These are the top 10 foodborne illness outbreaks of 2025. It was a busy year, with illnesses caused by everything from frozen foods to cucumbers. But eggs were the biggest culprit in 2025, causing three of the 10 outbreaks and sickening at least 302 people. Salmonella caused six of the 10 outbreaks. Some of these outbreaks were deadly. Number 10: Sweet Cream Pastries Salmonella These mini pastries sickened at least 18 people with Salmonella infections in seven states. The imported sweets sickened people in the states of California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The FDA added the manufacturer to the list of Import Alerts so the pastries could be detained without inspection. Number 9: Metabolic Meals Salmonella The ninth largest … [Read more...]
Deadly August Egg Salmonella Outbreak Number One of 2025
The deadly August Egg Company Salmonella outbreak was the number one outbreak of 2025 with at least 134 people sick in 10 states, 38 hospitalized, and one death. The outbreak was a announced on June 6, 2025 and was declared over on July 10, 2025. The case count by state is: Arizona (8), California (109), Colorado (2), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Nebraska (2), New Jersey (2), Nevada (4), Utah (1), and Washington (4). The patient age range is from 1 to 90 years. Illness onset dates ranged from February 24, 2025 to June 6, 2025. Of the 112 people who gave information about their illness to public health investigators, 38 were hospitalized, for a hospitalization rate of 34%, which is much higher than the typical rate of 20% for a Salmonella outbreak. The person who died lived in … [Read more...]
Deadly August Egg Salmonella Outbreak Ends With 134 Sick
The deadly August Egg Salmonella outbreak has ended with 134 people sick in ten states, according to the CDC. This is an increase of 55 more patients and three more states since the last update on June 5, 2025. The new states are Colorado, Kansas, and Utah. The case count by state is: Arizona (8), California (109), Colorado (2), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Nebraska (2), New Jersey (2), Nevada (4), Utah (1), and Washington (4). The patient age range is from 1 to 90 years. Illness onset dates ranged from February 24, 2025 to June 6, 2025. Of the 112 people who gave information to public health investigators, 38 were hospitalized, for a hospitalization rate of 34%, much higher than the typical rate of 20% for a Salmonella outbreak. The person who died lived in California. Of the 41 … [Read more...]
FDA Weighs in on August Egg Salmonella Outbreak
The FDA is weighing in on the August Egg Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 79 people in 15 states. The eggs, sold under several different brand names, have been recalled. The case count by state is: Arizona (3), California (63), Kentucky (1), Nebraska (2), New Jersey (2), Nevada (4), and Washington (4). The patient age range is from 1 to 90 years. Illness onset dates range from February 24, 2025 to May 17, 2025. Sixty-one people gave information to investigators,; 21 have been hospitalized, for a hospitalization rate of 34%, which is much higher than the standard 20% hospitalization rate for Salmonella outbreaks. The recalled eggs are brown cage free and brown certified organic eggs. They have a printed Julian Date between "32" and "126" followed by a plant code … [Read more...]
August Egg Company Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 79
August Egg Company Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 79 people and hospitalized 21, according to the CDC. Those patients live in seven states. A massive recall of 1,700,000 eggs, sold under many brand names, is in effect. The case count by state is: Arizona (3), California (63), Kentucky (1), Nebraska (2), New Jersey (2), Nevada (4), and Washington (4). The patient age range is from 1 to 90 years. Illness onset dates range from February 24, 2025 to May 17, 2025. Of 61 people who gave information to investigators, 21 have been hospitalized, for a hospitalization rate of 34%, much higher than the standard 20% hospitalization rate for Salmonella outbreaks. Of 30 people interviewed, 27, or 90%, said they ate eggs before they got sick. There were illness sub-clusters at two … [Read more...]
August Egg Company Organic Eggs Salmonella Outbreak
A Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak is associated with recalled August Egg Company Organic Eggs, according to information in an FDA recall notice. There is no information about this outbreak posted by the CDC and there is no separate notice from the FDA. The recalling firm is August Egg Company of Hilmar, California. There are 1,700,000 dozen brown cage free and brown certified organic eggs in this recall, sold under many different brand names. The recall notice states, "This recall is associated with an ongoing outbreak investigation of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses." The eggs were distributed in the states of Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington, and Wyoming. We don't know how many people are sick, where they live, the patient age … [Read more...]
