Earlier this year a restaurant in Boise, Idaho had its license suspended by the Central District Health Department following health and safety violations and an outbreak of Salmonella Schwarzengrund. Five people were sickened after eating at the restaurant, including both adults and children. These illnesses were reported from late February 2015 to mid-March 2015. Violations… Read more »

The North Dakota Department of Health has reported that two more children have been infected with E. coli after attending the Red River Valley Fair. This brings the total amount of cases to five. At least one of these cases has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. Four out of the five children needed to be hospitalized…. Read more »

Health officials in North Carolina are reporting that 276 people have been infected with Salmonella Typhimurium after eating barbeque from the Tarheel Q restaurant, making it one of the largest outbreaks in North Carolina history. The outbreak has remained mostly local, with 77% of cases in North Carolina originating in either Davidson or Davie counties…. Read more »

An outbreak of Salmonella in Boise, Idaho has left 290 people sick. The Central District Health Department has reported that the source of this outbreak is the Boise Co-op deli. Testing shows that between June 1 and June 10, 2015, the Boise Co-op Deli sold several contaminated products, including raw turkey, onions, and tomatoes. The… Read more »

There has been a Salmonella outbreak in Kenosha, Wisconsin. An investigation by the Kenosha County Health Department and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services revealed that customers that purchased pork carnitas from Supermercado Los Corrales between May 8 and May 10, 2015 began to show symptoms of Salmonella poisoning just a day later. As many… Read more »

A Festival in Lynden, Washington has resulted in an outbreak of shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157 (STEC). The Milk Makers Fest took place between April 21 and April 23, 2015, and among the attendees were over 1,300 first-graders. At least 45 people became sick after the Fest, many of them being children. Eight cases have… Read more »

Authorities in Pinal County, Arizona, have announced that 38 people are infected with Salmonella after events at Windmill Winery on March 18 and 19, 2015. The outbreak was first uncovered after one of the March 19 event attendees called the Pinal County Public Health Services District to report several instances of disease, including four hospitalizations…. Read more »

A Salmonella outbreak has occurred in Texas. At least 64 people have been infected with Salmonella, and a majority of these cases originated from the X10 in Texas restaurant. X10 in Texas is a family owned restaurant in Dalhart, TX. Both customers and employees tested positive for Salmonella in the early months of 2015. The… Read more »

A large outbreak of Listeria was tied to Gala and Granny Smith apples produced by Bidart Bros. in the holiday season of 2014. These apples were mainly used to make caramel apples, which served as the main source of infection. Between October 17, 2014 and January 6, 2015, 35 people in the United States were… Read more »

Brent’s Deli in Westlake Village, California was linked to a Salmonella outbreak in 2014. Between April and August 2014 twenty-one people, including two employees were sickened by Salmonella Montevideo. Eight people were hospitalized. Inspections done in 2014 found many major health and safety violations, including food stored directly on the floor, unclean equipment, unsanitary conditions,… Read more »