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Standard Process Issues Voluntary Recall of Three Supplements Because of Possible Health Risk

Standard Process Inc. of Palmyra, WI 53156 is voluntarily recalling the following three dietary supplements due to potential Salmonella contamination:

Cataplex ACP (Product number 0700 and 0750) Lot 114
Cataplex C (Product number 1650 1655) Lot 114
Pa…

June 29, 2012 (Investigation Update): Six Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Small Turtles

A total of 149 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, and Salmonella Poona have been reported from 28 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Alaska (…

Banner Mountain Sprouts Voluntarily Recalls Organic Sprouts Because of Possible Health Risks

As a precautionary measure, Banner Mountain Sprouts is
voluntarily recalling organic sprouts under the following names: 4oz. zesty
greens, 5oz. sprout salad, 4oz. clover, 2lb. clover, 4oz. alfalfa/broccoli, 4oz.
alfalfa sprouts, and 1lb. & 2lb. alfalfa…

June 25, 2012 (Investigation Announcement): Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Montevideo Infections Linked to Live Poultry

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  • A total of 66 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 20 states.
    • The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alaska (1), California (2), Colorado (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (8), Iowa (2), Kansas (10), Kentucky (1), Massachusetts (1), Missouri (22), Nebraska (5), Nevada (1), New York (1), North Carolina (1), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (4), South Dakota (1), Vermont (1), and Wyoming (1).
    • 16 ill persons have been hospitalized.  One death was reported in Missouri, but Salmonella infection was not considered a contributing factor in this person’s death.
    • 35% of ill persons are children 10 years of age or younger.
  • Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback findings have linked this outbreak of human Salmonella infections to contact with chicks, ducklings, and other live baby poultry from Estes Hatchery in Springfield, Missouri.
  • Mail-order hatcheries, agricultural feed stores, and others that sell or display chicks, ducklings, and other live poultry should provide health-related information to owners and potential purchasers of these birds prior to the point of purchase. This should include information about the risk of acquiring a Salmonella infection from contact with live poultry.

June 25, 2012 (Investigation Announcement): Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Montevideo Infections Linked to Live Poultry

A total of 66 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 20 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alaska (1), California (2), Colorado (1), Geo…

Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces Precautionary Recall of Limited Number of Salads, June 22, 2012

Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 1,077 cases of bagged salads. The products being recalled are Kroger Fresh Selections Greener Supreme coded N158 211B 1613 KR04 with Use-by date of June 19 and UPC 11110 91039, Kroger Fresh Selections Leaf…

Healthy Choice Recalls All Sizes of Liquid Gold Carrot Juice Including 128oz, 64oz, 32oz, and 16oz Because of Possible Health Risk

Healthy Choice Island Blends, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA, is recalling all sizes of LIQUID GOLD CARROT JUICE including 128oz, 64oz, 32oz, and 16 oz, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism, a se…

June 21 2012 (Investigation Update): Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly and Salmonella Nchanga Infections Associated with a Raw Scraped Ground Tuna Product

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  • A total of 390 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly (376 persons) or Salmonella Nchanga (14 persons) have been reported from 27 states and the District of Columbia.
    • 47 ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
  • Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health agencies indicate that a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, known as Nakaochi Scrape, from Moon Marine USA Corporation is the likely source of this outbreak.
  • Consumers should not eat the recalled product, and retailers should not serve the recalled raw Nakaochi Scrape tuna product from Moon Marine USA Corporation.
  • Laboratory testing conducted by state public health laboratories in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin has isolated Salmonella from 53 (96%) of 55 samples taken from intact packages of frozen yellow fin tuna scrape from Moon Marine USA Corporation or from sushi prepared with the implicated scrape tuna product.
  • The numbers of new cases have declined substantially since the peak in April 2012.  The outbreak may continue at a low level for the next several months since some food establishments may be unaware that they received recalled product and continue to serve this frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, which has a long shelf-life.
  • CDC and state and local public health partners are continuing surveillance to identify new cases.

Leasa Industries Co., Inc. Recalls Leasa Brand 6 oz Living Alfalfa Sprouts Because Of Possible Health Risk

Leasa Industries Co., Inc. of Miami, FL is recalling 433 cases of LEASA Living Alfalfa Sprouts with use by date 7/2/12, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected product is in 6 oz. clear plastic containers with a UP…

Euphoria Fancy Food Inc Issues an Alert on Uneviscerated Fish

Euphoria Fancy Food Inc. at 149-151 2nd Ave. Brooklyn NY 11215 is recalling DRIED BREAM discovered by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors during a routine inspection and subsequent analysis of product by Food Laboratory…

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