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Raw Chicken Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Nine In New Jersey Raw Chicken Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Nine In New Jersey
Raw Chicken Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Nine In New Jersey A salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken sickened nine people in New Jersey and 92 nationally over an eight-month period this year, the Centers for Disease Control reported. Ten were reported out of New York and one from Connecticut, putting nearly one-quarter of those affected from 22 states in the tri-state area, the centers said.  There were 21 hospitalizations from the illnesses, which were recorded from Jan. 19 through Sept. 9, the CDC said. No deaths were reported. Those reportedly sickened ranged in age from a year to 105, with a median age of 36, the CDC said. Females make up 69…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Feds Issue Public Health Alert For Chicken Products Over Possible Salmonella Contamination Feds Issue Public Health Alert For Chicken Products Over Possible Salmonella Contamination
Feds Issue Public Health Alert For Chicken Products Over Possible Salmonella Contamination Federal authorities issued a public health alert Friday over raw chicken products possibly contaminated by Salmonella. The Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. products affected -- which may include raw whole chicken, raw chicken parts, -- were produced and sold to consumers from last September until this past June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said. The agency issued the alert "out of an abundance of caution due to concerns about Salmonella illnesses reported in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States that may be associated with raw chicken pr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Turkey Hits 26 States, Including NJ Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Turkey Hits 26 States, Including NJ
Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Turkey Hits 26 States, Including NJ Ninety people in 26 states, including New York and New Jersey, have become sickened in an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella linked to raw turkey products, according to health officials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is working to pinpoint the origin of the outbreak that has led to at least 40 hospitalizations. The CDC said consumers and retailers should properly cook turkey before consumption and that it was not recommending people avoid turkey products altogether. A single, common supplier of raw turkey products or of live turkeys has not been identified. In intervie…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tyson Foods Recalls 3,120 Pounds Of Chicken For Possible Contamination Tyson Foods Recalls 3,120 Pounds Of Chicken For Possible Contamination
Tyson Foods Recalls 3,120 Pounds Of Chicken For Possible Contamination Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling about 3,120 pounds of frozen breaded chicken products because they may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically blue and clear soft plastic, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.  The frozen, uncooked and breaded chicken tenderloins were produced on May 17, 2018. The following products are subject to recall (click here). The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-746” on the product package. These items were shipped to food services establishments, nationwide. The affected products …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Alert Issued For Raw Oyster Norovirus Outbreak Alert Issued For Raw Oyster Norovirus Outbreak
Alert Issued For Raw Oyster Norovirus Outbreak Consumers should stay away from raw oysters for now, according to federal officials, who have issued an alert regarding potentially contaminated products that may leave some sick. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with federal, state, and local officials regarding a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from Canada, which have made their way to the area, with the FDA noting that “oysters can cause food-related illness if eaten raw, particularly in people with compromised immune systems.” Food contaminated with noroviruses may look, smell, and taste normal, according to the…

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by Zak Failla
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FDA IDs Source Of Tainted Romaine That Caused E. Coli Scare FDA IDs Source Of Tainted Romaine That Caused E. Coli Scare
FDA IDs Source Of Tainted Romaine That Caused E. Coli Scare Federal investigators have linked an E. coli outbreak contaminating romaine lettuce that has sickened nearly 100 people over 22 states - including in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - to an Arizona farm. For weeks, consumers have been warned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have advised residents to avoid romaine lettuce when shopping, as 98 people fell ill following an E. coli outbreak that was first reported in March. The FDA announced that Harrison Farms in Yuma has been identified as the potential source of the outbreak. “The CDC and FDA are continuing to advise c…

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by Zak Failla
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New Update On Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Issued By CDC New Update On Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Issued By CDC
New Update On Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Issued By CDC Consumers are being reminded to avoid romaine lettuce in the produce aisle as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues collecting information about an E. coli outbreak that could make people sick. Dozens have been sickened in recent weeks, including patients in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the CDC, which reported that the contamination outbreak stems from the Yuma, Arizona growing region. The CDC has suggested that consumers should not sell any romaine lettuce that was grown in that area, including whole heads and hearts of romaine, chopped romaine and …

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by Zak Failla
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E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce
E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce Click here for an updated story: Jump In Sick Count, Hospitalizations From Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Check your refrigerators. Contaminated chopped romaine lettuce is likely to blame for an E. Coli outbreak that has hospitalized 22 people and infected 35 people in 11 states, including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the CDC. Consumers anywhere in the United States who have store-bought chopped romaine lettuce at home, including salads and salad mixes containing chopped romaine lettuce, should not eat it and should throw it away, even if some of it was eaten and no…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Montclair Whole Foods Store Issues Cheese Recall Due To Listeria Threat Montclair Whole Foods Store Issues Cheese Recall Due To Listeria Threat
Montclair Whole Foods Store Issues Cheese Recall Due To Listeria Threat Whole Foods Market announced that several local stores in the area would be recalling a popular gourmet cheese product following a potential outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes. The United States Food and Drug administration announced that Whole Foods has stripped its shelves of Explorateur French Triple Creme cheese from nine stores, including a pair in New Jersey and Connecticut. The recall includes Explorateur French Triple Crème cheese - under the names Explorateur, Explorateur French Triple Crème Cheese and Explorateur Triple Crème French Cheese - which were both cut and packaged in cle…

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by Zak Failla
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Dairy Giant Issues Massive Recall Due To Salmonella Contamination Dairy Giant Issues Massive Recall Due To Salmonella Contamination
Dairy Giant Issues Massive Recall Due To Salmonella Contamination One of the world’s largest dairy groups may have been selling salmonella-tainted baby milk for more than a decade, according to multiple reports. French dairy group Lactalis has recalled 12 million tins of its products from around the world after babies took ill after drinking the contaminated product. According to reports, there were 38 Salmonella Agona infections reported between mid-August and December last year, with three dozen of those linked to Lactalis milk. In a statement released this week, Lactalis said that the contaminant was discovered in one of its drying towers in northern F…

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by Zak Failla
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Listeria Scare Leads To Massive Meatball Recall Listeria Scare Leads To Massive Meatball Recall
Listeria Scare Leads To Massive Meatball Recall A New Jersey food corporation is recalling nearly 3,500 pounds of beef meatball products following an outbreak of Listeria that presents a high health risk to consumers, health officials said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety announced on Wednesday that Vineland, N.J.-based Rich Products Corporation is recalling 3,420 pounds of ready-to-eat frozen meatballs that were packaged in six-pound bags marked “Member’s Mark Casa  DI BERTACCHI ITALIAN STYLE BEEF MEATBALLS.” Health officials said that the recall was announced because the meatballs may be tainted with Listeria monocytog…

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