The deadly Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak is over, with at least 61 people sickened in 19 states and 10 deaths, according to the CDC. That’s an increase of two more patients since the last update was issued on September 25, 2024. The two new patients live in New York. The final case count by state … Read more
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 … 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
The deadly Diamond Shruumz outbreak ends with 180 sick in 34 states and 73 patients hospitalized, according to the FDA. The outbreak investigation has ended and the agency is now working on post-incident actions and activities. Three deaths are potentially associated with this outbreak. The cause of these illnesses is still not known. The case … Read more
The McDonald’s onions E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has sickened at least 104 people, according to the FDA. Thirty-four people have been hospitalized, and four people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which is a type of kidney failure. One person who lived in Colorado has died. The case count is: Colorado (30), Iowa (1), Kansas … Read more
The deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak has now sickened at least 104 people in 14 states, according to the CDC. That’s an increase of 14 new patients, seven new hospitalizations, and one new state since the last update was released on October 30 ,2024. The case count by state is: Colorado (30), Iowa (1), Kansas … Read more
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 … Read more
A new E. coli O26:H11 outbreak has been added to the FDA‘s CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. There are 11 open investigations on the table; only two have been solved. The new outbreak has sickened at least nine people. No recall has been initiated; no traceback has begun, and the FDA has not collected or analyzed … Read more