Outbreaks & Recalls

Grant’s Farm Ecoli Outbreak

We hear time and time again the dangers of visiting petting zoos especially when proper handwashing is neglected. This time…

6 years ago

Legionnaire’s Marches on Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital

When you go to a hospital, the hope is that you’ll get better. You do not expect to catch your…

6 years ago

Elite Childcare Academy Salmonella Outbreak

A local daycare closed its doors today following a Salmonella outbreak in Omaha, Nebraska.According to local media, the Douglas County Health…

6 years ago

The Link Between Cooling Towers and Legionnaires’ Disease

Lately there have been a lot of reports of Legionnaires’ disease in the news.  New York has been the recent…

6 years ago

ALDI Bakers Corner Flour Ecoli O26 Outbreak

Imagine my dismay when learning that Aldi Baker’s Corner Flour has been linked to an Ecoli O26 outbreak. A product…

6 years ago

Bakers Corner Flour Ecoli Outbreak

Bakers beware. There's yet another outbreak of Ecoli linked to flour - this time there's an Bakers Corner Flour Ecoli…

6 years ago

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