The illness toll continues to rise in a Salmonella outbreak linked to tainted chicken livers; 179 have reportedly fallen ill due to the Salmonella Heidelberg pathogen. The contaminated chicken livers were recalled in an action the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) deemed a Class I.

A Class I FSIS recall means that this is a health hazard situation in which there exists a reasonable probability that the use of the recalled product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. (more…)

The Cargill turkey Salmonella outbreak that killed one and sickened nearly 130 people across 34 states since late February appears to still be sickening people. This, despite two massive recalls totaling more than 37 million pounds of meat.

MSNBC says that illnesses have been reported as recently as September 13, citing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of concern, say health officials, is that consumers might have potentially contaminated Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. poultry in their homes. The turkey chubs, patties, and other recalled products are often frozen and kept for months before consumption, MSNBC pointed out. (more…)

Salmonella in a sample of Cargill Inc. ground turkey recalled earlier this month has been confirmed to be a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella Heidelberg, Bloomberg Business Week said. Cargill recalled 185,000 pounds of potentially contaminated ground turkey over concerns the poultry was tainted with the dangerous pathogen that is resistant to four different antibiotics: Ampicillin, gentamicin, streptomycin, and tetracycline, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

In August, Cargill recalled another 35.7 million pounds of ground turkey from the same plant in Springdale, Arkansas. Both recalls were deemed Class I actions by the FSIS, which means that the recalls represent a health hazard situation in which there exists a reasonable probability that the use of the recalled product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. (more…)

The ground turkey Salmonella outbreak count continues to rise with, as of the most recent numbers, 111 people sickened in 31 states and, tragically, one death. At least 27 people have been hospitalized. The illnesses are linked to tainted turkey produced by Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. of Springdale, Arkansas.

On August 3rd, Cargill recalled a massive 36 million pounds of various types of its ground turkey in response to the deadly outbreak. (more…)

Following a massive recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey implicated in a nationwide Salmonella outbreak, Cargill Inc. is now facing a second Salmonella lawsuit. Cargill has also restarted processing turkey on a limited basis at the Arkansas plant linked to the outbreak.

The outbreak associated with Cargill ground turkey sickened over 100 people in 31 states and involved an antibiotic-resistant Salmonella strain called Salmonella Heidelberg. Of the 107 people sickened, about 40 percent required hospitalization. One death was reported. (more…)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a public health alert saying contaminated ground turkey is the cause of an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning responsible for killing one person, reported MSNBC News.

Since March, at least 76 people in 26 states have become sick after eating ground turkey, which the Department says is linked to a genetic fingerprint of salmonella detected in fresh or frozen ground turkey consumed across the nation. (more…)

The rate of Salmonella infections has risen 15 percent since 2006, says a recent report. Despite the latest scare in European countries by the new E. coli strand which killed 22 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced illnesses associated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) have actually decreased by nearly half in the last 15 years.

The study published online in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reported “of the 19,089 infections, 4.247 hospitalizations and 68 deaths from foodborne pathogens in 2010,” Salmonella infection was the most common and accounted for 2,290 hospitalizations and 29 deaths. (more…)

A Kentucky woman has filed suit over Samonella poisoning she claims she got from a Taco Bell restaurant. Taco Bell restaurants have been implicated in two different Salmonella outbreaks involving the Hartford and Baildon strains. At least 155 people in 21 states have been sickened in the outbreaks.

According to her lawsuit, Jo Anne Smith became ill with symptoms typical of Salmonella poisoning two days after she had eaten tacos garnished with lettuce, cheese, and sour cream from a Frankfort Taco Bell. On May 29, the 45-year-old Smith was so weak and dehydrated that she called her husband and asked him to take her to the emergency room. A stool sample Smith submitted while at the ER later returned positive for Salmonella Hartford. (more…)

The maker of Italian sausage products recently recalled because of a connection with a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella poisoning has been named in a lawsuit. Jason and Molly Keppler of Illinois allege that salami made by Daniele International of Rhode Island made their 3-month-old son seriously ill.

The Keppler’s lawsuit, which was filed in Cook County Circuit Court, is seeking unspecified damages. (more…)

Italian sausage products coated in black pepper are being recalled because they have the potential to be tainted with Salmonella. The recall involves about 1.24 million pounds of Italian sausage products, including salami/salame manufactured by Daniele International Inc. of Rhode Island. Daniele believes black pepper may be the source of the Salmonella contamination.

The products involved in this recall include: (more…)