As of January 13, 2014, a total of 9 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from Tennessee.
Two (22%) of 9 ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
All of the ill persons were incarcerated at a single correctional facility located in Tennessee.
Epidemiologic and
Sure seems that way.
The above and below are slightly different questions than the one I posed the other day: Why did Tyson Recall, but Foster Farms Not? So, here they are:
1. Why has Cargill and Tyson collectively recalled millions of pounds of its products after customers were sickened and Foster Farms recalls nothing
Here is the question that FSIS, Tyson and Foster Farms should answer: Why does Tyson recall its product after seven sickened and Foster Farms recalls nothing after 550 sickened in two outbreaks?
According to the FSIS a food recall is a voluntary action by a manufacturer or distributor to protect the public from products that
Tyson Foods, Inc. a Sedalia, Mo., establishment, is recalling approximately 33,840 pounds of mechanically separated chicken products that may be contaminated with a Salmonella Heidelberg strain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The mechanically separated chicken products were produced on Oct. 11, 2013. The following products are subject
Lynne Terry of the Portland Oregonian broke the story tonight that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Services suspended poultry processing at one of the biggest Foster Farms plants in California over “egregious” unsanitary conditions.
The agency said in a suspension notice that the company’s plant in Livingston, California is infested with live
The CDC reports a total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Stanley have been reported from three states.
Most of the ill people have been reported from California (85%).
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: California (12), Nevada (1), and Wyoming (1).
One ill person
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman today warned people not to eat cashew cheese products manufactured by The Cultured Kitchen because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. Fifteen cases of illnesses have been reported in the Western United States, with twelve of the cases occurring in
In two outbreak in 2013 at least 550 sickened and it could be 38.5 times that.*
In the second Foster Farms outbreak of 2013, the CDC reports a total of 416 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 23 states and Puerto Rico. Most of the ill persons (74%)
Public Health Muskegon County is nearing the conclusion of the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened at least 29 people (25 Muskegon County, 4 Ottawa County). Laboratory testing revealed that most cases were caused by Salmonella Enteritidis, a common type of Salmonella associated most often with eggs and poultry. Those sickened had
Krystle Wagner of the Grand Haven Tribune reports that one restaurant has been named (by itself) while another three restaurants and a grocery store are being protected by the Muskegon County Health Department “at the businesses’ request.”
Earlier this week, 20 Muskegon County and three Ottawa County residents were confirmed as being afflicted with Salmonella
