My email and phone have been a bit busy this weekend with people reaching out who have received notice of the Jif peanut butter recall. Some have opened and unopened jars, some are presently ill or they and family have been sick over the last several weeks. Most have suffered without seeking medical treatment, and
Salmonella Peanut Butter Outbreaks – what have we learned since 2008?
Friday night the FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, reported that they are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections linked to certain Jif peanut butter products produced at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky.
Total Illnesses: 14, Hospitalizations: 2, Last Illness Onset: May 1, 2022. States with Cases:
CDC: Food Service Workers are a low, but not a no risk of Hepatitis A infection
According to the CDC, the hepatitis a virus (HAV) is transmitted via the fecal-oral route, usually from direct person-to-person contact or consumption of contaminated food or
Mystery Hepatitis Outbreak has sickened at least 200 worldwide with over 100 in US with 14 liver transplants and 5 deaths
All of the children have been younger than 10 years old, with the average age being 2 years old.
None of the affected children had received COVID vaccines and none were infected with coronavirus at the time they were infected with hepatitis.
The CDC is investigating a cluster of hepatitis illnesses among children in 25
Nestlé Buitoni Pizza factory – We have a problem
According to Sante Publique reports, as of 04/25/2022, 55 confirmed cases have been identified, of which 53 are linked to STEC O26 strains, and 2 to STEC O103 strains. Earlier reports on 04/13/2022, indicated that another 26 other cases of HUS and STEC infections notified to Public Health France with investigations are ongoing. The
What’s up with the Leprechaun and 6,400 reports of illnesses? “Correlation is not necessarily causation” – It is still “Magically Suspicious”
Over at iwaspoisoned.com, they continue to follow the “Magically Suspicious” illnesses that may be linked to General Mills Lucky Charms cereal. The site states:
Starting in late 2021 Lucky Charms food poisoning reports started to trend on iwaspoisoned.com. Now there are reports of over 6,400 sick. and the FDA has initiated an
UPDATED: Frozen pizzas from the Nestlé Buitoni brand Fraîch’Up likely have sickened several hundred
“In the United States, Escherichia coli O157:H7 causes ≈73,000 infections and 60 deaths annually (1). Infection progresses to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in 2% to 15% of cases (2).”
UPDATE: In France, STEC surveillance is based only on HUS in children younger than 15, so it only catches the most severe cases of E. coli
The latest update on French Salmonella Outbreak linked to Ferrero’s Kinder Chocolates – 59 ill
According to Sante Publique reports, as of 04/27/2022: 59 cases of salmonellosis with a strain belonging to the epidemic, Salmonella Typhimurium, have been identified by the National Reference Center (CNR) for salmonella at the Institute Pasteur in France.
The 59 cases are spread over 11 regions (Ile-de-France (11 cases), Grand-Est (10 cases), Provence-Alpes-Côte
The latest on Salmonella Outbreak in UK linked to Ferrero’s Kinder Chocolates – 76 ill
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is continuing to investigate an ongoing outbreak of salmonella linked to certain Kinder products made in one of Ferrero’s factories, in Arlon, Belgium.
We are working with the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland, Public Health Scotland, Public Health Wales, Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, as well
FDA to allow Abbott to release product to individuals needing urgent, life-sustaining supplies of the specialty and metabolic formulas – with a Warning
How confident should we feel with this waring from the FDA:
“those seeking access [to the formula] should consult with their healthcare provider in considering whether the benefit of consuming such product outweighs the potential risk of bacterial infection in the user’s particular circumstances.”
Linked to Cronobacter sakazakii to date:
Illnesses: 4
Deaths: 2
States: