HealthMap Foodborne

Making guacamole for the #BigGame? Wash fruits and veggies before cutting or eating, even if you aren’t eating the peel. When knives cut thorough an unwashed peel, germs can spread into produce. Learn more: go.usa.gov/xpNum. #Superbowl #SBLIV

The holidays are right around the corner! Proper food preparation and handling practices are essential to prevent #foodborneillnesses. Learn more by visiting: ow.ly/rWjP50xdOPl

UDSA has issued a public health alert for possible #ecoli #contamination in ground beef products -- ow.ly/imTq50wOtlU

#FDA has issued a #recall for dog food after samples test positive for #salmonella-- ow.ly/retO50wy8UB

General Mills has issued a #recall for flour over concerns of #EColi -- ow.ly/S60450weO8o

California-based American Beef Packers, Inc. has issued a recall of nearly 25,000 pounds of beef deemed unsafe for human consumption -- @CNN ow.ly/SIL150vZdsJ

@CDCgov has issued a warning about #salmonella cases linked to backyard poultry -- ow.ly/jSqx50vWlhw

A second death in connection to the #listeria #outbreak in #Spain has occurred. So far over 200 people have been infected with the #foodborne #disease after consuming contaminated meat via ow.ly/iu5Q50vLtH9

#UnitedStates: 135,000 pounds of chicken has been recalled due to #Listeria infection concerns via ow.ly/rueU50vEwYN

Dole produce has recalled spinach due to #salmonella risk via ow.ly/zFKc50vxfy2

#Germany reveals a total of 67,872 #campyloacter, 77,583 #norovirus , 2,226 #ecoli, 13,529 #salmonella, 701 #listeria and 9 #botulism cases were recorded in 2018 via ow.ly/pQIK50vxfvK

#England: A #listeria #outbreak linked to NHS sandwiches has caused 14 infections and 6 deaths via @Telegraph ow.ly/4lWK50vjCmn

#Canada: The Ryki Rycki Edam cheese #recall for potential #Listeria #contamination has been updated to include more cheese products. No illnesses have been reported to the company in connection with this recall via @FPBulletin ow.ly/Rk9m50vgGy6

Williams Foods has issued a #recall for some of its taco seasoning mixes due to possible #salmonella #contamination including H-E-B and Great Value Taco Seasonings via ow.ly/jB9C50vf3ey

FDA warns that #CyclosporaCayetanensis #parasite #outbreak may be linked to basil from #Mexico via ow.ly/CAP950vcB9O

#UnitedKingdom: Quorn Foods, Tesco and Iceland have isssued #recalls for 9 products over improper #allergy notices, potential #metal contamination and #salmonella concerns via ow.ly/5ljn50vbokZ

#Massachusetts Department of Public Health has reported an increase in reports of #Cyclospora. Since May 1, 2019, there have been more than 100 cases, mostly in the greater Boston area. In the last 3 years, there were 18-33 cases per year via ow.ly/g2cq50va5Kj

#Michigan: State officials are investigating a #cyclosporiasis outbreak that is linked to a #SouthHaven restaurant. Typically food is contaminated with the #parasite before reaching the restaurant and is not easily removed by standard rinsing via ow.ly/fmK950v92wM

#NewJersey: Northfork Bison Distributions Inc. has recalled ground bison after an outbreak of #EColi was linked to the products ow.ly/pi1W50v4Uw3

Pita Pal Foods has issued a #recall for hummus products over concerns for #listeria #contamination via ow.ly/8RD050v2TDx