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May 05, 2014 • Outbreaks
May 04, 2014 • Salmonella
Salmonella Recall: Caravelle Chili Powder Recalled
Anhing Corporation of Los Angeles, CA is conducting a Nationwide recall of Caravelle Brand Chili Powder in 8 ounce plastic tubs lot code 560916, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly …
May 03, 2014 • Listeria
Listeria – tainted salad recall from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin
Schnucks Kitchen, an O’Fallon, Mo., establishment, is recalling approximately 130 pounds of Curry White Meat Chicken Salad product due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The Chicken salad product, in three-pound bags, was produced on April 24 …
April 29, 2014 • Hepatitis A
Indianapolis Teavana Store Patrons at Hepatitis A Risk Urged to Get Vaccines
The Marion County Public Health Department announced that visitors to an Indianapolis business during three Saturdays in April may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. Anyone who visited and drank tea prepared at the Teavana store, 8702 Keystone Crossing, on Saturdays, April 5, 12 and 19 should watch for signs …
April 28, 2014 • Outbreaks
Trader Joe’s Faces E. coli Lawsuits Brought by Marler Clark
Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of E. coli outbreaks, sued Trader Joe’s today on behalf of California and Washington residents who allege they fell ill with E. coli infections after eating salads purchased from the grocery chain. …
April 28, 2014 • Hepatitis A
Thousands seek Hepatitis A vaccines after exposure at Charlotte Papa John’s
According to Amanda Harris of the Charlotte North Carolina Observer, at least 1,650 Charlotte residents sought hepatitis A vaccines after being exposed at the Papa John’s at 8016 Cambridge Commons Drive, where an employee was recently diagnosed with the virus. Residents flocked to the clinic at the Cato campus of …
April 27, 2014 • Outbreaks
April 23, 2014 • Salmonella
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Bearded Dragons
As of April 21, 2014, a total of 132 persons infected with the outbreak strain of SalmonellaCotham have been reported from 31 states since February 21, 2012. 58% of ill persons are children 5 years of age or younger. 42% of ill persons have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback findings […] …
April 22, 2014 • Salmonella
Trader Joe’s Recalls Basil with Salmonella
Infinite Herbs LLC of Miami, FL, is voluntarily recalling one lot of its 2.5-ounce packages of Organic Basil sold at Trader Joe’s because of potential contamination with Salmonella. The recall only affects one specific lot of Infinite Herbs brand Organic Basil packaged in 2.5-ounce clamshells bearing the “Date Packed 02/2 …
April 18, 2014 • Listeria
Pennsylvania Raw Milk Dairy Ordered to Stop Sales
Consumers who purchased raw milk from Greenfield Dairy, 1450 Tittle Road, Middleburg, should discard it immediately due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today said raw milk collected during required routine sampling by a commercial laboratory on April 8 tested positive for the bacteria. Greenfield Dairy …
April 12, 2014 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Week: Charlotte, North Carolina Papa John’s and Nyack, New York La Fontana
Charlotte North Carolina: A Papa John’s outlet is to blame for a Hepatitis A scare, according to the Mecklenburg County Health Department. Anyone who ate food from the location on March 28 and 29 should get the Hepatitis A vaccine immediately. Officials are looking into a potential Hepatitis A outbreak …
April 09, 2014 • Salmonella
Lisy Recalls Salmonella Basil
Lisy Corporation of Miami, FL is voluntarily recalling Lisy Sweet Basil (Albahaca), 6 oz jar, Item #1132, Lot #’s A013 0518 & A014 0518, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail …
April 09, 2014 • Salmonella
524 Ill with Salmonella and still NO Recall
The investigation continues into Salmonella Heidelberg infections likely related to Foster Farms chicken. Ongoing surveillance identified in February that infections from some of the previously rare outbreak strains again exceeded the number of infections expected to be reported to PulseNet during this time of year. As of April 7, 2014 …
April 04, 2014 • Salmonella
Sprouts Recalls Peppercorns
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (SFM) on Friday issued a recall of store-branded organic black peppercorns, saying the product could potentially be contaminated with salmonella. The grocery chain said the product was being recalled from all stores. No illnesses have been reported. Sprouts said the recall was enacted after a sample …
April 04, 2014 • Listeria
Breakfast Wraps Recalled Due to Listeria Concerns
The Canadian Food and Inspection Agency (CFIA) is issuing a warning to customers with any Belich’s Market and Creekside Market brands Breakfast Wraps in their possession. After a food safety investigation conducted by the CFIA and an initial voluntary food recall of the products on March 26, 2014, further findings …
April 04, 2014 • Outbreaks
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March 31, 2014 • Outbreaks
March 30, 2014 • Hepatitis A
28 with Hepatitis A in Norway
A total of 28 cases of hepatitis A infection have been reported over the last few months in Norway, where this disease is said to be rare, local health officials said. Health authorities, who were worried by the growing number of hepatitis A cases, are working to determine whether the …
March 29, 2014 • Listeria
Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse Closed Due to Listeria
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently ordered Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse Inc., a processor of smoked fish products in Seattle, Wash., to stop processing, preparing, packing, holding and distributing any food at or from its facility. The order follows the FDA’s analysis of environmental samples collected during its most …
March 28, 2014 • Listeria
Fresh Express Listeria Recall
Fresh Express Incorporated has issued a recall of a limited number of cases of 10 oz. and 6oz. Italian Salad with the already expired Use-by Date of March 26 and a Product Code of H071A11A due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported in …
March 27, 2014 • Salmonella
Illegally Manufactured Cheese Sickens 100 with Salmonella
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is warning people about the dangers of consuming illegally manufactured cheeses. Health officials are reporting around 100 cases of salmonellosis in 13 counties believed to be linked to consumption of an illegally manufactured Mexican-style cheese. A sample of the cheese …
March 22, 2014 • Listeria
Canada Recalls Cheese
The Meat Shoppe, is recalling a variety of cheese products due to the risk of Listeria contamination. The recall includes both shredded cheddar and shredded mozzarella cheeses. Recalled products: Shredded cheddar cheese Various product sizes UPC codes beginning with 200923 Packed between January 8 and March 3, 2014 Shredded mozzarella …
March 22, 2014 • Listeria
Parkers Farm Acquisition Announces Listeria Recall
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is alerting consumers to avoid eating certain peanut butter, cheese, salsa, and spreads produced by Parkers Farm Acquisition, LLC of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, after state agriculture department product sampling determined some of the finished products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. There have …
March 22, 2014 • Listeria
CFIA Recalls Listeria Bread
Federated Co-operatives Ltd. is recalling some Co-op and Market Town Co-op brands of bread because of possible Listeria contamination. Read the CFIA recall notice Co-op California Garlic Bread and Garlic/Cheese bread, along with Market Town Co-op Pizza Bread have been pulled. The products were sold in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and …
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