Food Poisoning News & Features

The chicken nuggets were shipped to stores across the U.S.

The recall of 5-pound bags of unbleached flour was issued after sampling of the product bags revealed "the potential presence" of salmonella bacteria, according to General Mills

The Wisconsin-based sausage maker recalled nearly 70,000 pounds of frozen patties.

Perdue Chicken Nuggets Recalled For Wood Particles Jan. 18, 2019 -- Georgia-based Perdue Foods has recalled nearly 70,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with pieces of wood.The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Thursday that the ready-to-eat nuggets were produced on Oct. 25, 2018, and include 22-ounce plastic bags of frozen “PERDUE SimplySmart ORGANICS BREADED CHICKEN NUGGETES GLUTEN FREE” with a best-by date of Oct. 25, 2019, and UPC bar code 72745-80656 on the label.The nuggets were shipped to stores nationwide. The problem was discovered when Perdue received

Shutdown Limits FDA Efforts to Protect Food Safety Update Jan. 15, 2019: FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Jan. 14 that the FDA would resume routine inspections of riskier foods, such as cheese, other dairy products and produce, as early as Jan. 15. The FDA is bringing back 150 employees for those inspections. Jan. 10, 2019 -- The federal government’s partial shutdown is taking a bite out of the FDA’s ability to ensure the safety of American food, forcing the agency to shift inspections toward products it considers high risk.The nearly 3-week-old shutdown has idled about 800,000 workers at roughly a

The E. coli outbreak linked to California-grown romaine lettuce appears to be over, the CDC said Wednesday.

A public health alert about possible hepatitis A contamination in Modjeskas from Bauer's Candies was announced Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Some of the fancy glitters and dusts that make holiday treats so festive are produced specifically for use on foods and are edible, others are not.

Even though you plan to peel it, wash that avocado first. Almost 18% of avocado skins tested positive for Listeria in samples taken by the FDA from 2014 to 2016.

Adam Bros. Farming Inc., in Santa Barbara County, California, said it is also recalling red and green leaf lettuce as well as cauliflower.

So far, 59 people across 15 states have come down with the often severe gastrointestinal illness.

The FDA says the under-processing “could result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens,” which could lead to life-threatening illness.

The USDA has not released a list of stores where the sausages were sold.

The rankings published last week were based on chicken parts producers’ performance during the 52-week window from October 2017 to October 2018.

If you do not know where your romaine came from do not eat it, the CDC says.

Healthy people usually recover from E. coli within five to seven days, but it can last longer -- and even be deadly -- for already-vulnerable people who are elderly or have chronic disease.

In this case, romaine lettuce means any kind of romaine: whole heads, hearts of romaine, and bags and boxes of precut lettuce and salad mixes that contain romaine, including baby romaine, spring mix, and Caesar salad.

Several brands of ready-to-eat salads with meat have been recalled because they may contain corn products contaminated with salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and 7-Eleven are among the retailers selling the salads included in separate recalls.

An Arizona company has recalled more than 6.5 million pounds of beef products, including ground beef, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Newport, the USDA says.

E. coli was found in about 80 percent of the nearly 2,500 meat samples and in 72 percent of the urine and blood samples from patients who tested positive for infection, the study authors said. E. coli ST131 was the most common type infecting people and was also present in the meat samples.

Spicy hot snacks like Flamin' Hot Cheetos are popular with many these days, especially children. While tasty in moderation, some doctors say they are seeing more and more patients with complications from the fiery-red chips.

The current warning is linked to chopped romaine lettuce. Caito Foods’ lettuce supplier, Fresh Express, notified the company that the produce was being recalled.

The company that makes Ritz cracker products is recalling 16 Ritz Cracker Sandwiches and Ritz Bits products due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Ninety people have gotten sick from raw turkey tainted with salmonella bacteria in 26 states, the CDC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned on Thursday. Forty people have been hospitalized.

The FDA closed the investigation as of Sept. 11 with more than 500 confirmed cases in 16 states.