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Marijuana Gummies Salmonella Recall

Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | August 16, 2023

Another recall for marijuana edibles has Arizona marijuana stores checking recalled products and batch numbers to remove stock from the shelves. So far, the recalls were due to potential contamination with a harmful mold called Aspergillus. But the latest recall… read more

Hepatitis A at Los Angeles County Panda Express

Hep A,Hepatitis A,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 16, 2023

Eggrolls with a side of Hepatitis A? Some diners may have received more than what was listed on the menu. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a News Release on August 12, 2023, warning residents of Lancaster… read more

Real Kosher Ice Cream Listeria Recall

Listeria,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 16, 2023

Real Kosher Ice Cream of Brooklyn, New York issued a recall on August 9, 2023 for their Soft Serve on the Go ice cream and sorbet cups due to potential contamination with the health threat, Listeria monocytogenes after two people… read more

Blastomyces Outbreak Hits Michigan Paper Mill

Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 9, 2023

A rare, but serious fungal outbreak has impacted employees at an Upper Peninsula paper mill in Michigan. The Escanaba plant, owned by the American Subsidiary of Billerud AB, a Swedish pulp and manufacturer is ground zero. At least 1 person… read more

4 Cyclospora Outbreaks This Summer

Cyclospora,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 9, 2023

Yet another Cyclospora cayetanensis outbreak is under investigation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most recent posted on July 26, 2023 with 39 cases so far. Are these outbreaks potentially related? If not, why is there… read more

Ground Beef Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 16, Hospitalizes 6

Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | August 8, 2023

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted an update on the active Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 16 people and hospitalized 6 on July 25, 2023. No recall has been initiated, but significant overlapping patient information has investigators… read more

Toddler Dies and 14 Others Sickened in Farming Camp E. coli Outbreak

Our Blog | August 8, 2023

A recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Notes from the Field, issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), took a look back at a 2022 outbreak that resulted in the death of 1 child and illness… read more

Salmonella Outbreak in King County, Washington, and No One Can Find the Source

Our Blog | August 8, 2023

King County Public Health has been investigating a Salmonella Berta infection outbreak that has linked at least 6 people with the same strain of bacteria over the past month. Yet no one can find the source.   The Outbreak  … read more

Grand Rapids Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 8, 2023

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is currently investigating a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak cluster with five confirmed cases so far. So far no environmental source has been linked to this Grand Rapids Legionnaires’ disease outbreak. The nature of this illness… read more

Peru Campylobacter at 130, 4 Deaths

Our Blog | August 8, 2023

The National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention, and Disease Control of Peru (the equivalent of our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) issued an epidemiological alert on June 26, 2023, due to an unusual increase in Guillain-Barré Syndrome cases. Preliminary clinical… read more