Salmonella Poisoning

Consumer Reports is reporting that a new test of fresh, whole broiler chickens revealed most contained either Salmonella and/or Campylobacter, dangerous and sometimes deadly food borne pathogens. The poultry was purchased in 22 states and two-thirds tested positive for the pathogens. The story appears in the January 2010 issue of Consumer Reports and is available for free viewing at www.ConsumerReports.org. Read Full Story

Date Published: Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Five Crowns Marketing of Brawley, California, is voluntarily recalling cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label due to a potential health risk over possible contamination of the dangerous, sometimes deadly, Salmonella pathogen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. To date, no illnesses have been reported, and Five Crowns is working with FDA to inform consumers of this recall. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), ... Read Full Story

Date Published: Thursday, November 19th, 2009 It looks like the Salmonella outbreak in Alamosa, Colorado last year was the result of a faulty drinking water storage tank and animal waste. A report from the state of Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment indicates that the city of Alamosa neglected to act on a long-standing recommendation to inspect a deteriorating drinking water tank, said 9News. The recommendation was made years prior to the 2008 Salmonella outbreak that caused hundreds to fall ill and resulted in one death. The report was released yesterday. According to the report, said 9News, animal waste was the likely culprit ... Read Full Story

Date Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 About 1,120 cartons of Del Monte cantaloupe is being recalled over concerns of Salmonella contamination. Mercury News announced that Raley’s grocers are recalling the potentially contaminated cantaloupe that was sold in Northern California and Nevada. The recall was initiated after routine testing detected the Salmonella pathogen in the Del Monte cantaloupe, Mercury News said, citing the California Department of Public Health . Mercury News reported that the recalled cantaloupe was sold throughout the San Francisco Bay Area at Raley’s and at Raley’s subsidiaries: Nob Hill Foods and Food Source. The cantaloupes were purchased between October 5 and October ... Read Full Story

After Georgia-made peanut products were named as the culprit in a nationwide salmonella outbreak, state lawmakers have moved quickly on a bill to make Georgia the first to require food makers to swiftly alert state inspectors if their internal tests show their products are tainted. The proposed food safety regulations, which would require the food processors to report the results within 24 hours, have moved rapidly through the Georgia Legislature in the wake of the outbreak that originated in a south Georgia peanut processing plant. The House unanimously passed the changes Wednesday, weeks after the Senate adopted a similar proposal. The chambers will now ... Read Full Story