The CDC and FDA are investigating a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to recalled raw milk cheeses from Sierra Nevada Graziers. Thirteen people have been sickened across nine states including California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee and Utah, with eight hospitalized and three suffering life-threatening kidney injuries.
Health activists in India have filed the first formal court objection to a government proposal requiring red warning labels only when two concerning nutrients are high in food products. The non-profit groups argue this two-nutrient threshold creates an industry-friendly loophole that disregards public health concerns.
California-based produce supplier Taylor Farms has voluntarily recalled prepared foods containing jalapeños, including salsa and guacamole, sold at retailers like Walmart and Whole Foods across 26 states after supplier Coast Citrus Distributors recalled fresh peppers due to potential salmonella contamination. The recall comes weeks after the company was linked to a separate cyclosporiasis outbreak.
California-based produce supplier Taylor Farms is voluntarily recalling all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico following a cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, primarily in Michigan and nearby states. The diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak could become one of the largest foodborne illness incidents in the United States in recent years.
Health authorities are responding to separate salmonella contamination incidents: over 100 infections linked to flavored noodles in Europe, and the FDA upgrading a recall of Utz potato chip brands to its most serious level in the United States.
