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What’s Going on with the McDonald’s Cyclospora Outbreak?

Cyclospora,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 28, 2018

As of this post, the CDC, FDA and health officials across the country are still investigating a multistate Cyclospora outbreak linked to salad sold at McDonalds at different locations in the country. The outbreak was first reported on July 13,… read more

Whole Genome Sequencing and Cyclospora

Cyclospora,Outbreaks & Recalls | August 28, 2018

We often hear of Cyclospora causing gastrointestinal illness but wonder what in the world is Cyclospora? Simply put, it is a parasite, but it is only a single cell; too small to even be seen with a microscope. The infection… read more

Cyclospora at the 19th Hole

Cyclospora,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 31, 2018

Understandably and respectably, the Evanston Golf Club in Skokie, Illinois, hosted an Independence Day celebration on July 3rd of this year. Over 900 people attended the celebration, but according to health officials, over 100 of those attendees later fell ill… read more

Cyclospora at the Golden Arches

Cyclospora,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 19, 2018

Cyclospora outbreaks have been linked to salads featured at a favorite nationwide fast food restaurant: McDonald’s. In the United States, 14 states have been affected, and as a precaution, over 3000 restaurants stopped selling the salads and pulled them from… read more

Parasites Do Not Make a “Happy” Meal

Cyclospora,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 16, 2018

Wisconsin has now joined the list of six states in the United States which 61 people have become sickened after eating salads purchased at McDonald’s. The other states include Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska; however the most cases… read more

Cyclospora Makes More Rounds This Year

Cyclospora,Food Safety,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 2, 2018

Wisconsin and Minnesota are grappling with an wave of parasites linked to trays of fresh-cut fruit. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, infection with cyclospora has sickened more than three dozen Minnesotans over the past month. Cyclospora has been… read more

What’s in Your Kitchen? 6/18/2018 Week in Recalls

Food Allergens,Food Policy,Food Safety,Outbreaks & Recalls | June 21, 2018

MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe and recalled foods.  Each week we gather together a list of the current recalls.  Check back each week and evaluate your fridge, pantry, and shopping list to make… read more