The Southern Nevada Health District has released a report about a Salmonella outbreak that occurred at a potluck held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Logandale, Nevada on October 19, 2013. At least 150 people were sickened in that outbreak. About 250 people attended the event. Eighty-five patients were seen by … Read more
The Salmonella outbreak at the Ecuadorian street festival in Minneapolis, MN in August was likely caused by roasted pork that was resold, not roasted guinea pigs as was originally thought, according to the Star Tribune. The organizer, New York Plaza Produce, has gone out of business. The company was fined for illegal slaughter of guinea … Read more
The Salmonella outbreak at the Bean Day fundraiser held at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Athens, Alabama has sickened at least 27 people, up from six in the original case count. The event was held on October 4, 2013 by the Limestone County Foundation on Aging. The Alabama Department of Public Health … Read more
Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY), the only microbiologist in Congress, issued a statement about the Foster Farms chicken Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 278 people in 17 states with a “staggering” hospitalization rate of 42%.. She said, “This is our country’s worst nightmare – a massive outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella – and it’s made even worse … Read more
Kroger stores are removing Foster Farms chicken from their stores after an announcement of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 278 people in 17 states. While Foster Farms has said it has “fixed the situation”, Kroger isn’t taking chances. The stores that are removing Foster Farms chicken include Fry’s, King Soopers, Ralphs, Fred … Read more
Earlier this year, there were a few vague announcements about a Salmonella outbreak associated with Foster Farms chicken. In March, the CDC announced an outbreak that sickened at least 128 people in 13 states. Most of the ill persons lived on the West coast, but there were people sick on the East coast as well. … Read more
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because of concerns that 278 illnesses caused by Salmonella Heidelberg are associated with raw chicken products produced by Foster Farms at three facilities in California. FSIS can’t link the illnesses to a specific product and production period. Raw products from the … Read more
A Salmonella outbreak was declared after people started getting sick after eating at Hacienda Don Villo, a Mexican restaurant in Channahon, Illinois.shortly after eating in mid-September and required several hospital visits. Over 34 people have complained of stomach pain after eating at the restaurant, according to Philip Jass, Health Administrator with the Grundy County Health Department. The … Read more
Casa Mexicana in Madisonville, Kentucky, has been confirmed as the source of a deadly Salmonella outbreak after food poisoning investigators in Hopkins County found the outbreak strain of Salmonella bacteria in food from the restaurant. Using a technique known as pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), lab researchers derived the genetic fingerprint of the pathogen from … Read more
Hacienda Don Villo, a restaurant in Channahon, Illinois, may be the source of an outbreak of Salmonella poisoning in Grundy County. It is not yet known what food item served at the restaurant was contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. Osterholm said in some outbreaks linked to restaurants, it’s not possible to identify the precise food product … Read more