May 23, 2025

Secondary Recalls of Bedner Cucumbers For Salmonella

Secondary recalls of Bedner cucumbers for possible Salmonella contamination have begun. The FDA updated its outbreak notice today with this information. There is a new Salmonella outbreak linked to Bedner cucumbers that has sickened at least 26 people in 15 states, but no illnesses have been reported in 2025. This recall is because Salmonella was found in the Bedner facility. Nine people have been hospitalized because they are so sick. The case count by state is: Alabama (1), California (1), Colorado (1), Florida (3), Illinois (4), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Michigan (1), North Carolina (3), New York (1), Ohio (4), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (1), Tennessee (1), and Virginia (1). The patient age range is from 2 to 69 years, and illness onset dates range from April 2, 2025 to … [Read more...]

New Bedner Cucumber Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 26

A new Bedner cucumber Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 26 people in 15 states. Last year the number one outbreak was a Salmonella outbreak linked to that brand of cucumbers, sickening at least 551 people and hospitalizing 155.   The case count by state is: Alabama (1), California (1), Colorado (1), Florida (3), Illinois (4), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Michigan (1), North Carolina (3), New York (1), Ohio (4), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (1), Tennessee (1), and Virginia (1). The patient age range is from 2 to 69 years, and illness onset dates range from April 2, 2025 to April 28, 2025. Nine people have been hospitalized. Seven of the patients reported taking a cruise before they got sick. All of the cruises departed from Florida. Those patients were on cruise … [Read more...]

Deadly Lyons and Sysco Frozen Shakes Listeria Outbreak Ends

The deadly Lyons and Sysco ReadyShakes Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has ended with 42 sick, 41 hospitalized, and 14 deaths, according to the CDC. This outbreak investigation has not been updated since February 24, 2025. The products responsible for this outbreak are Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes. Lyons Magnus handles the distribution of these products, which  were manufactured and supplied by Prairie Farms. The outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes was found by the FDA at the Prairie Farms Dairy in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The patients lived in 21 states. The case count by state is: Alabama (1), California (4), Colorado (1), Connecticut (2), Florida (2), Illinois (5), Indiana (3), Maryland (1), Michigan (2), Minnesota (1), Missouri (1), Nevada … [Read more...]

FDA Investigating One Salmonella and Four Listeria Outbreaks

The FDA is investigating one Salmonella outbreak and four Listeria outbreaks, according to an update on their CORE Investigation Outbreak Table. Four of the five outbreaks are unsolved. And one Salmonella outbreak ended. The Salmonella outbreak that was linked to recalled Sweet Cream mini pastries has ended, with at least 18 people sick in seven states. States with patients include California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The CDC never released any information about this outbreak. The Listeria outbreak that is solved is linked to recalled Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco supplemental shakes. There are at least 36 people sick in this outbreak. Most of the patients lived in long term care facilities or were hospitalized when they got … [Read more...]

Sweet Cream Pastries Salmonella Outbreak Ends With 18 Sick

The Sweet Cream pastries Salmonella outbreak has ended with 18 sick in seven states, according to the FDA. The CDC did not release any information about this outbreak, so we do not know the patient age range or how many people are sick in each state. An outbreak linked to the same product sickened at least 79 people in Canada. The outbreak was last updated on February 6, 2025. The number of patients has remained the same. States with patients include California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The last illness onset date was December 26, 2024. The pastries, which were imported from Italy, with best by dates from June 17, 2025 through November 15, 2025, were recalled. Food service customers who bought the pastries were contacted by … [Read more...]

CDC Weighs in on Sysco ReadyCare Shakes Listeria Outbreak

The CDC weighs in on the Sysco ReadyCare shakes Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that has sickened 38 and caused 12 deaths. The supplemental nutritional shakes have been recalled. The case count by state is: Alabama (1), California (4), Colorado (1), Connecticut (2), Florida (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Maryland (1), Michigan (2), Minnesota (1), Missouri (1), North Carolina (2), Nevada (1), New York (3), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (1), Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Washington (1), and West Virginia (1). The patient age range is from 43 to 101 years.  Sick person's samples were collected from August 17, 2018 to January 23, 2025. Twelve people have died, an increase of one more death since the last update was issued on February 21, 2025. Those people lived in California, … [Read more...]

Lyons and Sysco Shakes Listeria Outbreak Sickens 38, Kills 11

A Lyons and Sysco Shakes Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has sickened at least 38 people and has killed eleven, according to the FDA. Ill persons live in 21 states. The products are Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes. The patients live in these states: Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. We do not know how many patients live in each state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides that information, but they have not posted any info about this outbreak. We also do not know where the eleven people who died lived. These products have been voluntarily … [Read more...]

Number Three Outbreak of 2024 is Deadly Cantaloupe Salmonella

The number three outbreak of 2024 is the deadly cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 407 people in 44 states. That outbreak was declared over in January 2024 and is included in this year's list because last year at this time there were only 302 people sick. The case count by state was: Alaska (1), Arizona (15), Arkansas (2),  California (56), Colorado (11), Connecticut (2), Florida (4), Georgia (8), Illinois (22), Indiana (9), Iowa (12), Kansas (2), Kentucky (10),  Maryland (9), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (7), Minnesota (29),  Mississippi (1), Missouri (15), Montana (3),  Nebraska (7), Nevada (5), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (8), New Mexico (2), New York (14), North Carolina (7), North Dakota (1), Ohio (14), Oklahoma (4), Oregon (8), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode … [Read more...]

Top 10 2024 Outbreaks: Number Nine is Milo’s Eggs Salmonella

The top 10 2024 outbreak list continues with the number nine outbreak: the Milo's eggs Salmonella outbreak, which sickened at least 93 people in 12 states. There were 34 people hospitalized because they were so sick. There were several recalls issued in relation to this outbreak. And it's wasn't only chicken eggs that were implicated in this outbreak; duck eggs were included in the recall. The case count by state was: Arizona (1), California (5), Colorado (1), Illinois (12), Iowa (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota (5), New York (1), Oregon (1), Utah (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (60). The patient age range is from 2 to 88 years. Thirty-four people have been hospitalized because they are so sick. That’s a hospitalization rate of 37%, which is much higher than the typical 20% … [Read more...]

Top 10 2024 Outbreaks: Number 10 Boar’s Head Meat Listeria

It's time for the top outbreak list for 2024. This year, the number 10 outbreak is the deadly Boars Head meat Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. There were at least 61 people sick in 19 states. And ten people died. The final case count by state was: Arizona (1), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1), Maryland (8), Massachusetts (3), Minnesota (1), Missouri (3), New Jersey (6), New Mexico (1), New York (19), North Carolina (1), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (1), Virginia (4), and Wisconsin (1). Illness onset dates ranged from May 29, 2024 to September 13, 2024. Sixty people were hospitalized. In this outbreak, one person got sick during a pregnancy and remained pregnant after recovering. The people who died lived in Illinois, New … [Read more...]

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