This week's iFSN infosheet focuses on more information on last month's Salmonella outbreak at a Quizno's that was reported by the Rochester Post-Bulletin this week.  Health officials believe that produce, and maybe specifically tomatoes are to blame for the 22 illnesses.  They also suggested that the produce was likely contaminated before arriving at the fast-food outlet as staff and patrons (who likely ate the same ingredients) became ill around the same time

Joel Rubin of the Los Angeles Times describes in gut-wrenching glory his recent adventures with Salmonella, and how his initial suspicions of sushi proved wrong: instead it was the Hollandaise sauce at BLD, a trendy L.A. eatery.Rubin describes how in Los Angeles County, a small army of inspectors, doctors, specialized nurses and epidemiologists in the Department of Public Health watch over our 38,000 restaurants, markets and bakeries, hoping to catch problems with cleanliness and food handling before a meal gets contaminated

Today we released a scary infosheet all about chocolaty treats (that may contain nuts) and Salmonella.Production was halted at Fox's Confectionary on October 15, 2007 after traces of Salmonella were found in samples of chocolate. The company believes the outbreak originated from a batch of contaminated Brazil nuts, which are used to make one of the brand'sbest known products, Just Brazils

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KTTC TV is reporting that an outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened at least 10 people has forced a Rochester, Minnesota, Quiznos restaurant to temporarily close its doors.Officials said the bacteria could have come from a contaminated product or possibly from an employee handling the food.Director of Disease Prevention and Control, Larry Edmondson was quoted as saying, "As far as I know they are mostly recovering

Eurosurveillance reports today on an outbreak of Salmonella linked to raw alfalfa sprouts in summer 2007 in Sweden, which sickened at least 51 people.Almost two years ago, Salmonella in mung bean sprouts sickened 650 Ontarians.Kingston, Ontario, was ground zero for the great Salmonella sprout outbreak of 2005

N.Y. Times business columnist Andrew Martin writes in Sunday's paper (Oct. 14/07) that he's gotten used to the idea that hamburgers can make you sick. But frozen dinners?The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says at least 165 people in 31 states have become ill with the same strain of salmonella, with the Banquet pot pies being the likely source

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