Food Poisoning News & Features

First seen in 2017, this bacterial strain has already caused 255 Americans in 32 states to become ill, and many more cases are expected.

More than 135,000 pounds of cooked chicken products sold in bulk to businesses like restaurants and hotels are being recalled after a sample tested positive for Listeria bacteria.

The products were sold at Target and Fresh Market stores, and include egg salad, tuna salad and lobster salad.

An E. coli outbreak in the United States that's linked to ground bison produced by Northfork Bison Distributions, Inc. of Canada is being investigated by federal and state officials.

Nearly 90 different hummus products sold under 10 different brands are being recalled by their manufacturer over concerns that they may be tainted with listeria bacteria.

Flowers Foods says the products include buns sold at 7-Eleven, Walmart, Target, Piggly Wiggly, Publix, Ingles, and IGA stores, among others, and include brands such as Wonder, Great Value, Market Pantry, Nature’s Own, and Sunbeam.

The illnesses in this outbreak began between Jan. 14, 2019 and June 16, 2019. Most of the patients are older than 60.

While the FDA and CDC are still investigating, Pet Supplies Plus has recalled its bulk pig ear product, Pig Ear Treats.

The fresh vegetable products originated from a Growers Express production facility in Biddeford, ME, and were distributed across the United States. Most were sold in stores in Connecticut, Maine, and Pennsylvania

The products under recall include 16-ounce bags of berries sold at Walmart as Great Value Frozen Blackberries and 12-ounce bags sold at Save-A-Lot under the brand name Tipton Grove Frozen Mixed Berries.

Nature's Touch Frozen Foods said the recall is "based on strict precautionary measures after the company was informed by the [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] that a routine sampling program found a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes in one sample bag of the Product."

The recall involves Frozen Cut Leaf Spinach, in both conventional and organic 16-ounce bags, made by National Frozen Foods of Oregon. Sprouts announced the recall Friday in a company news release.

The product was distributed to WinCo Foods stores in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and Utah and has been removed from store shelves

Mizkan America Inc. announced the recall but said there have been no reports of injuries or complaints from consumers. The company shipped the sauces to retailers nationwide.

Ruiz Foods is recalling more than 120 tons of their El Monterey egg, potato, bacon and cheese wraps because they may contain small rocks.

The possibly affected products had expiration dates of February 16, 2020, and May 4, 2020. The products are sold only at Costco stores in San Diego, Los Angeles and Hawaii.

The FDA is warning consumers that frozen berries sold at Kroger stores as "Private Selection," brand are contaminated with hepatitis A.

Tyson Foods, Inc., is recalling ready-to-eat chicken fritter products because they may be contaminated with hard plastic.

The recall is limited to 41 Whole Foods stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. The two products are Whole Foods made-in-house basil pesto and made-in-house sundried tomato pesto.

The Wisconsin-based company's sausages were shipped nationwide and internationally. The FSIS says Johnsonville flagged the problem after a consumer complained about finding green-colored plastic in one of the now-recalled products.

The recall follows customer complaints that the fully cooked chicken products contained pieces of bone, according to the recall notice posted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The strain of E. coli found in the flour is closely related to a bug that has already sickened 17 people in eight states.

Backyard flocks of live poultry have been linked with salmonella outbreaks that have sickened 52 people in 21 states, the CDC says.

Researchers in the UK were surprised to find cocaine, ketamine and other substances in fresh water shrimp that had tested for chemicals.

The illnesses in the outbreak, which first began more than two years ago, have been reported in Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.