire, remains shut down.
The Washington Department of Health reported to Food Safety News that the state has confirmed 16 people are sick.
Continue Reading Another patient confirmed in E. coli outbreak linked to local, organic yogurt
State officials report they have not found E. coli in samples tested in relation to an outbreak linked to Pure Eire Dairy in Washington.
Fifteen people are confirmed sick, including nine who have been hospitalized. Four children have developed the potentially deadly kidney complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome
Continue Reading State reports no E. coli found yet in investigation of dairy linked to outbreak
More patients are being identified by investigators working on an E. coli O157 outbreak that has been limited to Washington State. However, today Arizona officials confirmed there is a child in that state with an infection from the same strain of the pathogen.
There are 11 confirmed patients in Washington
Continue Reading Additional patients identified in outbreak tied to organic yogurt; one in Arizona
At least seven children are sick with E. Coli infections in a new outbreak involving an unknown source. All of the sick children are younger than 14, with three of them younger than five years old, according to an outbreak announcement by King County, WA, health officials.
“Our investigation is
Continue Reading New E. coli outbreak hits children; investigation ongoing with no source yet
California in 2020 is scheduled to begin implementing more stringent animal confinement standards for in-state and out-of-state producers who sell certain animal products the state.
The new law was overwhelmingly approved in 2018 by California voters as Proposition 12. It covers breeding pigs, veal calves, and egg-laying hens kept on
Continue Reading California animal confinement law will touch sales from out-of-state
Another company is recalling Grained Salmon Caviar 95g made from sockeye salmon because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death.
AWERS Inc. of Bellevue, WA, says the Grained Salmon Caviar 95g was distributed in California, New York, Oregon,
Continue Reading Grained salmon caviar now under recall in U.S. for Clostridium botulinum risk
The public has the right to know.
But does it?
When it comes to food safety, that was the question at the heart of tensions between Washington state and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
On one hand, the state’s Public Records Act, which favors disclosure, requires the state and
Continue Reading Bill patches up tensions between state and FDA for ‘consumers’ best interests’
Jensen Tuna of Louisiana is recalling frozen ground tuna imported from JK Fish, because it may potentially be contaminated with Salmonella, according to a recall notice posted on the FDA’s website Tuesday afternoon.
The recall is in response to the CDC and FDA’s investigation of 13 illnesses caused by Salmonella
Continue Reading Frozen tuna recalled in several states for Salmonella risk
An undeclared soy allergen has caused the recall of 193 jars of New Seasons’ brand Hot & Sour Broth in all Oregon and Washington News Seasons Market stores, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the risk of
Continue Reading New Seasons Market recalls broth for undeclared soy
Four Seattle area residents have tested positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) after consuming food at I Love Sushi and Sodexo’s Café Mario, Seattle-King County Public Health reports.
The two implicated restaurants are located at the Nintendo of America campus in Redmond, WA. All four people – two
Continue Reading Local STEC outbreak in Seattle area linked to Nintendo of America campus
