Outbreaks & Recalls

5 Dead, 22 Ill in Legionnaires Disease Outbreak in Union County, New Jersey

Hot off the presses! The New Jersey Department of Health has announced a fatal Union County Legionnaires Disease outbreak. Here's…

6 years ago

Del Monte Veggie Tray Salmonella Outbreak

Del Monte is back in the news today. Why? Not for Cyclospora. But instead for a Del Monte Veggie Tray…

6 years ago

The FDA’s Recall Authority

Here’s a scary situation: what happens if the government finds out that a particular food is contaminated or dangerous (like…

6 years ago

2019 Backyard Poultry Salmonella Outbreak

The concept of a backyard flock, or raising chickens on your own property for eggs or meat, is increasing in…

6 years ago

Salmonella Tahini Outbreak – Texas Cases Reported

Hummus and baba ganoush lovers take caution today. There is a Salmonella Tahini Outbreak linked to Karawan or El-Karawan labeled…

6 years ago

Legionnaires in New Jersey

Legionnaire’s, the disease that famously attacks not just individuals or groups but entire apartment buildings and their cooling towers, has…

6 years ago

Legionnaires’ Disease in Flint

Flint, Michigan.  Once known famously as the home to General Motors largest automotive plant, later infamously for their contaminated water…

6 years ago

Case Count Grows in Ground Beef Ecoli O103 Outbreak

Investigators and consumers grow increasingly more concerned as the case and state count continues to rise in the recent E.…

6 years ago

California Vibrio Raw Oysters Outbreak

On May 3, 2019, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommended that consumers avoid eating raw oysters harvested from…

6 years ago

Tyson Recalls Nearly 12 Million Pounds of Chicken – 3 Injured from Ingesting Metal

There's a Tyson Chicken Recall. If you haven’t done so already, now is a good time to check your freezer…

6 years ago