Food Borne Infection / Food Safety

The FDA alerts against certain apricot seed products containing amygdalin, a potentially harmful compound, and the CDC highlights Salmonella outbreaks, underlining the necessity for proper hygiene and poultry handling.

FDA approves self-test for HPV, FDA food recalls due to illness outbreaks, FPA approved mpox vaccine available for purchase in the US, and more this month from the FDA.

As the summer celebrations begin, food safety remains vital to everyone.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local health partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of E coli O157:H7 infections linked to organic walnuts.

FDA recalls, allergy alerts, e coli & salmonella outbreaks, and more.

US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert over the meat.

Trader Joe’s pulls contaminated organic basil after multi-state illnesses were reported.

FDA notified of allergen threat by New Haven food manufacturer due to mislabeled products.

Officials announce an end of Listeria traced to Rizo-López dairy products involving queso fresco and cotija.

Phase 3 trial evaluates the impact of TCVs in high-risk populations.

FDA recalls of specific lots of contaminated products.

A rise in cases of the waterborne pathogen.

It affects a limited number of Dole-branded and private label salad kits, and no cases of illness associated with the Dole recall have been reported.

The outbreak has seen 2 deaths and 23 hospitalizations across 11 states.

CDC's use of it and power law analysis have greatly enhanced the detection and understanding of US foodborne outbreaks.

The 2 recalls were performed due to concerns about salmonella in the former and lead in the latter.

The Manischewitz corporation issued the voluntary effort on some limited units of their dark chocolate coins and should be considered for people who have a milk allergy or are severely sensitive to it.

The company’s well-known Singles cheese brand is the focus of the recall.

The Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain is linked to leafy greens–associated outbreaks over a multi-year period.

From baby formula to ground beef to Trader Joe’s tamales, here are some recent foods to be aware of for recalls and warnings.

Novavax updates its COVID-19 vaccine, locally acquired malaria is reported in Maryland, deadly listeria outbreak is linked to milkshakes, and vibriosis in the northeast.

As the summer celebrations get underway, food safety remains vital to everyone.

Empiric therapy for severe Salmonella disease remains effective, but fluoroquinolone resistance calls for a shift towards trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as the preferred oral treatment for non-severe cases.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issues public health alert for salad with chicken and ham.

Using a novel approach to identify E coli, investigators find approximately 8% of the bacterium’s isolates were foodborne zoonotic strains.

Norovirus infections are spiking this season. These are the signs and symptoms associated with America’s leading cause of foodborne illness.

FDA says products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria and were distributed along the east coast in several states.

Utopia Foods, Inc., issued a voluntary recall after their imported Chinese enoki mushrooms tested positive for 2 strains of Listeria monocytogenes involved in an outbreak.

16 people have been reported to be infected across 6 states resulting in one death and a pregnancy loss in an expecting mother who became infected.

The federal agency said it was looking at a multistate outbreak of the infection connected to Brie and Camembert soft cheese products manufactured by Old Europe Cheese.