The Kirkwood breaded stuffed chicken Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak is the number four multistate food poisoning outbreak of 2021, with at least 36 people sickened in 11 states. Twelve people were hospitalized because they were so ill. The patient case count by state was: Arizona (4), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (1), Illinois (10), Indiana (4), Michigan (1), Minnesota (4), Nevada (1), New York (7), Ohio (1), and Oklahoma (2). Illness onset dates ranged from February 21, 2021 to August 16, 2021. Patients ranged in age from one year to 83. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture found the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis in two samples of Kirkwood's Chicken Cordon Bleu after collecting five frozen raw breaded stuffed chicken products from a grocery store where an ill person … [Read more...]
Rompe Pecho Cold Treatment Recall For Possible Contamination Updated
Rompe Pecho cold treatments and flu treatments are being recalled because they may have microbial contamination. These lots were distributed in 2019, although the products all expire next year. This is an expansion of a 2019 recall. No reports of illness have been received by the company to date in connection with the consumption of these products. The recalling firm is Efficient Laboratories, Inc. of Miami, Florida. The original recall was for one lot each of Rompe Pecho EX, Rompe Pecho CF, and Rompe Pecho MAXliquid. The recall notice states that the microbes could cause vomiting and diarrhea in "rare circumstances." This update adds an additional 12 lots of these products to the recall total. Each item is packaged in a box containing a bottle of the liquid. The recalled … [Read more...]
Coca Cola and Minute Maid Beverages Recalled For Foreign Material
Coca Cola and Minute Maid beverages are being recalled for possible foreign material contamination, according to news reports and a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message that was posted on the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support memorandum. This contamination poses a choking and mouth injury hazard. There is no word on whether or not any injuries have been reported. The Defense Commissary Agency has posted this recall to all of its stores. The recalled items are Coca Cola and Sprite products that are in 12 ounce 12-pack fridge packs. They include Coca-Cola with date code AUG 1522 WM B and date code AUG 1522 WM C, and Sprite with the date code AUG 1522 WM B. The items were distributed in the Southeastern states of the U.S. This recall was issued on November 24, … [Read more...]
American Screening Hand Sanitizer Recalled For Appearance
American Screening Hand Sanitizer is being recalled because the bottles resemble beverage containers, which poses a risk of consumption. Ingesting hand sanitizer intended for topical use could result in alcohol toxicity. Alcohol can also interact with many prescription drugs that can cause serious problems. No reports of illness or adverse reactions have been received by the company to date in connection with this problem. The recalling company is American Screening LLC of Shreveport, Louisiana. About 153,336 units of American Screening Hand Sanitizer are recalled. The product contains 70% ethyl alcohol gel and was sold at the consumer level to customers and distributors nationwide through the internet. It was also sold in-house. The recalled hand sanitizer is packaged in 8 ounce … [Read more...]
Marijuana Products Recalled in Arizona For Possible Salmonella and Aspergillus
Some marijuana products are being recalled in Arizona for possible Salmonella or Aspergillus contamination. Multiple establishments and dispensaries are issuing this voluntary recall. Laboratory tests conducted on these products were positive for Salmonella or Aspergillus. The recalled products include Baked Bros Watermelon Syrup, with batch number BBWS150I-1. This is an ingestible syrup containing honey and alcohol, and it may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. Also recalled is Toasted brand products, which include Sugar Cookies, Rose Gold, Dawgy Treats, Pear, Dirty Sprite, Bettie Paige, Russian Cream, White Rhino, Abracadabra, and Boo Berry. The batch number for those items is VE37BB. Those items are distillate, and the implicated contaminant is aspergillus. Aspergillus … [Read more...]