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Good Earth eggs recalled for possible Salmonella contamination

January 11, 2016

The Missouri company is recalling its shell eggs because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

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Long live Salmonella

A University of Georgia study found the harmful bacteria can survive in sandwich crackers and cookies for months.

Jeremy Gerrard

December 28, 2015

Researchers say the recent study was prompted by an increased number of foodborne disease outbreaks involving these products.

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Controlling Salmonella, Campylobacter in poultry processing

Salmonella rates have remained steady—proving that curbing the presence of this pesky pathogen remains difficult.

Jeremy Gerrard

December 15, 2015

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service has revised its guidelines to assist poultry processors in controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter in raw food products.

Salmonella outbreak linked to nut butter spreads

Jeremy Gerrard

December 4, 2015

CDC is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections it has traced back to sprouted nut butter spreads.

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Multistate foodborne disease outbreaks on the rise

The outbreaks recorded from 2010 to 2014 were responsible for 11 percent of all foodborne outbreak illnesses, 34 percent of hospitalizations and 56 percent of deaths.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 13, 2015

The increase sparks a call for better collaboration between the food industry and federal and state governments.

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CDC launches improved outbreak search tool

New maps, interactive features and a search function provide two decades of data.

Jeremy Gerrard

October 27, 2015

Originally launched in 2009, the updated tool includes national data from all outbreaks reported to CDC from 1998 through 2014.

Former peanut exec gets 28 years in prison for role in Salmonella outbreak

Jeremy Gerrard

September 22, 2015

A federal judge sentenced former peanut industry executive Stewart Parnell to 28 years in prison Monday for his role in a 2008-2009 Salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 700 and was blamed for nine deaths, USA Today reported.

FSIS issues public health alert for frozen, stuffed chicken products because of possible Salmonella contamination

September 18, 2015

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has confirmed that frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken products produced by Aspen Foods, a division of Koch Poultry Company have the same Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak strain which was part of a July 15 recall.

Second death reported in Salmonella outbreak

Jeremy Gerrard

September 10, 2015

A Texas woman is the second person to die related to a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections stemming from tainted cucumbers, according to CDC.

Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers

Jeremy Gerrard

September 8, 2015

A California produce company has issued a recall for its cucumbers after CDC linked its products to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections.