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Foster Farms Chicken Recall: No Outbreak Cited Finally, after 16 months of continuous problems and after their chicken sickened at least 621 people in 29 states since March 2013, Foster Farms has announced a voluntary recall of chicken released from three California plants. Though the current outbreak has been going on for a long…

Fuego Tortilla Grill Salmonella Outbreak The Fuego’s Tortilla Grill Restaurant in College Station decided to voluntarily close its doors on Friday, after the Brazos County Health Department’s (BCHD) investigation into a number of Salmonella cases involving the restaurant that have occurred since last September. In all, while no deaths have been reported, officials have…

Salmonella and Baby Chicks: A Dangerous Condition In many families, Easter tradition includes the gift of cute little chicks or ducks to the kids or other loved ones. Unfortunately, that tradition has a bit of a down side, according to officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in that it can…

Pet Food Salmonella Research: Owners also at Risk As raw pet food has become increasingly popular with pet owners, the number of salmonella outbreaks has also increased. Because of this, researchers have formed a team to research the precise source of the salmonella outbreaks associated with raw pet food. Among the organizations involved in…

Salmonella on Chicken Caused by Roaches As if their problems weren’t bad enough, having seen sales drop 25 percent in recent months because of a salmonella outbreak traced to their plants, a Foster Farms chicken processing plant in California that just reopened on Saturday after being shut down for a major cockroach infestation has…