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2022 Napa Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 10, 2024
In a December publication of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a recap and wrap-up of the 2022 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Napa was published. Unsurprisingly, data points to a cooling tower as… read more
Norovirus Cases on the Rise; Hand Sanitizers Not Effective.
Norovirus,Our Blog | February 10, 2024
The Salt Lake County Health Department published a warning that norovirus infections are on the rise in the area, issuing a reminder to citizens that hand sanitizer are not effective at preventing the spread of the virus or protection for… read more
Hepatitis A at 2 Westbrook Restaurants
Hepatitis A,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 10, 2024
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), a department within the state of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services issued an exposure announcement on February 6, 2024 for a possible Hepatitis A exposure at two Westbrook… read more
Langston Hughes Apartments Legionnaires’ Outbreak
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 9, 2024
A public housing complex located in Brownsville, near Brooklyn is under investigation after two Legionnaires’ disease cases were linked to two buildings. They are looking into the water system to determine the source of the illnesses. New York Health provides… read more
Conoco View Dairy Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak
Raw Milk | February 9, 2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued a warning to immediately discard all raw milk from Conoco View Dairy sold in Cumberland, Juniata, Perry, Snyder, and York counties due to potential contamination with the harmful bacterium, Campylobacter. The recall was initiated… read more
Bacteria Form Gangs to Evade Sanitizers
Our Blog | February 8, 2024
They say there is strength in numbers. As it turns out, this also applies to bacteria as well. A recent Penn State study published in the journal, Biofilm, demonstrated that common sanitizers often used in foods are far less effective… read more
Panera Charged Lemonade Lawsuit Cites Permanent Cardiac Injury
Food Safety | February 2, 2024
A third legal complaint has been filed against Panera Bread in response to the health effects of their Charged Lemonades. However, this case is a bit different from the previous two. The current suit involves a young, previously healthy individual… read more
Rizo Lopez Foods Source of Long Listeria Outbreak
Our Blog | February 2, 2024
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collaborating with state and local partners to investigate illnesses linked to a multi-ear, multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes. With cases dating back to 2014,… read more
Peaches Nectarines, and Plums Listeria Outbreak is Over
Listeria | February 1, 2024
As of January 30, 2024, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to HMC Farms peaches, nectarines, and plums is over. The Outbreak So far there have… read more