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November 04, 2015 • Outbreaks
November 03, 2015 • Case News
Reno Provisions Dessert E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
On November 3, 2015, staff at the Communicable Disease (CD) Program of the Washoe County Health District (WCHD) was notified of five patients who were laboratory confirmed with E. coli O157:H7. The chocolate mousse cake manufactured by Reno Provisions and distributed to the Twisted Fork and to Heritage Restaurant was …
November 03, 2015 • Outbreaks
November 01, 2015 • Outbreaks
October 31, 2015 • Outbreaks
October 28, 2015 • Outbreaks
October 27, 2015 • Outbreaks
October 25, 2015 • Case News
Costco Chicken Salad Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
In September 2016, local, state, and federal agencies investigated an outbreak of Salmonella linked to consumption of rotisserie chicken salad purchased at the Costco Warehouse located at 18109 33rd Avenue West in Lynnwood, Washington. Among Washington residents, 3 persons were laboratory confirmed with Salmonella serotype I, 4, 5, 12:1-. …
October 24, 2015 • Outbreaks
October 23, 2015 • Outbreaks
October 19, 2015 • Salmonella
20 Stricken with Salmonella by Chicken Kiev
A total of 15 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Enteritidis were reported from seven states. The number of ill people reported from each state was as follows: Connecticut (1), Illinois (2), Minnesota (8), New Hampshire (1), New York (1), Oklahoma (1), and Wisconsin (1). Illness onset dates ranged from April 5, 2015 […] …
October 15, 2015 • Listeria
Listeria Test Performed By Customer Causes Del Monte Fresh to Recall Granny Smith Apples
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., (“Del Monte Fresh”) is initiating a voluntary recall of Granny Smith green apples because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with …
October 14, 2015 • Outbreaks
October 14, 2015 • Listeria
New Research – Caramel Apples and Listeria Risk
Kathleen A. Glass, Max C. Golden, Brandon J. Wanless, Wendy Bedale, Charles Czuprynski Author Affiliations Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA ABSTRACT A 2014 multistate listeriosis outbreak was linked to consumption of caramel-coated apples, an unexpected and previously unreported vehicle for Listeria monocytogenes. This outbreak was unanticipated …
October 13, 2015 • Salmonella
Spinach Recall Due to Salmonella
33,600 bags affected have an “Enjoy by” date of Oct. 15, the codes A27409B and A27409A, and UPC 7143000976. Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/dole-spinach-recall-salmonella/2015/10/15/id/696322/#ixzz3odvLaImS Urgent: Rate Obama on His Job Performance. Vote Here Now!Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of bagged salad. The …
October 11, 2015 • Outbreaks
October 06, 2015 • Salmonella
Another Death in Salmonella Cucumber Outbreak
Since the last update on September 29, 2015, 61 new ill people have been reported from 24 states. It can take up to a week from the time people eat food contaminated with Salmonella before they get sick. Also, cucumbers have a shelf life of up to 14 days. It is not unexpected to continue […] …
October 04, 2015 • Listeria
Listeria in Green Beans
General Mills is recalling 60,000 bags of its Cascadian Farm frozen green beans after one package tested positive for Listeria. It is the second time this year that the bacteria were found in the company’s green beans. The Minneapolis-based food company says no illnesses have been reported in either case …
October 04, 2015 • Salmonella
Salmonella in Macadamia Nuts
Texas Star Nut and Food Co. Inc. is recalling Nature’s Eats, Natural Macadamia Nuts 6 oz. and Southern Grove, Simply Raw Trail Mix 8 oz., because of a Salmonella health risk. The above products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes …
October 01, 2015 • Case News
X10 Woodfire Steakhouse Outbreak Lawsuits- Texas (2015)
The Salmonella attorneys at Marler Clark, represented 21 individuals in this outbreak lawsuit. The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed a total of 59 cases of Salmonella in Dalhart. 52 of those cases were associated with the X10 Texas Restaurant. X10 in Texas voluntarily closed during the second week of February. …
September 30, 2015 • Salmonella
Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital Link in Salmonella Cluster
Officials with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, are trying to unravel how 14 patients in the same hospital unit were sickened last week with Salmonella. Seven of these people have been discharged, while the other seven remain in the hospital …
September 29, 2015 • Salmonella
When in Doubt Throw the Salmonella Cucumbers Out
The CDC, multiple states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections. 671 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Poona have been reported from 34 states, an increase of 113 cases since the last update on September 22. 13 …
September 28, 2015 • Hepatitis A
Latest on South Carolina Hardee’s Hepatitis A Scare
As of September 25th, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced it has provided 4,809 vaccinations through its hepatitis A vaccine clinics in Spartanburg and Greenville. Vaccinations are being offered to individuals who might have been exposed to hepatitis A at two Hardee’s restaurants located in Spartanburg …
September 28, 2015 • Salmonella
Latest on Bi-Costal Fig and Olive Salmonella Outbreak
From the Los Angeles Acute Communicable Disease and Control:The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is participating in a multi-state investigation of Salmonella infections among patrons of the Fig & Olive restaurant, West Hollywood. Twenty persons meeting a clinical definition for Salmonella reported eating at this restaurant …
September 25, 2015 • Outbreaks
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