Outbreaks & Recalls

What’s in Your Kitchen? 7/23 Week in Recalls

Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | July 24, 2018

What’s in Your Kitchen? MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods.  Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls.  Some recalls are issued due to undeclared allergens, which could cause serious… read more

The Turkey Tribulations: Another Round of Salmonella in Birds

Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | July 24, 2018

An outbreak of Salmonella first reported earlier this year in February is now affecting people. That particular outbreak was primarily linked to contaminated raw turkey pet food fed to dogs. As of July 22, 2018, this strain of Salmonella has… read more

Protecting Your Children From Foodborne Illness

E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella,Vibrio | July 23, 2018

It can be an absolute nightmare and heartbreak when one or more of your children gets sick. It’s particularly scary when the sickness is a result of the consumption of contaminated food. Parental guilt can strike, and that’s something most… read more

Health Department Makes Reporting Food Poisoning Easier

Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | July 22, 2018

Have you ever spent a few agonizing hours unsure if you’ve caught some kind of stomach flu or if the food you ate at that grill down the road has given you food poisoning? Since food poisoning effects 1 out… read more

Some States Have Higher Disease Rates – Because of Unvaccinated Kids?

Food Policy,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 20, 2018

States with high rates of non-medical exemptions from vaccines also have high rates of disease outbreak risk, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine. Could Unvaccinated Kids be the problem? There are 18 different states in the… read more

Vibrio in Oysters – Another Life Lost

Outbreaks & Recalls,Vibrio | July 19, 2018

While not everyone enjoys consuming this slippery delicacy, oysters are a high-end delicacy served in restaurants across the entire globe. It seems that people either love them or hate them, though we know surprisingly little about this tasty, slimy bivalve. We… read more

Legionnaires’ in New York: What YOU Need to Know NOW!

Legionnaire's disease,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 19, 2018

Nobody likes to hear the word “disease,” especially as a current issue that’s spreading today. It’s unnerving, unsettling, and ultimately scary. Unfortunately, that doesn’t change the fact that New York City health department officials have just confirmed that a community… read more

Cyclospora at the Golden Arches

Cyclospora,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 19, 2018

Cyclospora outbreaks have been linked to salads featured at a favorite nationwide fast food restaurant: McDonald’s. In the United States, 14 states have been affected, and as a precaution, over 3000 restaurants stopped selling the salads and pulled them from… read more

Vibrio Sickens At Least 12 in Maryland Linked to Crab. How Does Vibrio Contaminate Shellfish?

Outbreaks & Recalls,Vibrio | July 17, 2018

Crab meat imported from Venezuela sickens at least 12 in Maryland with Vibrio infection, health officials say.  Four have been hospitalized so far and no deaths have been reported.  Interviews indicate those affected consumed fresh, non-pasteurized crab meats from a… read more

What’s in Your Kitchen? 7/16 Week in Recalls

Food Safety,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 17, 2018

MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods.  Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls.  Some recalls are issued due to undeclared allergens, which could cause serious or life-threatening allergic reaction… read more