May 15, 2021
PCC Community Markets is recalling all PCC brand organic, grass-fed yogurt after state health officials identified it as the source of a multi-county E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Washington. Washington state investigators publicly linked PCC organic yogurt to the E.…
May 14, 2021
The Listeria outbreak linked to El Abuelito queso fresco has ended with 13 illnesses and one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since the agency’s last update on March 1, 20201, two more illnesses were…
May 13, 2021
Health officials in Washington say some kind of fresh produce is the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that includes six confirmed and at least as many probable cases. Previous E. coli outbreaks have been linked to cilantro, sprouts,…
May 11, 2021
An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in the Seattle area has expanded to include nine cases in King and Snohomish counties. Seven people have been hospitalized, at least two of them with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a form of kidney failure…
May 11, 2021
The ‘Phoenix World Burn Congress (WBC): Engage.’ conference is this Friday, May 14th. The Phoenix WBC is a single-day virtual event that provides opportunities for members of the burn community around the world to learn, heal, and connect. Keynote speaker…
May 11, 2021
One person suffered serious burns and was hospitalized after a May 10 explosion at a Pompano Beach, FL shopping plaza. Fire officials said they had received a call several days earlier about a gas leak at the shopping center, located…
May 10, 2021
Four people were hospitalized with burn injuries after a propane tank exploded during a crawfish boil in Krotz Springs in St. Landry Parish. The explosion happened on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at about 4:30 p.m. in the 400 block of…
May 7, 2021
Contaminated cashews are the source of the Jule’s Cashew Brie Salmonella outbreak, according to the latest update from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Health officials have also discovered that two Salmonella strains are associated with the outbreak- Salmonella Duisburg…
May 6, 2021
UPDATED MAY 11, 2021 In King County, WA, seven children under the age of 14 have been sickened in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, according to the county health department. Six of them have been hospitalized, two of them with…
May 3, 2021
A house explosion on San Antonio’s East Side left one person with serious burn injuries. The blast occurred just before 11 pm on May 1 while three people were inside the home located near the intersection of South Walters and…
April 29, 2021
Velvet ice cream, under recall for Listeria risk, was sold at Kroger, Giant Eagle, Discount Drug Mart, and other stores. The recalled products were sold at stores in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. Consumers who have purchased these products should…
April 27, 2021
Two years after the FDA deemed Listeria a “resident pathogen” at its facility, Velvet Ice Cream of Utica, OH has recalled all of the products it makes for Listeria risk. The Velvet Ice Cream Listeria recall includes dozens of ice…