The Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in the Boar’s Head product, which began in May of 2024 with a few isolated cases, quickly escalated in severity. The outbreak had resulted in 60 hospitalizations and 10...
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BlogBoar’s Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems persist
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In the newsCore update as of October 29, 2025
The CORE update list of outbreaks and adverse events includes eleven postings. The outbreak of Salmonella Richmond (ref #1345), FDA has initiated an inspection and sample collection. The outbreak of Salmonella Lomalinda (ref...
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In the newsPacific International Marketing recalled fresh Italian Parsley due to Salmonella
The FDA reported that Salinas, CA (October 28, 2025) - Pacific International Marketing (“Pacific”) (Salinas, CA) recalled 474 cases of bulk Italian Parsley because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The Ital...
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BlogBird Flu and its impact on humans
Avian influenza H5N1 is a type A bird flu virus, typically, it does not infect people. Human infections have most often happened after close or lengthy unprotected contact with infected birds. The spread...
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In the newsProlonged multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 in the EU linked to consumption of tomatoes, first update
On October 23, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) provided an update on a multi-year, multinational outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona linked to tomatoes. Reporting that, between January 2023 and Se...
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In the newsPistachio continue to be recalled in Canada due to Salmonella
The recalls in Canada due to pistachios contaminated with Salmonella continue. A weekly summary includes (i) Green Pistachio distributed in Ontario, sold from August 19 to October 21, 2025, which was recalled due to Salmonel...