A total of 19 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 7 states The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: HI (1), KY (1), MA (1), ME (4), NH (6), NY (5), and VT (1). Collaborative investigative efforts of state, local, and federal public… [Read more…]
December 2, 2011 by foodsafeguru
by Doug Powell Fidel Gomez — initially dubbed “Mr. Cheese” by state regulators —was issued a citation and ordered to pay a $500 fine for violating the Utah Dairy Act for producing and selling homemade queso fresco that was the source of an outbreak of Salmonella Newport in Utah going back to 2009. Reports have… [Read more…]
November 27, 2011 by foodsafeguru
A total of 179 illnesses due to Salmonella Heidelberg with the outbreak pattern were reported from 6 states, according to the CDC. The number of ill persons identified in each state the product is distributed to is as follows: New York (99), New Jersey (61), Pennsylvania (10), Maryland (6), Ohio (2), and Minnesota (1). Collaborative… [Read more…]
November 17, 2011 by safefoodmom
In cooperation with the FDA, the J.M. Smucker Company today announced a limited recall on two specific Best-If-Used-By dates of 16 ounce Smucker’s® Natural Peanut Butter Chunky because it may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.… [Read more…]
November 7, 2011 by foodsafeguru
Public health authorities estimate 2,000 people in Utah may have been infected with Salmonella since 2009 by eating soft cheese made from raw milk by an unauthorized food producer, the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News reported November 3. According to the news reports, the queso fresco was homemade by a man called “Mr. Cheese,”… [Read more…]
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