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Beef Ruled Out as Source of McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak, Quarter Pounders Return to Restaurants

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Bailee Henderson
October 29, 2024

Testing has shown no sign of Escherichia coli contamination in McDonald’s Quarter Pounder beef patties, and traceback and epidemiological data have ruled out beef as the cause of the ongoing E. coli outbreak. Quarter Pounders have returned to the menu at affected McDonald’s locations—without slivered onions.


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Boar’s Head to Face Criminal Investigation Over Listeria Outbreak as Tenth Death is Reported

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Bailee Henderson
September 30, 2024

In response to a FOIA petition submitted to USDA by the Associated Press, the agency chose to withhold the requested Boar’s Head inspection and enforcement reports on the grounds that they were being compiled for law enforcement purposes related to the recent listeriosis outbreak.


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Following Outbreak, Boar’s Head Forms Food Safety Council of Top Experts, Closes Facility, Discontinues Liverwurst

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Bailee Henderson
September 13, 2024

Following the deadly listeriosis outbreak tied to its product, Boar’s Head announced that it is indefinitely closing the facility and is discontinuing the liverwurst responsible, and has established a council of industry-leading experts to enhance the company’s food safety and quality programs.


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Inspection Reports Show Mold, Insects, Meat Residues, and More at Boar’s Head Facility Responsible for Listeria Outbreak

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Bailee Henderson
September 6, 2024

According to recently released U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection reports, in the year leading up to the deadly Listeria monocytogenes outbreak caused by Boar’s Head deli meats, serious noncompliances with food safety regulations were observed regularly at the facility responsible.


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FDA, CDC Combine Two Salmonella Outbreaks Into One; WGS Suggests Cucumbers Grown With Contaminated Water

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
August 15, 2024

Thanks to whole genome sequencing (WGS) and other investigative data, two foodborne salmonellosis outbreaks previously thought to be separate have been linked to each other and have been associated with cucumbers.


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Fatal Listeriosis Outbreak in Canada Linked to Plant-Based Milks

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
August 13, 2024

A Canadian foodborne listeriosis outbreak linked to plant-based milks has sickened at least 20 people, hospitalized 15, and caused three deaths. A recall has been issued.


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Experts Recommend Codifying Food Safety Culture After Major STEC Outbreak at Calgary Childcare Facilities

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Bailee Henderson
August 2, 2024

Following the largest Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) outbreak affecting children in the Province of Alberta, Canada’s history, a review panel has put forth several recommendations that focus on fostering food safety culture and developing food safety inspection systems for childcare establishments/kitchens.


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Montana Outbreak Linked to STEC-Contaminated Beef Burgers Causes One Death

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
July 31, 2024

Following the death of one restaurant patron who consumed a ground beef burger contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC), a Montana meat producer has announced a voluntary recall.


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CDC: Irradiation Could Have Helped Prevent 155 Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in the Past Decade

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
May 15, 2024

To investigate the potential impact of more widespread adoption of food irradiation, CDC analyzed a decade (2009–2020) of U.S. foodborne illness outbreak data for four significant foodborne pathogens, and found 155 outbreaks linked to irradiation-eligible foods that had not been irradiated.


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Thanks, Sesame: U.S. Food Recalls Due to Undeclared Allergens Skyrocketed in 2023, Causing Half of All Food Recalls

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Bailee Henderson
April 26, 2024

A total of 313 food product recall announcements were issued in 2023 by FDA and USDA, which the U.S. Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG) Education Fund analyzed in its Food for Thought 2024 report to identify recall trends. 


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