The Cyclospora Outbreaks were solved on the new FDA CORE Outbreak Investigations Table, but no corporations were named as being responsible for those products. In addition, a new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was added to the Table. There are eight outbreaks on the Table; two have been solved. The new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has sickened at least 18 people. The FDA has initiated traceback, but has not collected or tested samples, or inspected any facilities. For the E. coli O121:H19 outbreak in a not yet identified food, there are 37 patients, an increase of four more patients since the last update. The FDA has conducted traceback but has performed no other activities. For the E. coli O26:H11 outbreak, at least nine people are sick. No recall has been initiated, but traceback has … [Read more...]
New E. coli O121:H19 Outbreak on FDA’s CORE Outbreak Table
There is a new E. coli O121:H19 outbreak on the FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table, joining 12 other investigation. Just two of those outbreaks have been solved. The new E. coli O121:H19 outbreak has sickened at least 33 people. The FDA has started conducting traceback, but has not initiated an inspection, or collected or tested samples. The E. coli O26::H11 outbreak has sickened nine people. The FDA has conducted traceback, has conducted an inspection, and has collected and tested samples, but no food has been identified yet. The deadly E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to the slivered yellow onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers and other menu items in certain states has now sickened at least 90 people in 13 states. Twenty-seven people have been … [Read more...]
New Salmonella Thompson Outbreak on FDA’s Core Table
There is a new Salmonella Thompson outbreak on the FDA's Core Outbreak Investigation Table. There are eight investigations on the table; seven of them are unsolved. Two investigation have been closed. The new Salmonella Thompson outbreak has 23 people sick. The FDA has initiated traceback. This outbreak is currently unsolved. For the Salmonella Liverpool outbreak, there are three people sick. The FDA has not started traceback, has not inspected any facilities, and has not collected or tested samples. For the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that is unsolved, the case count is back to 28, after the last update said it had decreased to 27. Traceback has been initiated and the FDA has conducted an inspection. For the unsolved Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, the case count remains the … [Read more...]
New Salmonella Outbreak Added to FDA CORE Table
A new Salmonella outbreak has been added to the FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. There are nine investigations on the table; only two have been solved. The new Salmonella outbreak is caused by Salmonella Liverpool. There are at least three patients who are sick in this outbreak in a not yet identified food. The FDA has not initiated traceback, has not inspected any facilities, has not collected samples, and there is no recall issued. For the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to Milo's Poultry Farm recalled chicken eggs and duck eggs, the case count remains the same at 65 ill, mostly in Wisconsin. The case count by state is: California (2), Colorado (1), Illinois (11), Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Utah (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (42). The patient age … [Read more...]
More Cyclospora Illnesses in FDA CORE Investigation Table
There are more Cyclospora illnesses in the FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table, and a change in the unsolved E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. There are eight outbreaks on the table at this time; six of them are unsolved. For the Salmonella Enteritis outbreak that is linked to recalled Milo's Poultry Farm eggs, the case count remains the same at 65 ill in nine states, with 24 patients hospitalized. Most of the patients live in Wisconsin. This outbreak has not been updated since September 6, 2024. For the unsolved E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, the case count remains the same at 27 sick. The change in this investigation is that the FDA has initiated an inspection. In the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in a not yet identified food, the case count remains the same with at least four people … [Read more...]
More Cyclospora Illnesses on FDA CORE Outbreak Table
There are more cyclospora illnesses on the FDA's CORE Outbreak Table, and more illnesses in the Diamond Shruumz outbreak. There are eight active investigations on the Table; only two of them have been solved. The Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to recalled Milo's Poultry Farms eggs remains the same, with at least 65 people sick in nine states. Twenty four people have been hospitalized. The patient case count by state is: California (2), Colorado (1), Illinois (11), Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Utah (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (42). For the rest of the updates issued on the Table, for the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that is unsolved, the case count is back to 27, after the last update said it had increased to 28. Traceback has been initiated. For the unsolved … [Read more...]
Updates Issued on FDA’s CORE Outbreak Investigation Table
There are updates issued on FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table, with many of the outbreak case counts increasing. There are eight investigations on the table; six of them are unsolved. The Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that is linked to recalled Milo's Poultry Farm eggs has not changed. There are 65 people in nine states that are ill. And 24 of them have been hospitalized. A recall of the eggs has been issued. And the outbreak strain of Salmonella was found in the packing facility and the hen egg laying house. The case count by state is: California (2), Colorado (1), Illinois (11), Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Utah (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (42). For the rest of the updates issue on FDA's CORE Outbreak Table, for the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that is … [Read more...]
New Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreak on FDA CORE Table
A new Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak has been added to the FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. There are eight investigations on the table; seven are unsolved. The new Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 66 people. No traceback has been initiated, and there is no recall. The FDA has inspected a facility and sampled product. For the unsolved E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, the case count has increased by one to 26. The FDA has started traceback, but no recall has been issued. For the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in a not yet identified product, there are three illnesses, which is unchanged. The FDA has initiated traceback and has collected samples. For the outbreak of Cyclospora in an unidentified product, the case ocunt has increased from 41 to 50 patients. Traceback … [Read more...]
New E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak on FDA CORE Outbreak Table
A new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak on the FDA's CORE Outbreak Table, and case count increases in other outbreak investigations are the changes in the latest update. There are seven active outbreak investigations on the table. Six of them are unsolved. The new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in a not yet identified foods has sickened at least 25 people. The FDA has initiated traceback, but has not initiated a recall, inspected any facilities, or collected samples. There is no change in the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that has sickened at least three people. The FDA has initiated traceback in this investigation. For the first Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened at least 41 people, that is an increase of six more illnesses. The FDA has initiated traceback, has started inspections, and … [Read more...]
New Listeria Monocytogenes Outbreak on FDA CORE Table
A new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak on the FDA CORE Table joins five other outbreaks, with case count increases in some. Five of the six outbreaks are unsolved. The new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has sickened at least three people. FDA has initiated traceback in this outbreak investigation. For the Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened at least 35 people, FDA has initiated traceback. has started a site inspection, and has initiated sampling. This is an increase of 14 more patients since the last update. For the Salmonella Newport outbreak in a not yet identified food, four people are sick. FDA has initiated traceback and has started a site inspection. This is an increase of one more patient. For the second Cyclospora outbreak, 44 people are sick. The FDA has … [Read more...]
