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No-Swin Warnings for Twelve Beaches in Florida
According to health officials, swimmers are being notified to stay out of the water at 12 Miami-Dade beaches. Bacteria levels that where found, surpass state measures at the beaches and a no-swim warning was published.…
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Update on the Outbreak
June 25, 2008: At this time, FDA recommends consuming raw red plum, raw red Roma, or raw red round tomatoes only if grown and harvested from the following areas that HAVE NOT BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH…
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Largest outbreak of salmonella on record
The amount of reported infection in the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak connected to fresh tomatoes has increased to more than 600 people. The Deputy Director, Robert Tauxe, of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division…
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Recall of Nestlé Pure Life Purified Water
U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does…
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Fresca Italia, Inc., Expands Recall of Burrata Cheese Because of Possible Health Risk
Contact: Fresca Italia, Inc 415-468-9800 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- June 23, 2008 -- Fresca Italia of Brisbane, CA is recalling Burrata, a type of cheese, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria…
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Florida, Texas farms connected to salmonella
Some farms in Texas and Florida seem to have produced at least several of the tomatoes associated in what is forming up to be the country’s biggest tomato salmonella epidemic, federal health officials said Friday.…
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383 salmonella cases counted by CDC
Another 106 cases of salmonella have been associated with contaminated tomatoes, setting the outbreak total at 383 on Wednesday. The majority of the new cases were people who became ill weeks ago but have not…
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Expands Recall of Burrata Cheese Because of Possible Health Risk
U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not…
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Update on the Investigation, June 20, 2008
The FDA has completed the traceback for some of the tomatoes associated with the salmonella outbreak. The agency has been able to trace the pathway of some tomatoes from the point of purchase (e.g. supermarket)…
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30 states and the District of Columbia reported salmonella cases
Federal health officials said Wednesday that the number of illness cases has risen in last few days to 383 people. They have been contaminated with an uncommon form of salmonella since April. Some 30 states…