July 11, 2020
A bagged salad Cyclospora outbreak has sickened 509 people in eight states including 151 people in Illinois. A recall has been issued for the salads, containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage and carrots, that were sold under the Fresh Express brand…
July 9, 2020
The bagged salad Cyclospora outbreak linked to Fresh Express and store brand bagged salad now includes 509 illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since the agency’s last update on June 26, 303 additional cases have…
July 9, 2020
A Cyclospora outbreak linked to bagged salad has sickened more than 500 people in the U.S. But as some seek medical care for this parasitic infection that can last for months if untreated they are being told, incorrectly, that there…
July 3, 2020
A Salmonella outbreak linked to grocery store prepared food containing chicken sickened 15 people in New York City in May 2019. Using SaTScan software to conduct an automated spatiotemporal analysis of notifiable diseases, researchers were able to detect the outbreak…
July 3, 2020
A recall for Valley Milk Simply Bottled raw milk and DESI Milk raw milk has been issued after samples were positive for Campylobacter in tests performed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The agency issued a statewide recall…
July 2, 2020
Garland Ventures Ltd. of Garland, Texas has issued a recall for Five Cheese Stuffed Shells, sold nationwide at Walmart and other stores, for Listeria risk. The company said it was unaware of any illnesses associated with the product at the…
July 1, 2020
Six people in North Dakota developed Cyclospora infections after they ate Walmart’s Marketside brand salad served at a North Dakota restaurant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This North Dakota restaurant cluster part of a multistate…
June 30, 2020
Food Safety Lawyer Fred Pritzker who is representing clients in the bagged salad Cyclospora outbreak says more testing is needed to accurately define its size. Pritzker, whose firm has represented clients in every major U.S. Cyclospora outbreak, says that based…
June 30, 2020
As the bagged salad Cyclospora outbreak grows, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun an investigation of the Fresh Express plant in Streamwood, IL where all of the salads linked to the outbreak were produced. This is the…
June 29, 2020
Our food safety attorneys are filing lawsuits on behalf of people sickened by Cyclospora contaminated salads sold at ALDI, Hy-Vee, Walmart, Giant Eagle, ShopRite and Jewel-Osco. If you consumed bagged ‘Garden Salad’ or any salad containing iceberg lettuce or red…
June 28, 2020
UPDATED June 29, 2020 Fresh Express recalls all branded and private label products containing iceberg lettuce, carrots and red cabbage made at its Streamwood, IL facility for potential Cyclospora contamination. This bagged salad recall was issued in connection with a…
June 26, 2020
The Cyclospora outbreak linked to bagged salad produced by Fresh Express and sold under store brand names has expanded to include 509 illnesses in eight states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twenty-three people have been…