Food Safety

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.

Catch up with this week's 5 most-read infectious disease stories.

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.

It affects strawberry products that were sold at Costco and Trader Joe’s.

The federal agency is advising restaurants, retailers, and consumers against consuming raw oysters from this Canadian province.

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.

The brand’s specific meat product may contain E coli O157:H7.

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.

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

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 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.

Vibrio vulnificus is a serious gram-negative pathogen that can lead to wound and intestinal infections and has high rates of mortality.

The FDA has announced that tahini imported from Israel is the likely source of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Concord.

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in 4 states with a suspected link to ready-to-eat pork products.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.