The CDC reports as of May 27, 2014, a total of 126 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis or Salmonella Newport have been reported from 26 states. Since the last update on May 8, 2014, a total of 66 new ill persons have been reported from 18 states: Alabama (4), Colorado (1),
Salmonella Chia Powder Strikes Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, and Wisconsin
Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate that organic sprouted chia powder distributed by Navitas Naturals of Novato, California is the likely source of what he CDC reports as a total of 12 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport reported from 7 states: Arizona (1),
Foster Farms Takes Swing at Orkin over Roaches
Ken Carlson of the Modesto Bee reports that Foster Farms is suing Orkin LLC, charging the pest control company was to blame for cockroaches that resulted in a three-day shutdown of its Livingston poultry facility in January. The lawsuit, filed late last month in Merced County Superior Court, claims that Orkin should pay damages for
CSPI sues FSIS to Deem Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Adulterants in Ground Beef and Poultry
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, the nonprofit food safety watchdog group, is asking the court to require USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to respond to a three-year-old regulatory petition in which CSPI urged the agency to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella as adulterants in order to prevent the sale and distribution
Foster Farm’s Salmonella Toll Rises
The CDC reports this evening that another 50 have been added to the Foster Farm’s illness column since April 2014.
Since March 1, 2013, a total of 574 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 27 states and Puerto Rico. Most of the ill persons (76%) have been reported
Fuego’s Tortilla Grill Outbreak – A Long History of Mexican-style Restaurant Salmonella and E. coli Problems
Fuego’s Tortilla Grill Restaurant voluntarily shut down today amid an investigation by the Brazos County Health Department into an outbreak of a food-borne illness. Health department officials said they started looking into a cluster of Salmonella Typhimurium-Ohio serotype cases in September 2013 and have documented 30 cases with 26 being residents of Brazos County or
Don’t Eat Your Snake’s Mice with Salmonella
As of May 13, 2014, a total of 37 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 18 states. The number of ill persons reported from each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (2), California (7), Illinois (1), Kentucky (1), Maryland (1), Michigan (2), Minnesota (1), Missouri (2), Montana
Eggs from Colorado with Salmonella
Sixdog Investments LLC of Wellington, CO, is voluntarily recalling some cases of their certified organic eggs sold under the Owl Canyon brand because of potential contamination with Salmonella.
The company’s voluntary field action was initiated because of routine testing results and not because of any illnesses to date from consumption.
Some of the eggs
Hot Chili Powder Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
Anhing Corporation of Los Angeles, CA is conducting a Nationwide recall of Caravelle Brand Chili Powder in 8 ounce plastic tubs lot code 560916, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened
Don’t Eat Your Bearded Dragon
As of April 21, 2014, a total of 132 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Cotham have been reported from 31 states since February 21, 2012.
- 58% of ill persons are children 5 years of age or younger.
- 42% of ill persons have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and