Officials from the FDA have closed their investigation into the Ecuadoran company that supplied lead-tainted cinnamon applesauce products to the United States after finding that the lead content was thousands of times higher than recommended
Continue Reading Officials in Ecuador continue an investigation into lead-tainted applesauce shipped to the U.S.
An outbreak of Salmonella has ended in Norway without officials finding the source.
An investigation into the outbreak of Salmonella Napoli has been completed as no cases have been detected since the end of September.
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak over in Norway, but source not found
A cheese made from raw milk has been linked to half a dozen serious E. coli infections in France.
Six cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) have been reported. HUS is a severe complication associated
Continue Reading Raw milk cheese sickens six children in France
Stop & Shop recalls TruFresh Cantaloupe purchased between Oct. 23 and Nov. 11 at 183 of its store locations. This product is being recalled due to the possibility of Salmonella contamination linked to a nationwide
Continue Reading Stop & Shop recalls cantaloupe related to Salmonella outbreak
More patients have been identified in the Salmonella outbreak traced to cantaloupe. The outbreak is now spread across 42 states. Mexican officials have closed the implicated cantaloupe operation.
Since the most recent update, on Dec.
Continue Reading More than 300 sick in cantaloupe outbreak; Mexico closes implicated cantaloupe operation
Federal officials report that an outbreak of Salmonella illnesses traced to Gills diced onions is over.
The outbreak sickened 80 people across 23 states. One person died. According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak traced to diced onions ends with 80 sick and one dead
Twenty-eight more cantaloupe products have been recalled in Canada because of a link to a Salmonella outbreak that has killed five people in that country.
According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the new recall
Continue Reading More cantaloupe linked to outbreak recalled in Canada; death toll increases to 8 in bi-national outbreak
Federal officials have begun an onsite inspection of a company in Ecuador that exported cinnamon applesauce to the United States that was used in three brands of applesauce traced to an outbreak of lead poisoning
Continue Reading FDA inspecting plant in Ecuador in applesauce lead situation; more children reported sick
Contaminated parsley imported from southern Europe has been linked to at least 150 E. coli cases in Sweden.
Over 100 people were infected by Enterotoxigenic E.coli (ETEC) and Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) after eating food
Continue Reading Swedish E. coli cases linked to imported parsley
Zambia has reported its largest anthrax outbreak for a decade, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
As of late November 2023, 684 suspected cases and four deaths have been recorded. A large-scale outbreak occurred
Continue Reading Anthrax outbreak in Zambia sickens hundreds