News tagged with salmonella outbreak

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They're cute, but chicks carry salmonella dangers

(HealthDay)—Just in time for Easter, health officials are issuing another cautionary tale about the dangers of salmonella infection from chicks and ducklings.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Salmonella typhimurium outbreak traced to frogs

(HealthDay)—An outbreak of primarily pediatric Salmonella Typhimurium infections in the United States has been traced to aquatic African dwarf frogs kept as pets, according to a study published online March ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA: Company shipped tainted peanut butter

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration says a New Mexico peanut company linked to a recent salmonella outbreak distributed peanut and almond butters even after testing showed the products were contaminated.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Three dead in Dutch salmonella outbreak

Three elderly people have died and the number of those sickened by salmonella after eating infected smoked salmon has risen to 950, Dutch health officials said Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NM company linked to illness expands peanut recall

(AP)—A New Mexico food company that produced the peanut butter linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning has expanded an ongoing recall of its products to include raw and roasted peanuts.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dutch authorities: at least 1 salmonella death

(AP)—The Dutch public health watchdog says at least one elderly patient has died and more than 500 people have been sickened in a major salmonella outbreak caused by tainted salmon.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA: Farm tied to salmonella outbreak was unclean

(AP)—A federal inspector found two strains of salmonella and unclean conditions at an Indiana cantaloupe farm's fruit-packing plant during visits following a deadly outbreak linked to its melons.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoked salmon blamed for salmonella outbreak (Update 3)

(AP)—Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, sparking major recalls there and in the U.S., Dutch authorities said. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hundreds sickened in Dutch-US salmonella outbreak

Hundreds of consumers in the Netherlands and the United States have been sickened by salmonella after eating smoked salmon produced at a Dutch fish factory, health authorities said Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Peanut butter recall expands beyond Trader Joe's (Update)

(AP)—A California company is recalling 76 types of peanut butter and almond butter after one of its products was linked to a salmonella outbreak at Trader Joe's groceries.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Audits and inspections 'never enough': Expert critiques food safety procedures

(Medical Xpress)—There may be a disconnect between what consumers think food auditors are doing to ensure a safe food supply and what they actually are doing, according to Doug Powell, a Kansas State University food safety ...

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Ind. farm linked to salmonella pulls watermelons

(AP)—An Indiana farm linked to a salmonella outbreak from cantaloupe that killed two people has now pulled its watermelons from the market.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fruit company recalls mangoes with salmonella risk

(AP)—Fruit distributor Splendid Products is recalling several lots of Daniella brand mangoes, which may have triggered an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 16 states.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Salmonella at Ind. farm matches outbreak strain

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration says salmonella found at a cantaloupe farm in southwestern Indiana matches the "DNA fingerprint" of the salmonella responsible for a deadly outbreak that sickened people in 21 states.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA names Ind. farm tied to salmonella in melons

(AP)—A farmer whose cantaloupes have been linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak says he voluntarily ceased production and has had no other problems at his southern Indiana farm since it began operating in 1982.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0