Outbreaks & Recalls

STEC Outbreak at Appalachian Fairgrounds Leaves Child Brain Damaged and At Least Eight Hospitalized

An STEC outbreak at Appalachian Fairgrounds has hospitalized at least eight children. Elementary school students in Sullivan and Washington counties…

2 months ago

Check Your Tahini: FDA Announces Recall on Roland® Tahini Due to Salmonella Health Risk

Do you have Roland® Tahini brand tahini in your pantry? You may need to check the label! The US Food…

2 months ago

Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak at Sydney University Prompts Alert

University officials issued an urgent warning in response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak at Sydney University. So far there have been…

2 months ago

Health Department Confirms Legionnaires’ Disease at St. Margaret Hall Cincinnati Nursing Home

The Cincinnati Health Department confirmed at least one case of Legionnaires’ disease at St. Margaret Hall, a Cincinnati nursing home.…

2 months ago

Dole Brand Salad is Recalled, Potential Cross-Contamination

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. issued an announcement that certain kit varieties of their Dole brand salad is recalled. This recall…

2 months ago

Hepatitis A Exposure at Cracker Barrel Prompts Erie County Department of Health Alert

According to a media release from Erie County Administration, the Erie County Department of Health has identified a hepatitis A…

2 months ago

More recalls linked to the Rizo Lopez Dairy Outbreak, 26 Illnesses and 2 Deaths So Far

The source of a decades long Listeria monocytogenes outbreak was finally identified. However, that recall has expanded to include more…

2 months ago

Carnegie Mellon University Outbreak? On-Campus Eatery Had Multiple Violations

When inspectors were investigating possible foodborne illnesses at Carnegie Mellon University, several violations were discovered at the campus eatery, Stack’d…

2 months ago

Raw Farm E. coli Outbreak Sickens 10

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an Escherichia coli (E. coli) outbreak that has been linked…

2 months ago

2022 Napa Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

In a December publication of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a recap…

3 months ago