OCTOBER 12, 2026POSTSCOMMENTS

Costco Recalls 40,000 Pounds of Foster Farms Chicken for Salmonella

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According to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Costco store in South San Francisco, California is recalling about 40,000 pounds of Foster Farms rotisserie chicken products because they may be linked to the ongoing multistate Salmonella outbreak. There is no information about this recall on the Costco web site. The Costco store located … Read more

Foster Farms’ “Remarkable Recovery”

USDA Regulations to Reduce Poultry Linked Salmonella Illness

Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food & Water Watch, has issued a statement about the “remarkable recovery” of Foster Farms. Raw chicken from that company has caused a Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak, the second this year, that has sickened at least 317 people in 20 states and Puerto Rico. Earlier this week, the USDA’s FSIS threatened … Read more

Now 317 Sickened by Multidrug-Resistant Foster Farms Salmonella Chicken

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says that 31 people in 20 states and Puerto Rico have been infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg. But no recall. That is an increase of 39 from the last update on October 87, 2013. Forty-two percent of ill persons have been hospitalized. No … Read more

Should Salmonella Victims Sue Foster Farms for Outbreak Linked to Chicken?

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The hundreds of Salmonella victims sickened by Foster Farms chicken should not be left to bear the financial responsibility of the outbreak. The company allegedly produced chicken contaminated with antibiotic-strains of Salmonella Heidelberg. People who were sickened after eating this chicken have to pay medical bills incurred because of their illness. There may be good … Read more

Second Foster Farms Chicken Salmonella Outbreak in 15 Months

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The large West Coast Salmonella outbreak associated with Foster Farms Chicken — announced on Monday — is the second big set of Salmonella poisonings associated with the brand in 15 months. The first outbreak, which began June 1, 2012, sickened 132 people in 13 states, according to the “final update” provided by the Centers for … Read more

Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak Linked to Imported Cucumbers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul that is linked to imported cucumbers. So far, 73 people in 18 states have been sickened. Fourteen people have been hospitalized. There are no deaths and no recall has been issued relating to this outbreak. On April 24, 2013, the … Read more

Largest Multi-State Food Poisoning Outbreaks Of 2012: #1

A Salmonella outbreak linked to raw, scraped tuna was that largest multi-state food poisoning outbreak of 2012, based on the total number of people sickened.  The outbreak, which was announced in April, sickened 425 people in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Produced in India and distributed in the US by Moon Marine USA … Read more