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USDA Drops Plan to Limit Salmonella in Poultry Products

MONDAY, April 28, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has dropped plans to require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in chicken and turkey products, ending a Biden a...

Multiple Violations Found At McDonald's Onion Supplier After Deadly E.Coli Outbreak

MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have uncovered dozens of violations at a McDonald's supplier tied to last year's deadly E.coli outbreak, which sickened over...

Tainted Cucumbers Now Linked to 100 Salmonella Cases in 23 States

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – An outbreak of salmonella linked to cucumbers has now been tied to 100 known cases of the illness across 23 states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported Thursday....

E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Declared Over

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (Healtday News) – An investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has officially been closed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced...

E. Coli Fears Spur Recall of 167,000 Pounds of Ground Beef

THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 – Over 167,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled by a Detroit meatpacker after being linked to E. coli illnesses in restaurant goers. The beef was shipped by Wolverine...

E. Coli Spurs Nationwide Organic Carrots Recall

MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people in 18 states, U.S. health officials reported Sunday. Supplied by California-based Grimmway Farms and sold...

E. Coli Illnesses Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Climb to 104

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – The number of Americans sickened in an E. coli outbreak tied to slivered onions used on McDonald's Quarter Pounders has now risen to 104, U.S. health officials reported...

CDC Confirms Onions as Source of McDonald's E. Coli Outbreak; Cases Rise to 90 Nationwide

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – Onions spread on McDonald's Quarter Pounders are the definite source of an outbreak of E. coli illness that's now affected 90 people nationwide, new evidence from the U.S....

Burger King, Other Fast Food Chains Also Pulling Onions Tied to E. Coli Outbreak

FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – With onions from one supplier implicated as the source of E. coli illness linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, other fast food chains are now pulling the onions from their...

E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Widens to 75 Cases in 13 States; 22 Hospitalized

FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – An outbreak of E. coli illness linked to onions used in McDonald's Quarter Pounders has expanded to now include 75 cases across 13 states, U.S. health officials announced...

Onions in McDonalds' Quarter Pounders Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Have Been Recalled

THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Just days after an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders was first announced, a company producing onions used in the burgers said it has issued a recall for...

One Dead, 10 Hospitalized in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – An E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has sickened 49 people in 10 states, killing one and landing 10 more in the hospital. Most of the illnesses have...

Increases in Incidence of Certain Foodborne Diseases Seen During 2023

MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – During 2023, there were increases in the incidences of certain foodborne disease, which may reflect changes in diagnostic practices, according to research published in the...

Utah Kids Got E. Coli From Playing Around Lawn Sprinklers

FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 – Happily jumping around lawn sprinklers or playing with garden hoses on a hot summer day: An idyllic childhood scene. Not so for a bunch of kids in Utah, who all got serious E....

Organic Walnuts Tied to Serious E. Coli Illnesses

WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Organic walnuts from a California grower that were distributed to health food and co-op stores in 19 states have been linked to serious cases of E. coli illness, federal...

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