Category: Food Poisoning
Trader Joe’s Raw Cashew Pieces Recalled for Salmonella Risk
January 18, 2016 — Trader Joe's has recalled raw cashew pieces after a supplier contacted the company about possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported, but Trader Joe's has pulled all lots of the product off shelves and suspended...
Blue Bell Finds Listeria in Facility, Insists Ice Cream is Safe
January 8, 2016 — Blue Bell has reported discovering Listeria in their production facility, but said no ice cream has tested positive for the disease-causing bacteria. In a statement, the company emphasized that it tests every single batch of ice...
Chipotle Norovirus Outbreak Leads to Criminal Investigation
January 6, 2016 — Chipotle has been subpoenaed in a federal criminal investigation over its handling of a food poisoning outbreak in California. The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California in...
CDC Investigates Another Chipotle E. Coli Outbreak
December 21, 2015 — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is investigating another outbreak of E. coli at Chipotle restaurants. The agency said another, more recent outbreak of a different rare strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O26 had been...
FDA Finds No E. Coli in Celery Used in Costco Chicken Salad
December 8, 2015 — The FDA has issued an update to say they could not confirm Taylor Farms celery and onion mix was the source of an outbreak of E. coli. On November 26, Taylor Farms recalled 71 products that...
Chipotle Steps Up Food Safety After E. Coli Outbreak
December 4, 2015 — Chipotle Mexican Grill says it is committed to tightening food safety standards after an outbreak of E. coli sickened at least 52 customers in nine states. The following updated case counts were released by the Centers...
JEM Raw Nut Butters Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
December 3, 2015 — JEM Raw Chocolate, LLC has issued a recall for its full line of all nut butter spreads after they were linked to an outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened 11 people. Illnesses have been reported from...
Kapowsin Meats Pork Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 192
December 3, 2015 — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed that an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella from pork products sold by Kapowsin Meats appears to be over. The Salmonella outbreak sickened at least 192 people in five states,...
Costco E. Coli Outbreak Traced to Taylor Farms Celery
December 1, 2015 — Taylor Farms celery may be responsible for an outbreak of E. coli linked to Costco rotisserie chicken salad, health officials are warning. The FDA announced the recall on November 26 after the Montana Department of Health...
Costco Rotisserie Chicken Salad Linked to 19 E. Coli Infections
November 24, 2015 — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning that 19 people in seven states have been infected with E. coli after eating Costco rotisserie chicken salad. Case Count by State: California (1), Colorado (4), Missouri (1),...