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), … Read more
The deadly Grimmway Farms carrots E. coli O121:H9 outbreak has ended with 48 people sick in 19 states, according to the CDC. Twenty people were hospitalized. There were quite a few recalls issued in relation to this outbreak, including the original recall, an expansion, and secondary recalls including Earth Farms Vegetable Medley, Fabalish Kickin’ Carrot … Read more
A Jack and the Green Sprouts Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has sickened at least four people, according to a note in the FDA’s CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. This outbreak was not mentioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Becasue there was no official announcement of this outbreak, details about patients are sketchy. We do … Read more
The Red Cow hamburgers E. coli outbreak has now sickened at least 15 people in Minnesota, according to information in a recall notice posted by the USDA. This information was inside a recall notice for Wolverine Packing Company ground beef products. The Minnesota Department of of Health has not updated its information on this outbreak. … Read more
Wolverine ground beef is linked to the Red Cow E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Minnesota, according to the USDA. The ground beef tested positive for the E. coli bacteria and has been recalled. About 167,277 pounds of the product is included in the recall. The recalled items are Wolverine Packing Company ground beef products. The … Read more
The FDA updates deadly Grimmway Farms carrots E. coli O121:H19 outbreak with new numbers and more information about where the carrots were sold. The FDA has identified Grimmway Farms as the common supplier of organic whole and baby carrots in this outbreak. The case count by state is: Arkansas (1), California (3), Colorado (1), Massachusetts … Read more
The Minnesota Grimmway Farms carrots E. coli O121:H19 outbreak has sickened five people, according to the Minnesota Department of Health, This multistate outbreak has sickened at least 39 people in 18 states. One person who lived in California has died, and 15 people have been hospitalized. The five patients in Minnesota are between 15 and … Read more
A deadly Grimmway Farms carrots E. coli O121:H9 outbreak has sickened at least 39 people, hospitalized 15, and killed one person, according to the CDC. The organic carrots have been recalled. The case count by state is: Arkansas (1), California (3), Colorado (1), Massachusetts (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (5), Missouri (1), New Jersey (2), New … Read more
A Red Cow burgers E. coli O157 outbreak in Minnesota has sickened at least 10 people, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Patients ate burgers at multiple locations of the Red Cow restaurant, which is a chain with locations in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Olmstead counties. One more patient ate at the Hen House … Read more
The Milo’s Poultry Farms eggs Salmonella outbreak has ended with 93 people sick in 12 states and 34 hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s an addition of three states and 30 more illnesses since the last update was issued on September 6, 2024. Many eggs, including duck eggs, were … Read more