Food Safety News - February 23, 2018 FDA says 44 deaths linked to kratom products; recall initiated

FDA says 44 deaths linked to kratom products; recall initiated By Coral Beach Although the agency says it is unrelated to a current investigation of a multi-state Salmonella outbreak, the FDA is overseeing the recall and destruction of  "a large volume" of kratom products. Twenty states have reported 28 confirmed cases of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:- infections linked to consumption of dietary supplements containing kratom, according to previous announcements... Continue Reading Death toll nears 200 in listeriosis outbreak in South Africa By News Desk South African officials say an outbreak of listeriosis has killed 172 people since the start of 2017. It is the world's largest reported Listeria outbreak. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases said 915 cases of listeriosis had been confirmed since Jan. 1, 2017. Early last month, only 61 deaths had been confirmed. Listeriosis is caused by... Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak in Colorado growing; 2 restaurants closed By Dan Flynn A Colorado burrito restaurant, forced to close after catering two community college events where some attendees were sickened with Salmonella poisoning, did poorly in health inspections during the past three years. As of Thursday there were 10 people confirmed with Salmonella infections linked to the restaurant, according to the Weld County Department of Public Health... Continue Reading Mr. Roboto meets Polk Salad Annie By Catharine Huddle Holy Jane Jetson. Picture this. You walk into the breakroom at work and instead of – or in addition to – the tired-looking ham/chicken/egg salad sandwiches and cans of chili, there's a vending machine chock full of fresh romaine, kale, arugula, snow peas, fresh edamame, cherry tomatoes and more. Meet Sally the Salad Robot. Not... Continue Reading CDC follows states, USDA, FDA with details about outbreak By Coral Beach A Salmonella outbreak reported Feb. 13 by Iowa officials as being linked to chicken salad was officially acknowledged Thursday by the federal Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC outbreak announcement about the outbreak traced to chicken salad sold at Fareway Stores Inc. grocery stores in five states does not include confirmed Salmonella cases... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2016 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, PS, 1301 2nd Avenue Suite 2800 Seattle WA 98101 USA Change your address or unsubscribe. * To unsubscribe from updates, click the link above, click the unsubscribe link sent to your email, then toggle the subscription settings to "Unsubscribe".

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