Category: Food-borne Illness
Washington part of multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter
Washington Department of Health OLYMPIA — Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate a case of Salmonella that is likely linked to consuming contaminated Jif® brand peanut butter products. The Whitman County resident,…
Powdered infant formula recall expands following reports of bacterial infections
Recalled formulas may be linked to several Cronobacter illnesses, two nationwide infant deaths
Kidney Failure, Emergency Rooms and Medical Debt. The Unseen Costs of Food Poisoning.
Hundreds of people die every year in the United States after eating food tainted with salmonella, listeria and other dangerous pathogens. As wrenching as those deaths are, though, they are only the tip of the toll that food poisoning takes on the United States, where millions more people are sickened each year.
E. coli outbreak linked to packaged salads
The seven cases of E. coli O157:H7 that have been ound so far in Washington are likely linked to Simple Truth Organic Power Greens purchased at QFC and Fred Meyer stores
America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick.
A dangerous salmonella strain has sickened thousands and continues to spread through the chicken industry. The USDA and companies know about it. But contaminated meat continues to be sold.
High heat, low tide likely triggering spike in shellfish-linked infections
The illness, Vibrosis, usually occurs 4 hours to 4 days after eating contaminated shellfish.
PCC-brand yogurt linked to multi-county E. coli outbreak in Washington state.
PCC Community Market brand yogurt produced by Pure Eire Dairy has been linked to the infections.
Officials investigating multi-county E coli food poisoning outbreak
Six cases have been confirmed across Benton, King, Snohomish, and Walla Walla Counties.
‘Sushi parasites’ have increased 283-fold in past 40 years, UW study finds
The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, consider doing a quick check for worms.
Is raw milk safe? A Q&A from the CDC
Harmful germs found in raw milk include bacteria, parasites, and viruses, such as Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, E. coli, Listeria, and Salmonella.
Risk ongoing in multi-state outbreak of E.coli linked to romaine lettuce
Two cases in Washington State have now been linked to multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, California.
E. coli cases may be linked to Evergreens restaurants
So far, testing indicates the strain of E. coli is different from that causing the outbreak associated with romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California.
Local E. coli case connected to national outbreak
Public Health believes that this person became ill from eating leafy greens purchased in King County. He was hospitalized but is now recovering.
Don’t eat Romaine lettuce from the Salinas California, CDC warns
Avoid all types of romaine harvested from Salinas, California, including heads and hearts of romaine, and precut lettuce and salad mixes that contain romaine.
Washington state, UW project to address food safety
Project will focus on improving food safety, outbreak response, and reducing the ongoing threat of food-borne illness.