269 people sickened so far.
FDA updates mystery Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak
FDA and FSIS active investigations – Lots of Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli – and, a few questions
One mystery Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak has sickened 254.
And, FDA (and state health departments and the CDC), I still am not sure why you closed the investigation with nearly 400 sick (100 hospitalized) into the Investigation of “Adverse Event Reports: French Lentil & Leek Crumbles (June 2022)” linked to Daily Harvest other than to say
Kerry manager pleads guilty to introduction of Salmonella adulterated food
A former quality assurance director for food manufacturer Kerry Inc. pleaded guilty today to charges related to the manufacture of a breakfast cereal linked to a 2018 outbreak of salmonellosis, or Salmonella poisoning.
Ravi Kumar Chermala, 47, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of causing the introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce. Chermala, Kerry’s
November 3, 2022 – FSIS – Virtual Public Meeting on Reducing Salmonella in Poultry – Show up – Don’t be Chicken
DATE AND TIME November 3, 2022, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. ET
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is considering a regulatory framework for a new strategy to control Salmonella in raw poultry products and more effectively reduce foodborne Salmonella infections linked to these products. This framework identifies the key elements that the
Mystery Cantaloupe Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak sickens 87 in US
No details about those sickened, no details about the grower, processor or seller, and no details about the conditions that allowed for the contamination? Where is the “root cause analysis?”
I have a word for the FDA and CDC – “Transparency.”
Thanks to Food Safety News for reporting this out:
The FDA has determined an
Salmonella outbreak perking in Pennsylvania
We are tracking an outbreak of at least two people who dined at the same nationwide chain restaurant on the same day in Western Pennsylvania. More to come.
Best of Baltimore August 18 party linked to possible Salmonella or Campylobacter Outbreak
According to news reports, health officials in Baltimore and Maryland are investigating an outbreak of Foodborne illness to some that attending the Best of Baltimore event. Press reports indicate that the outbreak might be linked to Campylobacter, although victims’ report it may well be Salmonella.
Baltimore Magazine’s Events Director, Macaulay Hammond: “It came
Will USDA/FSIS “go all the way?” Will Salmonella someday really be an adulterant?
Borrowing a bit from Buffalo Springfield:
There’s something happening here
But what it is ain’t exactly clear
Tom Vilsack was a farm state governor and a presidential aspirant. I must admit, I have long been a fan, but never, ever, thought I would see him write and Op-ed that would clearly piss off the big
FDA adds two Salmonella Outbreaks to chart of Mystery Investigations
Today the FDA added two new Salmonella Outbreaks that have sickened 53 to its investigation chart. No other information – type of product or states of illness were added. Three other outbreaks – 2 Listeria and 1 E. coli O157:H7 (sickening a total of 41) are also listed as products not identified. Strawberries have
Final report on Kinder Chocolate Outbreak: 324 sick in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, and the United States
As of 18 May 2022, 324 cases (266 confirmed and 58 probable) have been reported in the EU/EEA (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden) and the UK, including two distinct strains of monophasic S. Typhimurium. In addition, cases have been identified in Canada, Switzerland, and the United States.
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