Jimmy Johns Friday did something it has done in the past after one or more of its sandwich franchises was linked to an outbreak of foodborne illnesses: It ordered sprouts temporarily off the menu at
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Eight E. coli cases in Wisconsin county prompt investigation
Local health officials are investigating eight reports of E. coli infections in La Crosse County, WI, according to local media reports.
However, neither the city of La Crosse nor the La Crosse County government had
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Breakfast Best brand sausage recalled for Listeria concerns
Fair Oaks Farms LLC in Pleasant Prairie, WI, has recalled 1,134 pounds of pork sausage patties after its internal testing returned positive results for Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety
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Norovirus outbreak at Wisconsin kids’ day was foodborne
Public health officials believe contaminated food caused a norovirus outbreak among dozens of people who attended an annual kids’ festival in Wisconsin, but they’re still investigating.
More than
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Unknown volume of beef jerky recalled because of no inspection
Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe Inc. is recalling “an undetermined amount” of beef jerky sold under three brands after state inspectors found evidence it had been shipped without being properly inspected.
The Class I recall, posted
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Wisconsin wants to see an end to the raw meat holiday tradition
Maybe it because Wisconsin turned red in the Presidential election, or Badger fans being so fired up about going to the Jan. 2nd Cotton Bowl down in Texas or its maybe its their beloved Green
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Bull calves likely source of drug resistant Salmonella outbreak
Twenty-one people infected with an outbreak strain of multi-drug resistant Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from eight states, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Monday. The illnesses may be associated with
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Report: Hotel chef ‘most likely’ source of norovirus outbreak
The source of a norovirus outbreak in Wisconsin this past spring that sickened 54 people “most likely” was a hotel chef infected with a rare strain of the virus, namely Norovirus genogroup II.17B (Kawasaki), which
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Brains sent to California recalled for ‘specified risk material’
Almost 7,500 pounds of beef brain products sent to a distributor in California are under recall because they may be contaminated with “specified risk materials” that are inedible and prohibited for use as human food.
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Garden of Life RAW Meal Salmonella Outbreak Not Quite Over
According to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Salmonella has been confirmed in one person in Wisconsin likely associated with recalled Garden of Life RAW Meal. DATCP is collaborating with Wisconsin
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