Outbreaks & Recalls

12 Ill & 1 Dead with Legionnaires’ in Hampton, NH

New Hampshire health officials have officially identified a dozen individuals who have been positively diagnosed to have Legionnaires’ disease. Hampton,…

7 years ago

Publix’s E. coli Uh-Oh, O26 That Is…

Ground beef sold at Publix this summer may have infected 18 people with E. coli O26.  The E. coli-contaminated beef…

7 years ago

Hampton, NH Legionnaire’s Outbreak Becomes Deadly

State health officials confirmed that as of today, there have been a total of 12 confirmed cases of Legionnaire’s disease…

7 years ago

We Have a Super BIG Problem with Superbugs in Our Food

Scientists are sounding the alarm on growing resistance to antibiotics in bacteria. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already kill tens of thousands each…

7 years ago

Numbers Rising in Salmonella Outbreak at La Luz Mexican

Last week, another Salmonella outbreak made the news. You might not have heard about it since it only affected a…

7 years ago

North Carolina Town Mystery Illness Identified

A town in North Carolina named Transylvania had more than 200 reports of foodborne illness reported in late July and…

7 years ago

La Luz Salmonella Outbreak; Cases on the Rise

Patrons at La Luz restaurant in Old Fort Collins, Colorado got more than they bargained for recently after their dining…

7 years ago

(Face-Palm) Again, Chipotle?

Just when we think about taking down Chipotle out of the picture of outbreaks, it comes back into it right…

7 years ago

What’s Going on with the McDonald’s Cyclospora Outbreak?

As of this post, the CDC, FDA and health officials across the country are still investigating a multistate Cyclospora outbreak…

7 years ago

Whole Genome Sequencing and Cyclospora

We often hear of Cyclospora causing gastrointestinal illness but wonder what in the world is Cyclospora? Simply put, it is…

7 years ago