Idaho raw milk outbreak remains under investigation; Provider Farms implicated
Public health officials in Ada County, ID, are investigating an outbreak of infections from Campylobacter linked to the consumption of unpasteurized, raw milk. The Central District Health Office...
View ArticleExcessive levels of lead in baby food found to have impacted at least 4 children
The FDA is advising parents and caregivers not to buy or feed WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches to children because the product may contain elevated levels of lead. Parents and caregivers of...
View ArticleUK reports spike in Cryptosporidium cases
Scientists in the United Kingdom have reported an ongoing nationwide increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis. The rise in infections was first noted in August and is mainly due to Cryptosporidium...
View ArticleOfficials declare daycare E. coli outbreak over; kitchen not allowed to reopen
An outbreak of hundreds of E. Coli infections traced to a kitchen serving daycare centers in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has been declared over. The kitchen remains closed until further notice. The...
View ArticleCalifornia raw milk dairy is not saying much about its Salmonella-related...
Raw Farms LLC, formerly known as Organic Pastures, is recalling all fluid raw milk and raw heavy cream with best buy dates that extend out for another week to Nov. 6 because of Salmonella contamination...
View ArticleFDA identifies new E. coli outbreak
Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by E. coli. The outbreak has sickened 37 people so far, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The agency has not...
View ArticleThailand issues Streptococcus suis warning as 2 dozen deaths reported
Health officials in Thailand are urging people not to eat raw or undercooked pork after hundreds of cases and two dozen deaths were recorded. From January to November 2023, there were 500 Streptococcus...
View ArticleMore children’s applesauce products recalled after additional illnesses...
The FDA has received more reports of illnesses in children related to applesauce products and two more companies have issued recalls of their products because of high levels of lead. The implicated...
View ArticleAt least 35 people confirmed sick in E. coli outbreak linked to San Diego...
The patient count from E. coli infections associated with a San Diego restaurant has risen to 35, according to county health officials. At least 10 of the patients, including four children, have...
View ArticlePatient count in cyclospora outbreaks tops 2,200
Outbreaks of infections from the cyclospora parasite has been declared over by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with more than 2,000 patients logged. The outbreaks, which were first...
View ArticleDenmark Solves E. coli Outbreak; More Sick in Norwegian outbreak
Danish officials have solved an E. coli outbreak linked to meat that sickened six people. Since late March, half a dozen E. coli O157:H7 patients fell sick, and one developed hemolytic uremic syndrome...
View ArticleOutbreak traced to pet food has sickened mostly infants; recalls underway
One person has been hospitalized and six additional people are sick in a widespread outbreak of Salmonella Kiambu infections traced to pet food, according federal public health officials. Six of the...
View ArticleChildren in 14 states are now impacted by elevated levels of lead in applesauce
There are now almost two dozen children with reported adverse effects linked to applesauce pouches that have high levels of lead. The 22 children impacted live across 14 states, with the state of...
View ArticleCompany posts expanded recall of pet food traced to outbreak of Salmonella in...
Mid America Pet Food of Mount Pleasant, TX, is expanding its Oct. 30 recall to include additional pet food products with best-by dates before Oct 31, 2024, because of Salmonella contamination. The...
View ArticleCanadian officials trace Salmonella outbreak to raw pet food; 40 patients...
Canadian officials report that an outbreak of Salmonella infections in people has been traced to raw pet food and possibly contact with cattle. The Public Health Agency of Canada just released...
View ArticleFDA reports two new outbreaks of unknown origin
The FDA has opened two new outbreak investigations, one for Listeria infections and one for E. Coli infections. In the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration reported 11...
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Canadian officials confirm cantaloupe link to outbreak of Salmonella illnesses
Public health officials in Canada have confirmed that cantaloupes are the source of an outbreak of Salmonella infections. The British Columbia Center for Disease Control reports that the outbreak is...
View ArticleFinnish officials crack the mystery of mass food poisoning
High levels of an additive in tortillas have been identified as the likely cause of a significant outbreak in Finland. The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto), National Institute of Health and...
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More cantaloupes recalled because of Salmonella contamination
An Arizona company has expanded its recall of fresh cantaloupe to include more melons after testing has shown contamination with Salmonella. The Malichita brand cantaloupes were distributed in 11...
View ArticleU.S. declares Salmonella outbreak traced to imported cantaloupe; Canada also...
State and federal officials in the United States and Canada are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to cantaloupes. In the United States, 43 people have been confirmed as...
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