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Red Onions Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 1208 in US and Canada
Our Blog,Salmonella | July 30, 2020
Red Onions have sickened 1208 people in the US and Canada. For weeks the CDC and Public Health Agency of Canada have been investigating a mystery Salmonella outbreak. Until today, the cause of this Salmonella outbreak remained a mystery. But… read more
271 Sick in Mystery Salmonella Outbreak
Our Blog,Salmonella | July 21, 2020
212 people in 23 states are sick in a Mystery Salmonella Outbreak deemed by the CDC as “a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections.” And now, Canada is reporting 59 confirmed cases of illnesses related to the same outbreak. At this… read more
Si Casa Flores Salmonella Outbreak
Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | July 20, 2020
Josephine County announced its investigation into a cluster of individuals with documented Salmonella potentially linked to Si Casa Flores, 202 N.E. Beacon Drive in Grants Pass. According to the health department’s notice, two individuals have been hospitalized. Here is everything… read more
Food Safety | July 20, 2020
The days are growing longer, there are fireworks bursting overhead, and the heat is growing unmistakably warmer. Summer. Is. Here. Ready or not, here it comes! Summer Food Safety for the WIN! This means fun in the sun, backyard bar-b-ques,… read more
Think Before You Flush! Legionnaires’ Disease from Toilets
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease | July 19, 2020
You flush the toilet. The water rushes from the tank into the bowl. A siphon effect pulls the wastewater through the s-shaped pipe, emptying its contents to a sewage system with a pronounced gurgle. Everything goes down, right? This might… read more
Two New York Taco Bell Restaurants Warn of Hepatitis A Exposure Risk
Hep A,Hepatitis A | July 18, 2020
Taco Bell is in the hot seat yet again with a Hepatitis A exposure risk in two New York state cities. First the restaurant scrambled for damage control when a Rome, New York employee may have exposed unsuspecting patrons. Less… read more
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 15, 2020
When making a purchase at the grocery store, you expect the label to say exactly what is in the food. Sometimes you may get more than what is on the label. Sometimes, that unlisted aspect is a dangerous bacterium –… read more
Massive Fresh Express Cyclospora Bagged Salad Recall
Cyclospora,Cyclospora,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 30, 2020
Fresh Express has recalled a number of their salads, according to a press release put out by the company. The recalls are part of their response to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis that’s sickened hundreds of people across the United States…. read more
Walmart Cyclospora Bagged Salad Recall
Cyclospora,Cyclospora,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 30, 2020
As if we don’t have enough to deal with as the pandemic continues to keep us home; a new outbreak has required the attention of the FDA, the CDC, and local grocery establishments. Food safety never takes a break so… read more
Cyclospora,Cyclospora,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 29, 2020
At least 20 Nebraskans have fallen ill in an outbreak of cyclosporiasis that’s swept across several midwestern states. Here’s what we know about this Nebraska Cyclospora Outbreak: The Nebraska Cyclospora Outbreak The gastrointestinal illness, caused by the parasite cyclospora, has… read more