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Deadly Listeria Cheese Outbreak began in 2014

Bill Marler

Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 15, 2014, to December 10, 2023. Among people who remembered specific brands, three people who got sick between 2014 and 2022 reported Don Francisco brand queso fresco or cotija. WGS showed that bacteria from sick people’s samples from 2014 to present are closely related genetically.

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CDC uncovers two Listeria Lettuce Outbreaks that have sickened at least 26, killing 3, since 2014

Bill Marler

Using Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), product testing and clinical (human) sampling, health authorities have both determined that the source of the infection is Fresh Express and Dole and that the outbreaks are linked to illness that have been occurring since 2014. Illnesses started on dates ranging from August 16, 2014, to October 17, 2021.

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The Parnells will likely stay in prison after sickening several hundred, killing at least nine in 2008 with Salmonella tainted peanuts

Bill Marler

In 2014 Stewart Parnell was found guilty of 72 counts of conspiracy and fraud, and sentenced to 28 years in federal prison. The brothers are currently in federal prison after their 2014 trial where they were found guilty of deliberately sending peanut butter, tainted with Salmonella, into the food system.

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Jif Salmonella peanut butter outbreak hits Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Texas and Washington

Bill Marler

On August 21, 2014, the CDC announced a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup involving 6 people residing in Connecticut (1), Iowa (1), New Mexico (1), Tennessee (1), and Texas (2). The outbreak was declared over on October 16, 2014. Illness onset dates range from January 22, 2014 to May 16, 2014.

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Deadly outbreak of Listeria infections linked to cheese began in 2014; new patients identified

Food Safety News

The outbreak began in 2014 with the most recent patient having become sick in December 2023. Among people who remembered specific brands, three people who got sick between 2014 and 2022 reported Don Francisco brand queso fresco or cotija. At least two people have died. On Monday, Feb. The sick people live from coast to coast.

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Guess what ruins Thanksgiving – you guessed it – Salmonella

Bill Marler

Given the dramatic increase in turkey consumption around Thanksgiving, one might expect that serotypes we identified are primarily associated with turkey consumption, and indeed, Reading caused a multistate outbreak with a raw turkey source during 2017–2019, and a new clone of this serotype has emerged since 2014 in commercial turkey production.

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Hey, USDA FSIS, stop ruining our Thanksgiving and PLEASE ban Salmonella from Poultry

Bill Marler

Given the dramatic increase in turkey consumption around Thanksgiving, one might expect that serotypes we identified are primarily associated with turkey consumption, and indeed, Reading caused a multistate outbreak with a raw turkey source during 2017–2019, and a new clone of this serotype has emerged since 2014 in commercial turkey production.

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