Orchid Island Juice Co. has expanded the list of brands involved in its recall last week of unpasteurized orange juice that has been linked to more than a dozen illnesses from possible salmonella contamination.
Fifteen cases of illness have been linked to the juice products in Michigan, Ohio and Massachusetts. At least 16 other states
Seven cases of people being sickened by salmonella have been reported in the county since June 24, and the county Health Department is investigating.
In all of 2004, there were 18 cases in the county.
The seven cases being investigated were reported by people who do not live in the same community. Two patients required
The discovery of potential Salmonella Typhimurium contamination in an orange juice product has compounded worries over falling juice sales in the US.
The FDA has warned consumers against drinking certain unpasteurized orange juice products distributed under a variety of brand names by Florida-based Orchid Island Juice Company because of potential Salmonella Typhimurium contamination.
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Strong evidence links orange juice produced at Orchid Island Juice Co. in Fort Pierce to an outbreak of 15 cases of illness caused by a strain of salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
Orchid Island, which produces unpasteurized fresh-squeezed orange juice, issued a voluntary recall of its orange juice from stores
The FDA has announced that Orchid Island Juice Co. of Fort Pierce, Florida was recalling unpasteurized orange juice after fifteen cases of Salmonella Typhimurium were traced to consumption of Orchid Island orange juice.
In light of the FDA’s recall announcement, Seattle attorney William Marler of Marler Clark has called again on the FDA to completely
The Michigan Department of Community Health is investigating a possible outbreak of salmonella poisoning that appears to be linked to unpasteurized orange juice that has been voluntarily recalled at local Westborn and Nino Salvaggio stores.
The food-borne illness struck 11 Michigan residents, who drank juice manufactured by Orchid Island Juice Co. in Fort Pierce, Fla.
State health officials are investigating at least 11 salmonella infections among Michigan residents who drank unpasteurized orange juice recalled by a Florida company.
The cases were reported between early May and early June, Michigan Department of Community Health director Janet Olszewski said in a statement. Eight were reported in children and five required hospitalization. There
In light of the July 8, 2005 FDA recall of unpasteurized juice produced by Orchid Island Juice Co. of Fort Pierce, Florida, Seattle attorney William Marler of Marler Clark (www.marlerclark.com), has called again on the FDA to completely ban the sale of all unpasteurized juices. “It is simply outrageous that after all we’ve learned about
Unpasteurized orange juice products from Orchid Island Juice Co. of Fort Pierce, Fla. are being recalled, because they may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.
The juice is packaged and distributed under a variety of brand names, including Nino Salvaggio’s, Westborn Market and Natalie’s Orchid Island
The best defense against salmonellosis and other food-borne diseases is safe food handling. For 20 years, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has been trying to get that message to consumers.
But changes in the food industry and Americans’ eating habits make the job challenging, reports The Washington Post. An estimated 76 million cases