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Salmonella Newport Outbreak Increases Case Count, Investigation Ongoing
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 9, 2026
At least 68 people have been included in the most recent Salmonella Newport outbreak investigation case count. When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first announced the outbreak on February 25, 2026, there were just over 50 people with… read more
Legionella,Legionnaire's disease,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 8, 2026
Legionella pneumonia is a serious illness. Legionnaires’ disease, the illness associated with Legionella pneumonia, has been associated with hotels, resorts, gyms, large buildings with cooling towers, and hospitals. It is especially dangerous in hospitals because the patients are likely experiencing… read more
Recent Uptick of Rotovirus in Texas and California Could Lead to More Foodborne Illness
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 7, 2026
WastewaterSCAN, an organization that monitors certain germs in municipal water, has identified high levels of rotovirus in Texas water wastewater systems. This stomach virus spreads similarly to norovirus and is quite contagious. A person with rotovirus can easily transmit their… read more
[RESCINDED] Popular Children’s Food, Dino Nuggets from Walmart, May Have Unsafe Levels of Lead!
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 7, 2026
[UPDATE: USDA has rescinded this Public Health Alert on April 6, 2026 following new information. Additional testing revealed no presence of lead contamination in these products.] Check your freezers for dino nuggets from Walmart. This popular children’s food may… read more
Voluntary RAW Cheddar Recall Announced “Under Protest” and “As a Path Forward”
E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 5, 2026
We finally have a RAW cheddar recall with batch and expiration dates! These products have a connection to an ongoing outbreak with epidemiological links. So far, at least nine people (most of which are children) have been sickened with the… read more
No Recall Announced in E. coli Outbreak, Despite Epidemiological Link to RAW FARM Raw Dairy Products
E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 30, 2026
Despite epidemiological link, no recall has been announced in E. coli outbreak. More cases have been added since the mid-March announcement of an E. coli outbreak linked to RAW FARM raw dairy products. How many people are linked to this… read more
FDA CORE 2024 Annual Report Reveals 55% of Identifiable Outbreak Causes Involve Vegetables
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 26, 2026
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just released their CORE 2024 Annual Report. The information may surprise you. Or not. Most of the outbreaks with identifiable causes involve vegetables. But what else did they uncover? The Office of Coordinated… read more
Norovirus Sickens Passengers Aboard Princess Cruises’s Star Princess
Norovirus,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 25, 2026
Nearly 200 passengers and crew members sick with norovirus on Princess Cruises’s Star Princess cruise ship began reporting symptoms about halfway through their voyage. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Voyage Sanitation Program (VSP), the outbreak… read more
E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Raw Milk | March 25, 2026
Kids are falling sick with E. coli infections and serious kidney complications after consuming raw milk in Tennessee. Health officials warned Hamilton County residents last month of a recent uptick in Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) cases setting records for… read more
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | March 23, 2026
An outbreak investigation from December 2025 involving Salmonella in mangoes quietly comes to a close. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation into outbreak 1353 of Salmonella Saintpaul made progress on determining a food vehicle. However, this discovery never… read more