Category: Food-borne Illness
Salmonella cases likely linked to Costco cucumbers
If you bought English cucumbers from Costco between Aug. 18 and Sept. 10 and still have them in your refrigerator, you should toss them out, officials say.
E. coli infections in Washington state linked to raw milk
A Washington state child under 5 years old and resident in their 70s became ill with an E. coli infection after drinking Dungeness Valley Creamery raw milk.
Hot temp, low tides increase risk of infection from shellfish
The Three Cs – check, chill and cook – can prevent illness from shellfish.
Health warning issued for Kroger, Trader Joe’s salad and wrap products
USDA issues public health alert for beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products due to concerns about contamination with the parasite Cyclospora.
Aw shucks! It’s pretty risky to eat raw and under-cooked oysters
As local waters warm up, shellfish beds become breeding grounds for bacteria that can make you sick when you eat raw or undercooked oysters.
Goldfish crackers recalled over Salmonella concern
Products were distributed throughout the United States. No illnesses have been reported.No other Pepperidge Farm products in the U.S. subject to the recall.
Do not eat Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, CDC warns
Even if some of the cereal was eaten and no one got sick, throw the rest of it away or return it for a refund.