The FDA has weighed in on the McDonald's Quarter Pounder E. coli outbreak. That outbreak has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states. Ten people are hospitalized, one person has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and one person, who lived in Colorado, has died. The case count by state is: Colorado (26), Iowa (1), Kansas (1), Missouri (1), Montana (1), Nebraska (9), Oregon (1), Utah (4), Wisconsin (1), and Wyoming (1). Illness onset dates range from September 27, 2024 to October 11, 2024. The patient age range is from 13 to 88. One person has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure. And the person who died was an older adult who did not have HUS. A specific ingredient has not yet been confirmed, but reports are that investigators are zeroing in … [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...]
Deadly Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak Sickens 13 in Montana
A deadly ground beef E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 13 people in Montana, according to the Flathead City-County Health Department. That department is working with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and other local health departments to investigate this E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. The investigation has identified at least 13 people associated with this outbreak. Many of the patients have experienced moderate to severe symptoms. One death has occurred. Preliminary findings indicate that the ground beef containing E. coli may be the "exposure of concern." More clinical and food samples are being tested. The ground beef that has been identified as the potential source of this outbreak was sold directly to restaurants from a distributor. Consumers could … [Read more...]
Gibson Farms Walnuts E. coli Outbreak Ends With 13 Sick
The Gibson Farms walnuts E. coli outbreak has ended with 13 people sick in two states, according to the FDA. The case count is: California (7) and Washington (6). Seven people were hospitalized because they were so sick. And two people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which is a type of kidney failure, according to an earlier update. The last illness onset date was April 4, 2024. The recalled product is Gibson Farms bulk organic walnuts. They were sold at natural food and co-op stores in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The walnuts may have had the lot codes 3325-043 and 3341-501. The walnuts should no longer for sale. They … [Read more...]
More Illnesses on FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table
There are more illnesses on FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table, with an unsolved outbreak increasing by 27 cases. There are five outbreaks on the table; two are unsolved. One outbreak, the Salmonella outbreak linked to Infinite Herbs organic fresh basil, has ended with 36 people sick in 14 states. Four people were hospitalized, and two recalls were issued. The unsolved Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak case count increased to 80 from 53 since the last update. The FDA has initiated traceback but has not initiated an inspection, sampling or testing of samples. And the unsolved Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has sickened two people. The FDA has initiated traceback, has inspected a facility, and has collected samples and has had them tested. The Salmonella Africana and … [Read more...]
