Tag Archive for 'salmonella'
March 31st, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Federal food safety officials have issued a consumer warning to stop eating all foods containing pistachios until they determine the source of another possible salmonella outbreak. The FDA learned about the potential salmonella problem last Tuesday, when Kraft Foods Inc. notified the agency that it had detected salmonella in roasted pistachios through routine product testing.
The source of [...]
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February 23rd, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Food poisoning can occur from either a virus, a bacteria, or a parasite. By far the most common cause of food poisoning are the Noroviruses, which are widespread in the community but also are well known for sickening cruise-ship passengers, according to the CDC. A virus does not respond to antibiotics, whereas bacteria are treatable with antibiotics.
The symptoms of norovirus illness [...]
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February 12th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
The salmonella outbreak has been responsible for eight deaths and 600 reported salmonella illnesses in 44 states. Some 1,800 products containing Peanut Corporation ingredients have been recalled so far, but manufacturers and retailers have issued 27 new recall announcements just this week.
Alarming details of Peanut Corporation’s operations were revealed in a Congressional Hearing yesterday. Peanut Corporation apparently [...]
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January 22nd, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Certain dog biscuits, and granola, energy and nutrition bars, have been added to the growing list of product recalls because they contain peanut paste from Peanut Corporation of America. This Blakely, Ga., processing facility has been identified as the source of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak, according to the FDA. A significant association has recently been found between infection [...]
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January 20th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Any product containing peanut butter, such as cookies, crackers, cereal, and ice cream, should not be eaten at the current time until it can be cleared in the ongoing nationwide salmonella outbreak, the FDA has advised. The recommendation does not apply to name-brand jars of peanut butter available in grocery stores, which have not been implicated [...]
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January 14th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
The likely source of the national salmonella outbreak has been identified in a container of peanut butter at a Minnesota nursing home. The 5-pound container of King Nut peanut butter, which tested positive, appears to be manufactured for sale in large containers to institutions such as nursing homes, cafeterias, etc.
Salmonella Typhimurium has been reported in 43 [...]
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July 29th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Update: July 29, 2008: To date, 1307 persons have been infected with Salmonella Saintpaul. Jalapeño peppers are likely to be the major cause of this outbreak, but fresh serrano peppers and fresh tomatoes remain under investigation. An FDA laboratory detected Salmonella Saintpaul with the outbreak strain fingerprint pattern in a sample of jalapeño pepper obtained from a [...]
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