According to the CDC today the investigation continues into Salmonella Heidelberg infections likely related to Foster Farms chicken.
As of February 28, 2014, a total of 481 persons infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 25 states and Puerto Rico, since March 1, 2013. 38% of ill persons have been
Eight Salmonella Serotypes Identified
The CDC published this week in MMWR that in August 2012, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) was notified of gastrointestinal illness outbreaks in two unnamed Arkansas state prisons. ADH investigated the outbreaks and conducted case-control studies to identify the source of the illnesses. The report described the results of these
AP reports that Minnesota Department of Health officials say Salmonella at the Old Country Buffet in Maple Grove, Minnesota sickened nearly two-dozen people. The outbreak affected customers who ate at the restaurant in late January, particularly on January 25th.
One diner had to be hospitalized for about two weeks.
In a statement Old
Nine illnesses not linked to 23 others in 15 Sates.
The CDC reported today that a total of nine persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg were reported from Tennessee. Two (22%) of nine ill persons were hospitalized, and no deaths were reported. All of the ill persons were incarcerated at a single
Nutriom LLC, a Lacey, Wash., establishment, is recalling approximately 226,710 pounds of processed egg products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products were shipped to co-packers for incorporation into consumer-size packages:
ROTH FARMS Inc. of Belle Glade, Fl , is recalling its “ bunched Curly Parsley” 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 immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often
Big Red Tomato Packers, LLC of Fort Pierce, FL is voluntarily issuing a limited recall of 790 – 20 and 25 lb. boxes of fresh tomatoes of lot 1106, because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail or
The Washington Post’s reporters, Kimberly Kindy and Brady Dennis jumped into FSIS’s “what’s an adulterant” thicket with their story posted yesterday “Salmonella outbreaks expose weakness in USDA oversight.” The article is worth the read.
Regarding FSIS allowing the meat industry – chicken, beef, etc., to ship us all food tainted with Salmonella, what happened to
Helen Carter, President of the Athens-Limestone Foundation for Aging, which hosted the Athens Bean Day Event linked to last years Salmonella outbreak, released a letter in which she disagrees with portions of the Alabama State Health Department Report. The report linked the event to dozens of Salmonella illnesses and hospitalizations.
Carter said in the
Jean Cole of the News Courier reports today: “Health Dept.: Beans soaked in horse trough – Dozens taken ill after annual event.”
Salmonella outbreak confirmed at annual Bean Day dinner hosted by the Foundation on Aging at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Athens, Alabama.
