On February 16, 2021, Connecticut official found Listeria in samples of El Albuelito brand queso fresco cheese collected from a store where a sick person bought Hispanic-style fresh and soft cheeses. Investigators are working to confirm if the Listeria bacteria found in this queso fresco is the same bacteria making people sick in this outbreak.
FDA, CDC and Canadian food safety and public health authorities called out by Thomson International – A Salmonella Outbreak linked to Thomson Onions did not happen
Here is Thomson International’s and their financial backers position on a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened thousands in the United States and Canada:
The FDA took over 2000 swabs of Thomson’s onions, fields and facilities and were unable to locate any trace of Salmonella Newport. In fact, the FDA has since cleared Thomson International and
Owner of Connecticut Meat Supplier Who Fabricated E. coli Test Results is Sentenced
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MEMET BEQIRI, also known as Matt Beqiri, 33, of Tolland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to two years of probation for fabricating E. coli test results at his meat processing business. Judge Thompson also ordered
2 sick in New York, 7 sick in Massachusetts and 1 dead in Florida from Listeria tainted Deli Meat
Late Friday, the CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) reported that they are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.
As of October 22, 2020, a total of 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have
Update: End of Fresh Express Salad Cyclospora Outbreak
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in 14 states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigated a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections.
As of September 23, 2020, a total of 701 people with laboratory-confirmed Cyclospora infections associated with this outbreak were reported from 14 states: GA, IL, IA, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO,
The Latest on the Thomson Onions Salmonella Outbreak
Epidemiologic and traceback evidence showed that red onions from Thomson International Inc. were the likely source of this outbreak. Other onion types (such as white, yellow, or sweet yellow) were also likely to be contaminated because the onions were grown and harvested together.
In Canada there were 515 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport illness
The Latest on Wawona Packing Co. and Prima Wawona Peaches Salmonella Outbreak
A total of 101 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis were reported from 17 states.
Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 29, 2020, to August 27, 2020. Ill people ranged in age from 1 to 92 years, with a median age of 43. Sixty-four percent of ill people were female.
Hey, Food CEO’s be forewarned – Do not mess with the FDA and DOJ
Former Blue Bell Creameries President Charged In Connection With 2015 Ice Cream Listeria Contamination
A Texas grand jury charged the former president of ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up the company’s sales of Listeria-tainted ice cream in 2015, the
FDA and CDC remain quiet about the end of Salmonella Outbreaks linked to Peaches and Onions
Peaches sicken at least 126 in the US and Canada – Onions sicken at least 1,527 in the US and Canada
Wawona Packing Peaches: The FDA and CDC reported that as of August 27, 2020, a total of 78 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported from 12 states. Illnesses
Canada puts restrictions on Salinas Valley Romaine due to multiple E. coli Outbreaks
Some would say, why it took so long?
Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is now requiring testing of romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley, but not from Yuma.
Romaine lettuce imported from the United States has been associated with several outbreaks of foodborne E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Canada and the USA. Food safety investigations