Tag result for article published on Mon May 21 2012 6:57 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: food recall, Listeria
Bagged salads from multiple companies are being recalled because of possible contamination with listeria bacteria. No illnesses have been reported at the time of publishing this post. The salads include a variety, ranging from iceberg lettuce to slaw mix, and are sold under the brand names River Ranch, Farm Stand, Hy-Vee, Shurfresh, and The Farmer’s [...]
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Tag result for article published on Wed September 28 2011 9:30 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: cantaloupe, Colorado, Holly, Jensen Farms, Listeria, Rocky Ford cantaloupes
Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade. 16 killed and up to 72 ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Confirmed deaths: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Maryland The contamination [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sat September 17 2011 2:41 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: cantaloupes, Listeria
State and local health officials are investigating an outbreak of possible Listeria cases. There have been reports of possible Listeria cases in Illinois, including some in Cook County, but the Illinois Department of Health says none of those have been confirmed. Serious infection is linked to eating a kind of cantaloupe grown in Colorado that [...]
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