Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 1,039 cases of bagged salad. The product being recalled is 10 oz. Dole Italian Blend coded 0049N2202008, with a Use-By date of August 20 and UPC 7143000819 due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses have been
UPDATE: Salmonella Cantaloupe Outbreak up from 141 to 178, Hospitalization up from 31 to 68, 1 new State, Deaths stay at 2
UPDATE: John Broadhead, attorney for Chamberlain Farms said the farm voluntarily withdrew its cantaloupes last week and that all its retail and wholesale purchasers complied with the recall. The farm about 20 miles north of Evansville sold cantaloupes to grocery stores in four southwestern Indiana counties and one in southeastern Illinois, Broadhead said in
Chamberlain Farms, Owensville Indiana Linked to Salmonella Cantaloupe Outbreak – 178 Sick, 62 Hospitalized, 2 Deaths in 21 States
FDA says, Farm’s cantaloupe may be one source of contamination in multi-state outbreak of salmonellosis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a total of 178 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium from 21 states Nationwide, 62 persons have been hospitalized. In Kentucky, two deaths have been reported.
The U.S.
First Lawsuit Filed in Salmonella Cantaloupe Outbreak Today
Today, Seattle-based Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness, filed a lawsuit today against Wal-Mart on behalf of a Michigan family stricken by the latest cantaloupe-related Salmonella outbreak. The complaint was filed in Calhoun County Circuit Court in Michigan on behalf of Battle Creek resident Angela Compton and her two
Best Advice from Government about Salmonella Cantaloupe – “When in doubt, throw it out.”
Lets start what we do not know as consumers. We do not know the name of the farm (its somewhere in southern Indiana), nor where the tainted cantaloupe was sold (well, except Walmart). How helpful is that when you are shopping, or deciding what to feed your family for dinner?
Also, if you were a
Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana hit hard in Salmonella Cantaloupe Outbreak
Wal-Mart and southwest Indiana farm only known link to outbreak – Kentucky (50), Illinois (17) and Indiana (13) sickened.
The CDC and FDA have reported that a total of 141 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 20 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is
Tanimura & Antle Romaine E. coli Lettuce Expanded
Tanimura & Antle Inc. is voluntarily recalling a single lot of romaine lettuce because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. Coli O157:H7). The affected product is limited to Tanimura & Antle Field Fresh Wrapped Single Head Romaine. This product is packed in a plastic bag with the UPC number 0-27918-20314-9 and
Cantaloupe a year after a deadly Listeria outbreak – now Salmonella, Again
A year after 147 people were sickened, and perhaps 37 died, from Listeria-tainted cantaloupe, comes yesterday’s announcement from the CDC and FDA that a total of 141 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 20 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama
CFIA Recalls California Romaine Produced by Tanimura & Antle Due to E. coli
It is unclear what prompted the recall – retail testing – company testing – governmental testing?
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the Tanimura & Antle brand Romaine Lettuce described below because this product may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.
The affected product, Tanimura & Antle
CDC and FDA Weigh in on Unnamed Farm and Unnamed Grocery Stores in Salmonella Cantaloupe Outbreak
The CDC and the FDA report tonight that a total of 141 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 20 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (7), Arkansas (3), California (2), Georgia (1), Illinois (17), Indiana (13), Iowa (7), Kentucky (50)