by in Botulism, Botulism Recent News, Clostridium Perfringens, Food Borne Illnesses

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has issued a warning and recall for eviscerated fish. These dried eviscerated fish products were discovered in retail locations around the Brooklyn Park, Minnesota area. Internal organs in these products, if not removed properly, can cause a potentially deadly botulism infection. The recalled fish products were sold in three stores,… Read more »

by in Food Borne Illnesses, Norovirus

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is working with the Johnson County Department of Health an Environment to investigate an outbreak of Norovirus connected with a theater in Overland Park. More than 100 people have reported illnesses after attending one of the two performances on January 17th. Four cases have been confirmed in a… Read more »

by in Food Borne Illnesses, Norovirus

The Kansas Department of Health announced that the outbreak associated with the New Theatre Restaurant has expanded. There are now more than 600 people sickened with Norovirus after attending shows at the theatre. Most people visited the theatre between January 15 and January 19. The New Theatre Restaurant was cleaned over the course of 6… Read more »

by in Food Borne Illnesses, Listeria

The FDA has announced that 144 cases of Winn Dixie Old Fashioned Potato Salad have been recalled after concerns arose that they were contaminated with Listeria. The potato salad is produced by Reser’s Fine Foods. The recalled salad was packaged in 16 ounce containers. They can be identified with the Best By date December 06… Read more »

by in Food Borne Illnesses, Salmonella

Asafoetida powder is being recalled by the Shakti Group after concerns arose that it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The New Brunswick, New Jersey company produces the powder by drying the gum from a rhizome used in Indian cuisine. The powder was packaged in either 50 or 100 gram white plastic bottles. The affected products… Read more »