Primal Pet Foods has initiated a voluntary recall of their Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula with a “Best By” date code of 043112-17 because this product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The only product affected is limited to Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula with a “Best By” date code of 043112-17. No other Primal Pet
May 2011
Portillo’s Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 15
The Kane County Health Department, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the DuPage, DeKalb and Chicago health departments continue to investigate the cause of a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that appears to be linked to the Portillo’s restaurant in St. Charles. The number of confirmed cases stands at 15, with eight from Kane County, …
224 Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Unnamed Frog Breeder
In its latest update on Salmonella infections associated with pet frogs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday said two more cases have been confirmed, bringing the total to 224 cases from 42 states, and that the implicated breeder has stopped distributing the African dwarf frogs
“This outbreak likely includes considerably more than the…
Salmonella Recall – Diggers Natural Treat Pig Ear Pet Treats
Boss Pet Products Inc. of Maple Heights, Ohio is recalling its Diggers Natural Treat Pig Ear pet treats because the products may be contaminated with salmonella.
One of Boss Pet’s suppliers, Keys Manufacturing Co. Inc., has notified the company that a batch of its pig ear treats tested positive for salmonella. Boss said Keys, which…
Kane County Health Department Links Portillo’s to Salmonella
The Kane County Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health, along with other local health departments, continue to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in northeast Illinois. Currently, 13 people have been confirmed as having the infection with the same PFGE, or genetic, code.
Of the 13, seven are from Kane County, four…
Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Linked to St. Charles Portillo’s
The seven people have tested positive for Typhimurium Salmonella.
The Kane County Health Department, and the Illinois Department of Public Health Laboratories and other local Health Departments, have reported a recent increase in Salmonella ser. Typhimurium in Northeastern Illinois. In approximately the past two weeks, 10 cases of Salmonella ser. Typhimurium with a matching PFGE, …
THE 2010 ROSEBURG OREGON LOS DOS AMIGOS SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
On April 26, 2010, Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) received five Salmonella positive test results from a local laboratory. This influx of positive Salmonella reports immediately caught the attention of DCHD communicable disease staff as five cases in a single day is well above the county’s typical annual number of reported Salmonella cases. There were…
THE 2010 ATHENS OHIO CASA LOPEZ SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
On May 5, 2010, the Athens City County Health Department (ACCHD) received notification of four patients admitted to the local hospital in the preceding 24 hours with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. All patients had reported eating at the same local Mexican food restaurant, Casa Lopez.
Later that day, health officials descended upon Casa Lopez to…
THE CAUDILL SEED / CW SPROUTS SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
On February 24, 2009, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services identified bacterial isolates from fourteen Nebraska residents who were infected with Salmonella Saintpaul. Salmonella Saintpaul is an uncommon serovar; only three Saintpaul isolates were identified in Nebraska in 2008. By PFGE testing, the genetic fingerprints of six of the fourteen cases matched exactly…
THE 2009 U.F. UNION SALMONELLA RISSEN PEPPER OUTBREAK
In early 2009, health departments in several states documents PFGE-matched cases of the rare strain of Salmonella rissen. As investigations into the apparent outbreak got fully underway, Salmonella rissen matching the outbreak-strain—that is, the strain isolated from the individuals infected—was isolated from ground white pepper found in three different restaurants in three of the affected…