Good Taste Noodle MFG. of Chicago, IL, is recalling its “EGG NOODLES and WONTON SKINS, labeled with production date from June 19, 2010 to August 19, 2010″, because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune system. Healthy persons... [more]

Federal officials have spent the last few days scouring egg farms believed to be the source of a Salmonella enteritidis outbreak. This Salmonella outbreak has sickened nearly 2,000 victims and forced a recall of over half a billion eggs. News reports by the Des Moines Register have indicated that federal officials began an investigation based upon positive Salmonella test results at egg farms linked... [more]

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into the causes of the recent massive Salmonella egg recall, now includes a criminal investigation.  The investigation was prompted by the discovery that millions of eggs had been exposed to Salmonella enteritidis contamination. The WSJ has confirmed that this is a formal investigation involving... [more]

Consumers are all abuzz about the Salmonella enteritidis egg recall. Salmonella enteritidis bacteria has been found by investigators. Additionally, two companys are at the center of this recall: Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. Each state has been consciously monitoring the egg recall situation, and Louisiana is no different. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued... [more]

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is voluntarily recalling a small number of bags from a specific lot of one of its dry cat food products due to potential salmonella exposure. No illnesses have been reported, and no other Iams pet food products are involved. Only one code date is affected by this announcement: Product Name Version Code Date UPC Code Iams Indoor Weight Control... [more]

The recent recall of an estimated 8,500 pounds of Cargill Meat Solutions ground beef has brought to light the enormous challenges associated with fighting foodborne illnesses once exposure has occurred.  This latest recall is the result of beef that is believed to be contaminated with E. coli O26, a. Shiga toxin producing E.coli bacteria.  E. coli 026 is not the only strain of E. coli that we should... [more]

Estimates of egg-related illnesses from Salmonella contamination continue to rise, with latest reports revealing upwards of 2000 individuals suffering from the very serious side-effects of Salmonella poisoning.  We now know that at least two of the farms that participated in the recall have been definitively linked to Salmonella contaminated eggs in at least twelve states across the country.     Wright... [more]

Latest reports on the national egg recall bring more bad news to the Gulf states.  The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has reported that Mississippi may have been one of the destinations for a shipment of eggs that has been included in the recent recall involving more than half a billion eggs contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis.  At this time, there have been no reported illnesses... [more]

Another state has been hit by eggs recalled as part of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. It appears that eggs possibly contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis bacteria have turned up in Montana. These Salmonella recalled eggs are linked to a FDA posted egg recall by Sparboe Farms in Litchfield, Minnesota. Sparboe Farms recalled eggs which originated at Iowa farms. KURL 8 reports: The FDA identified... [more]

We recently posted an explanation of how Salmonella cases are reported and investigated by the CDC in order to help you better understand the investigation process that is taking place in the Salmonella enteritidis outbreak involving recall eggs from Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. Today, we find ourselves in the midst of an E. coli O26 recall. This Shiga toxin producing E. coli bacteria maybe... [more]