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August 04, 2012 • Salmonella
SPICE KINGDOM brand dried EGYPTIAN BASIL may contain Salmonella bacteria
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Shah Trading Co. Ltd. are warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, serve or use the Spice Kingdom brand dried Egyptian Basil described below because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected product, Spice Kingdom brand …
August 03, 2012 • Salmonella
North Carolina Salmonella Outbreak Uncovered
On April 2, 2012 Mecklenburg County Health Department (MCHD) received a complaint via the MCHD website of a foodborne illness thought to be linked to food prepared and served at Toast of Dilworth, a restaurant located at 2400 Park Road in Charlotte. The complainant, Brian McWherter, described a family gathering …
July 31, 2012 • Listeria
UPDATED: North Carolina Cantaloupe Recalled Due to Listeria Fears
Burch Equipment LLC, North Carolina, is correcting the variety of cantaloupe involved in recalls initiated on July 28 and August 2, 2012. Previous announcements incorrectly identified the cantaloupes as being the Athena variety. The cantaloupes affected by the recall are the Caribbean Gold variety. Athena cantaloupes are not subject to …
July 31, 2012 • Salmonella
76 sickened by mail order chicks from Missouri
A total of 76 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 22 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alaska (1), California (2), Colorado (1), Florida (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (2), Indiana (9), Iowa (2), Kansas (10), Kentucky (1), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (24), […] …
July 31, 2012 • Outbreaks
July 26, 2012 • Listeria
UPDATED: Gills Onions Recall Expands after Listeria Found at Plant
Gills Onions, LLC of Oxnard, CA is expanding its July 18 voluntary recall to include additional products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes; a list is provided at the end of this release. The expanded product list includes diced, slivered and whole peeled onions and diced onion/celery mix …
July 26, 2012 • Salmonella
Moon Marine Salmonella Sushi Sickens 425 with 55 Hospitalized
The CDC reports this evening that a total of 425 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly (410 persons) or Salmonella Nchanga (15 persons) were reported from 28 states and the District of Columbia. 55 ill persons were hospitalized, and no deaths were reported. Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public […] …
July 24, 2012 • Outbreaks
Man Dies in Ohio E. coli Outbreak Linked to Picnic
A 73-year-old man has died after becoming infected with E. coli at a Germantown, Ohio picnic in July 2012 …
July 24, 2012 • Outbreaks
More Victims in Ohio E. coli Outbreak Linked to Picnic
At least 75 people have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak in Germantown, Ohio …
July 23, 2012 • Salmonella
Salmonella Illnesses in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia and Vermont Linked to Cargill and Hannaford Ground Beef
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July 23, 2012 • Outbreaks
Cargill Ground Beef Salmonella Outbreak
40 Salmonella cases in 8 states were traced to Cargill ground beef between July and August of 2012. …
July 23, 2012 • Outbreaks
July 22, 2012 • Salmonella
33 Ill in 7 Sates – 15 Tons of Cargill Meat Recalled Due to Salmonella
Hannaford Stores in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont named as one retail outlet linked to Cargill Meat Solutions recall of 29,339 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis. Twenty were sickened in 2011 by Hannaford ground beef tainted with Salmonella – …
July 22, 2012 • Salmonella
Salmonella Beef Recalled by Cargill
Past Cargill Salmonella Outbreaks: 136 Ill – Cargill Meat Solutions Ground Turkey 2011 2 Ill – Beef Packers, Inc., Cargill, Ground Beef November, 2009 68 Ill – Beef Packers, Inc., Cargill, Ground Beef June, 2009 47 Ill – Emmpak/Cargill Ground Beef January, 2002 Are we seeing another one? Cargill Beef, a business unit of Wichita-based […] …
July 21, 2012 • Listeria
A case of bovine raw milk contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Hunt K, Drummond N, Murphy M, Butler F, Buckley J, Jordan K. Ir Vet J. 2012 Jul 6;65(1):13. During routine sampling of bulk raw milk on a dairy farm, the pathogenic bacteria Listeria monocytogenes was found to be a contaminant, at numbers < 100 cfu/ml. A strain with an indistinguishable …
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July 19, 2012 • Listeria
California Gills Onions Recalled Due to Listeria Risk
Gills Onions, LLC of Oxnard, CA is initiating a voluntary recall of a single day’s production of diced and slivered red and yellow onions and diced celery and onion mix because they may be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall, and no …
July 18, 2012 • Case News
Campylobacter Cases from Raw Milk Outbreak Reach 80
At least 80 Campylobacter illnesses have been linked to Pennsylvania-based the raw milk dairy Your Family Cow Dairy. …
July 18, 2012 • Case News
Maryland Confirms Campylobacter in Dairy's Raw Milk
Maryland Confirms Campylobacter in Dairy's Raw Milk …
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