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Not Just Salmonella Melon: Caito’s Bad Year
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | May 1, 2019
Caito Foods LLC has had a rough year. They have had to issue no fewer than four food safety recalls since June of 2018. The contaminants are straight off the FDA’s Most Wanted Criminals, Salmonella, Listeria, and Cyclospora all made… read more
Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 26, 2019
Americans are pretty familiar with Salmonella poisoning outbreaks. Raw eggs, undercooked meats, and improperly handled seafood are all common culprits to salmonella food poisoning, but we’re quickly growing adjusted to the idea that fruits and vegetables can bring harm, too…. read more
Salmonella Melon Outbreak Gets Bigger
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 24, 2019
CDC, FDA and public health and regulatory officials in several states are investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak that has led to now 117 illnesses in 10 states and 32 hospitalizations. Officials have linked this outbreak to pre-cut melons sold by… read more
What’s Going on with El Pollo Loco in Modesto?
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 19, 2019
What to do when there seems to be a cluster of foodborne illnesses centered around a business, but you can’t be sure? Take the case of El Pollo Loco in Modesto, California. Genetic fingerprinting seemed to indicate that it was… read more
Salmonella Melon Outbreak – History Repeats Itself
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 18, 2019
During the summer of 2018, America saw a large foodborne illness outbreak entirely dependent upon contaminated melons. Health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that dozens of individuals across multiple states were sickened with Salmonella… read more
A Scientist Explains How Does Bacteria Get in Melons
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 17, 2019
It’s that time of year again. As the temperatures begin to defrost and food sharing holidays come into full swing, we experience another cut melon outbreak – and subsequent recall. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with… read more
Put Down Those Chopsticks! There’s a Salmonella Tuna Outbreak
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 16, 2019
First, its pre-cut melons. Now its sushi, well tuna to be more specific. April is turning into a busy month for outbreaks. We are in the midst of a Salmonella Tuna Outbreak. Here’s what you need to know: The Outbreak… read more
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 16, 2019
What is Salmonella carrau, which was implicated in the recent recall of pre-cut fruits from Caito Foods? And what is the deal with Salmonella carrau and melons? Does this Serotype Just Like Melons? Salmonella carrau is a relatively rare serotype…. read more
Lange Law Firm Files First Salmonella Lawsuit in 2019 PreCut Melon Outbreak
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 15, 2019
On April 15, 2019, national food safety lawyer Jory Lange of the Lange Law Firm, PLLC and Hans G. Poppe, of The Poppe Law Firm have filed the first salmonella melon lawsuit in the Salmonella Carrau outbreak linked to precut melons… read more
There Was a Salmonella El Pollo Loco Outbreak?
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 15, 2019
Some buzz is circulating in the media that there was a Salmonella El Pollo Outbreak in 2018 that no one ever knew about. Could there have been one? Here’s what little we know about this potential 2018 Salmonella El Pollo… read more