As a part of the ongoing investigation into the norovirus outbreak at Boston College, samples were taken from a Chipotle location on campus. Samples taken from an ill Chipotle employee tested positive for norovirus, which indicates that they may have been the source for the outbreak. The outbreak has sickened 141 at Boston College. Many… Read more »
Canned foods produced by Lock Stock and Barrel Ranch in Onaway, Michigan is being recalled due to a potential botulism infection. The affected products were sold in 4 Michigan cities, including Rogers City, Posen, Indian River, and Gaylord. This recall affects many Lock Stock and Barrel Ranch products, including beef Vegetable Soup, Tomato Basil Soup,… Read more »
During the week of December 9th, the FDA reported two recalls associated with Listeria contamination. The recalls were announced in a weekly report, which is not the usual technique employed by the FDA. All recalled products were distributed to Save-A-Lot retail stores in Missouri. The first product is 12 ounce packages of Mixed Vegetable Steam… Read more »
At least 11 cases of norovirus infections have been linked to frozen raw oysters in Hawaii. These illnesses occurred on the island of Maui, and began to appear in September. There is a recall associated with this outbreak. Recently, the Hawaii State Department of Health issued a recall for frozen raw oysters that were imported… Read more »
On December 2, 2015, the Warren County Health Department announced that they were investigating an outbreak of Campylobacter associated with private high school. About 30 students have been sickened at the Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. The illnesses began to be reported in mid-November. Around 80% of the 460 students of the Academy live… Read more »
Trader Joe’s recently issued a recall after FDA testing revealed that cashews sold by the store were contaminated by Salmonella. One lot of the Raw Cashew Pieces were recalled. Contaminated cashews were shipped out and sold nationwide. Consumers that have purchased the recalled products should throw them out. The cashew recall is just the latest… Read more »
As part of the investigation into the outbreak involving Costco’s rotisserie chicken, the Montana Public Health Laboratory ran tests on the contaminated product. Their samples were taken from the celery and onion mix produced by Taylor Farms, which was believed to be the source of the outbreak. However, health officials were unable to confirm that… Read more »
On the heels of a confirmed case of Hepatitis A in an employee of McDonald’s, the Seneca County Health Department has announced that more cases of Hepatitis A have been uncovered. There are now a total of 5 cases of Hepatitis A discovered in the last few weeks. Most concerning of the cases is associated… Read more »
The CDC updated the E. coli outbreak associated with Chipotle again on December 4. There are now a total of 52 people sick after eating at Chipotle’s in 9 states. States affected by the outbreak include California with 3 cases, Illinois with 1 case, Maryland with 1 case, Minnesota with 2 cases, New York with… Read more »
The Massachusetts Department of Health has announced that there has been as foodborne illness outbreak at Boston College. At least 120 students have been sickened by norovirus. Early reports indicated that the pathogen responsible for the outbreak was E. coli O26, but subsequent testing revealed that it was actually norovirus. This outbreak has been linked… Read more »
