The FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table has been updated. Four outbreak investigations have ended, bringing the total outbreaks on the Table that are still ongoing to five. Three of the five investigations are unsolved. The outbreak of Salmonella Liverpool, which is unsolved, has ended. That outbreak sickened at least three people. And the deadly outbreak linked to recalled Diamond Shruumz products has ended. The FDA has shifted to post-incident actions and activities. The Salmonella Thompson outbreak investigation has ended. The case count remains at 25. The FDA has identified jalapeño peppers as the outbreak source, but no grower or supplier was named. Finally, for the third E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, the case count remains at 28 and the outbreak has ended. No food was … [Read more...]
Cyclospora Outbreaks Were Solved on New FDA CORE Table
The Cyclospora Outbreaks were solved on the new FDA CORE Outbreak Investigations Table, but no corporations were named as being responsible for those products. In addition, a new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was added to the Table. There are eight outbreaks on the Table; two have been solved. The new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has sickened at least 18 people. The FDA has initiated traceback, but has not collected or tested samples, or inspected any facilities. For the E. coli O121:H19 outbreak in a not yet identified food, there are 37 patients, an increase of four more patients since the last update. The FDA has conducted traceback but has performed no other activities. For the E. coli O26:H11 outbreak, at least nine people are sick. No recall has been initiated, but traceback has … [Read more...]
Great Falls Schools Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 10 Students
A Great Falls schools Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 10 students in Montana, according to news reports. Eight of those cases are confirmed as of November 13, 2024. The Cascade City-County Health Department is investigating this outbreak. The patients all live in Cascade County; most (nine) are students in the Great Falls Public School system. One of the patients attends another secondary school. There is no word on whether or not any patients have been hospitalized. An earlier news report stated that six patients attended the Sacajawea and Valley View elementary schools. One staff member from another school was sick, and one person with no connections to the schools was sick. Whole genome sequencing test results from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human … [Read more...]
New E. coli O121:H19 Outbreak on FDA’s CORE Outbreak Table
There is a new E. coli O121:H19 outbreak on the FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table, joining 12 other investigation. Just two of those outbreaks have been solved. The new E. coli O121:H19 outbreak has sickened at least 33 people. The FDA has started conducting traceback, but has not initiated an inspection, or collected or tested samples. The E. coli O26::H11 outbreak has sickened nine people. The FDA has conducted traceback, has conducted an inspection, and has collected and tested samples, but no food has been identified yet. The deadly E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to the slivered yellow onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers and other menu items in certain states has now sickened at least 90 people in 13 states. Twenty-seven people have been … [Read more...]
New E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria Outbreaks on FDA CORE Table
New E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria outbreaks are on the FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. The two cyclospora outbreaks have ended, unsolved. There are currently eight outbreaks on the Table; six are not solved. The two cyclospora outbreaks ended unsolved; one had 61 patients, and the other 46. The FDA initiated traceback, collected and tested samples, and conducted inspections, to no avail. The new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak is linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder beef sandwiches. There are 75 people sick, with 22 hospitalized and one death. Those patients live in 131 states. Taylor Farms has recalled their silvered onions from food service customers in relation to this outbreak, but the FDA has not yet determined that the onions are the source of contamination. A new … [Read more...]
New Salmonella Thompson Outbreak on FDA’s Core Table
There is a new Salmonella Thompson outbreak on the FDA's Core Outbreak Investigation Table. There are eight investigations on the table; seven of them are unsolved. Two investigation have been closed. The new Salmonella Thompson outbreak has 23 people sick. The FDA has initiated traceback. This outbreak is currently unsolved. For the Salmonella Liverpool outbreak, there are three people sick. The FDA has not started traceback, has not inspected any facilities, and has not collected or tested samples. For the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that is unsolved, the case count is back to 28, after the last update said it had decreased to 27. Traceback has been initiated and the FDA has conducted an inspection. For the unsolved Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, the case count remains the … [Read more...]
Milo’s Poultry Farms Eggs Salmonella Outbreak Ends With 93 Sick
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 recalled in response to this outbreak. Most of the sick persons live in Wisconsin, where the farm is located. The case count by state is: 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 … [Read more...]
New Salmonella Outbreak Added to FDA CORE Table
A new Salmonella outbreak has been added to the FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. There are nine investigations on the table; only two have been solved. The new Salmonella outbreak is caused by Salmonella Liverpool. There are at least three patients who are sick in this outbreak in a not yet identified food. The FDA has not initiated traceback, has not inspected any facilities, has not collected samples, and there is no recall issued. For the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to Milo's Poultry Farm recalled chicken eggs and duck eggs, the case count remains the same at 65 ill, mostly in Wisconsin. The case count by state is: California (2), Colorado (1), Illinois (11), Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Utah (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (42). The patient age … [Read more...]
Milo’s Poultry Farm Egg Recall For Salmonella Expanded
The Milo's Poultry Farm egg recall for Salmonella contamination has been expanded to include another type of egg sold under a different brand name. The original recall was issued on September 6, 2024, when a Salmonella outbreak linked to those eggs was announced. The update was posted on the FDA's Enforcement Reports page, not the regular recall page. That outbreak has not been updated since September 6, 2024. There are 65 people sick; most live in Wisconsin. The case count by state is: California (2), Colorado (1), Illinois (11), Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Utah (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (42). The patient age range is from 2 to 88 years. Twenty-four people have been hospitalized because they are so sick. That’s a hospitalization rate of 37%, which is much higher … [Read more...]
Radiance of the Seas Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 180
A Radiance of the Seas Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 180 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And three crew members were sick. The voyage dates for that cruise were September 20 to September 27, 2024. The voyage number is 20118. There were 2,172 passengers on the ship. Outbreaks on cruise ships can be common, but they are usually caused by norovirus, a highly contagious virus that causes the same symptoms as Salmonella. The close quarters of ships makes transmission of bacteria and viruses easy. During the outbreak, Royal Caribbean International and the crew on the ship made announcements to notify people of the outbreak, encourage case reporting, and stress good hygiene, especially handwashing. Stool specimens were collected … [Read more...]
