Buurma flat leaf parsley is being recalled for possible non-O157 E. coli contamination. This is the second recall of parsley for this type of pathogen this week. No illnesses have been reported to the company as of September 14, 2021 in connection with the consumption of this item. The recalling company is Buurma Farms Inc. … Read more
Dole Curly Leaf Parsley is being recalled for possible non-O157 E. coli contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. A random, routine regulatory single sample collected in Michigan tested positive for non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. … Read more
Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling Dole Organic Romaine Hearts and Wild Harvest Organic Romaine Hearts for possible pathogenic non-O157 E. coli contamination. No illnesses or any consumer complaints have been reported to the company to date. And these recalled items are not associated with the strains that are connected to ongoing multistate outbreaks. The … Read more
Ground beef sickens one in Macoupin County, Illinois, according to a press release from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. A public health alert has been issued for ground beef sold at David B’s Custom Meats in Carlinville, Illinois. While officials found non-O157 E. coli bacteria in the meat, they did not state that the ill … Read more
According to an announcement in the Federal Register, the USDA will expand non-O157 STEC (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli) testing to ground beef, bench trim, and other raw ground beef components. The non-O157 strains include what’s called the “Big Six” E. coli strains: E. coli O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145. USDA first announced the … Read more
A Vibrio Shigella E. coli and norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from Baja California Sur, Mexico has sickened at least 12 people in California, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Those twelve patients reported illnesses in February, March, and April 2019 after consuming raw oysters that were sold by restaurants and … Read more
PFP Enterprises is recalling about 15,865 pounds of beef products because it may be contaminated with E. coli 0103, 0111, 0121, 0145, 026, and 045 according to the USDA. Those are the six non-O157 shiga toxin-producing E. coli bacteria (STEC) that the USDA classified as adulterants last year. No reports of illness have been reported … Read more
United Processing LLC of New York is recalling about 12,600 pounds of boneless veal products because they may be contaminated with three bacteria: E. coli O157:H7, E. coli O145 and E. coli O45. No illnesses have been reported to date in association with the consumption of these products. The product is 60 pound boxes of … Read more
A new study published in the journal Foodborne Pathogens and Disease found that there was increased recognition of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections in the U.S. during 2000 to 2010. That is precisely the type of bacterial infection linked to the recalled Farm Rich mini meal products. There are six serogroups of E. coli … Read more
An outbreak of E. coli 0121 has been associated with recalled Farm Rich Products mini meals and snacks. According to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), there is a multistate outbreak of the bacteria that includes 24 people in 15 states. So far, eight of the patients sickened by the bacteria in Michigan, … Read more