Food Borne Infection / Food Safety

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.

Home Run Inn Frozen Foods sausage pizzas have been recalled after consumers reported finding metal in the pizza.

The federal agency linked Big Olaf Creamery ice cream to the recent outbreak in Florida.

Here is a rundown of the most popular and significant stories we covered this past week.

The federal agency has reported 1 death and 22 hospitalizations stemming back to January of 2021.

Green Pharmaceuticals Inc. issued a voluntary recall of their SnoreStop NasoSpray after FDA testing found the product contaminated with the microbe Providencia rettgeri.

The FDA and other health agencies are investigating fresh organic strawberries, branded as FreshKampo or HEB, that are believed to be the source of hepatitis A infections in the US and Canada.

The company issued the voluntary action due to potential salmonella contamination concerns.

The voluntary recall issued by the company last December was investigated by federal, state and local partners.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the company is concerned about a limited number of jars that may contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment.

Here’s a roundup of popular foods and products that were recalled this week by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The federal agency is advising people to not eat Fratelli Beretta brand prepackaged uncured antipasto trays.

The federal agency identified 3 more illnesses and the shrimp supplier expanded their recall.

CDC says infections linked to the consumption of Jule’s Cashew Brie, a vegan, or plant-based cheese alternative, was linked to the cashews used in the ingredients.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the company is concerned about cyclospora contamination on the company’s Dole Fresh Blueberries brand.

The US Food and Drug Administration released an investigation report on the fall 2020 outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 linked to leafy greens grown in California and updated the Leafy Greens Action Plan.

In addition to 7 people in 4 states who have become sick after eating queso fresco from a New Jersey-based company, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published an updated warning.

The US Food and Drug Administration has sent the sandwich chain a warning letter over citing involvement in several outbreaks of Salmonella and Escherichia coli over the past 7 years.

The FDA investigation of fruit mix linked to a recent outbreak has discovered 33 laboratory confirmed illnesses of Salmonella thus far.

In this novel type of outbreak, contamination was not isolated to a single food or facility, suggesting industry-wide contamination.

CDC officials have notified the public of an ongoing investigation regarding a multistate outbreak of E coli O157:H7 infections likely linked to romaine lettuce.

While the outbreak appears to be over, health officials are alerting the public and encouraging continued improvement of industry practices.

Comparisons between strains show little crossover between ESBL-E coli in meat and in humans.