Thirty-eight people from three states are sick with salmonella that may be linked to ground beef processed at Safeway stores, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says.
The shipments with the salmonella contaminated beef were received between Sept. 19 and Nov. 5 in five states – California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada and New Mexico
The Associated Press reports that some 5,500 pounds of basil grown in Mexico and sold in the United States is being recalled because of fears it may be infected with salmonella.
Los Angeles-based importer Top Line Specialty Produce says that the basil was imported from a farm in Mexico’s southern Baja California region on Dec.
A Marion, Wisconsin resident filed a lawsuit against ConAgra, the manufacturer of Banquet pot pies, today. The lawsuit is one of seven filed by Seattle-based Marler Clark on behalf of victims of a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to the pot pies.
Associated Press reporter Dinesh Ramde wrote about the lawsuit:
Arizona health officials are still uncertain what the source of the salmonella outbreak is that cause 14 people to become ill, 7 of which were hospitalized. Full story from The Arizona Republic
Ken Komatsu, top epidemiologist for the Arizona Department of Health Services, said seven of those ill in Arizona had to be hospitalized after
The East Metro Health District issued a report last week indicating that a Salmonella outbreak associated with attendance at Sherman’s Last Burning could be traced further to consumption of pulled pork at the Lion’s Club booth. At least 67 people became ill with Salmonella after eating at the Lion’s Club booth at the festival, which