Food Poisoning News & Features

Don’t Wash Your Thanksgiving Turkey, CDC Warns Nov. 22, 2021With Thanksgiving almost here, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued tips on the safest way to prepare your turkey.First of all, you should not wash or rinse your bird. That may seem counterintuitive, but washing the turkey can spread germs and bacteria all over your kitchen.“Federal food safety advice has recommended against washing turkey or chicken since 2005, but some habits are hard to break,” the CDC says, citing a 2020 survey that found 78% of respondents did rinse or wash their turkeys.“Old recipes

About 100,000 pounds of raw ground chicken patty products, which are mostly sold at Trader Joe’s, are being recalled for potential contamination.

CDC: Citterio Premium Italian-Style Salame Sticks, sold primarily at Trader Joe's, have been linked to a salmonella outbreak with 20 reported cases in eight states.

Salmonella Outbreak of Unknown Origin Reported in 25 States Sept. 21, 2021The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has not determined the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has infected 127 people in 25 states.The outbreak has grown quickly since the first report of Salmonella Oranienburg infection on Aug. 3. The CDC had gathered reports of 20 cases on Sept. 2, but by Sept. 15 the number had grown to 127, the CDC said in a notice published Friday. No deaths have been reported, but at least 18 people have been hospitalized, the CDC

Baker Farms has recalled bagged kale under their brand names Baker Farms, SEG Grocers, and Kroger due to listeria contamination.

A new guide from PIRG Consumer Watchdog explains food dating labels, like “Use-By” and “Sell-By,” and says better public knowledge could prevent over half a million tons of food waste.

Twelve people have been hospitalized and at least 36 people in 17 states became sick from two salmonella outbreaks that appear related to salami and other Italian-style meats.

Tyson Foods has recalled almost 8.5 million pounds of chicken products due to possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.

Some packages of Dole blueberries are facing a recall because they may be contaminated with cyclospora, a parasite that can lead to intestinal problems.

Four people have complained of finding foreign material in their Hot Pockets. Nestle has been made aware of at least one minor injury.

Nearly 3,500 cartons of single-head romaine lettuce bags sold at Walmart, Food Lion, and other retailers are included in the recall.

The outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes has been reported in three states. All 10 infected people were hospitalized and one death was reported in Florida.

One company recalled almost 29 products, including organic parsley, organic cinnamon, cloves, and pumpkin pie spice, while a second recall is just for organic parsley.

The recall includes pre-sliced apples, mangoes, pineapples, grapes, and cantaloupe sold at Walmart locations in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas and cantaloupe sold at Meijer stores sold in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.

The salads were made by Fresh Express at a plant in Illinois and may be contaminated with cyclospora.

The products, which were shipped to stores in Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and Texas, have the establishment number "P-20728" printed on individual retail packages as well as product cases.

There have been 122 cases in seven states.

The recall, announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, includes products sold at hundreds of Walmart stores as well as Food City stores.

They are produced by Rader Farms of Lynden, WA. The affected bags were sold in stores in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and Utah.

Four people have died and 32 more have been sickened in a deadly listeria outbreak traced to recalled enoki mushrooms from the company Sun Hong Foods.

The latest outbreak was from November to December 2019 in Iowa, where 22 people were infected with E. coli. Twenty of them were interviewed, and each said they ate at one or more of 15 Jimmy John’s locations

The company says no other Blendtopia products are affected, and the issue is believed to be isolated to one ingredient provided by a supplier.

But as of Wednesday, the outbreak of E. coli illnesses linked to the lettuce "appears to be over," the CDC said in a statement.

The voluntary recall affects Lipari Foods’s Premo and Fresh Grab sandwiches sold at food service and retail stores in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Almark Foods has expanded its recall of hard-boiled eggs to include products sold at grocery stores and major retailers nationwide, including Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and Trader Joes. The eggs may be tainted with Listeria bacteria. So far, 4 people have been hospitalized and 1 has died in the current outbreak.