According to South African press reports, Tiger Brands, South Africa’s biggest food manufacturer, announced yesterday that it is immediately recalling about 20 million Koo and Hugo’s canned vegetable products that were produced from May 1, 2019, to May 5, 2021, over safety concerns due to potentially defective cans. The issue with the cans, which is a deficient side seam weld that could cause the cans to leak, was initially discovered in May this year with…

Hilliard, Lori – complaint FINAL As of July 22, 2021, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from three states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 10, 2021, to July 1, 2021. Sick people range in age from 19 to 61 years, with a median age of 47, and 64% are female. Two people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The true number of sick people…

We will be filing a lawsuit in Illinois in the morning. What products have been recalled? The BrightFarms products come in clear, plastic clamshells and have “best by” dates through 7/29/2021: BrightFarms Nutrigreens TM (3 oz. package) BrightFarms Butter Crisp TM (4 oz. package) BrightFarms Harvest Crunch ® (4 oz. package) BrightFarms Mighty Romaine TM (4 oz. and 8 oz. package) BrightFarms 50/50 Spring & Spinach (4 oz. package) BrightFarms Spring Crunch (4 oz. package)…

With both the FDA and CDC being more transparent on the status of outbreak investigation, it is easy to keep track of the outbreaks even is we do not yet know the causes.…

Nonprofit activist group, STOP Foodborne Illness, has announced that the organization has finalized recommendations to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to modernize the nation’s food recall system. The recommendations, titled “Collaborative Plan to Achieve Customer-Focused Recall Modernization,” outline the steps needed for the U.S. to improve its recall process. STOP Foodborne Illness sees the current recall process as antiquated and disjointed. The nation’s food recall system hasn’t been enhanced in five years. But last…

As of April 22, 2020, this outbreak was over according to the CDC. 51 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 were reported from 10 states.3 people were hospitalized. No deaths were reported. Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory evidence indicated that clover sprouts were the source of this outbreak.On March 16, 2020, Chicago Indoor Garden recalled all products containing red clover sprouts. Jimmy John’s LLC reported that all of its restaurants stopped serving…

As of July 14, 2021, eight people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from two states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 10, 2021, to June 15, 2021. BrightFarms today initiated a voluntary recall of packaged salad greens produced in its Rochelle, Illinois (Ogle County) greenhouse farm sold in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected BrightFarms-branded products were…