Following a massive recall issued by Taylor Farms Retail Inc., the outbreak has reached a total of 39 states, nearly 80% of the country, including: Wyoming, Wisconsin, Virginia, Utah, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, Nebraska, North Carolina, Montana, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, Maryland, Louisiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Idaho, Iowa, Hawaii, Georgia, Florida, Delaware, Colorado, California, Arizona, Arkansas, Alabama, Alaska, Washington and Oregon. While the CDC only reports 33 cases over five states, 13 of those have resulted in hospitalizations. The affected products include five-ounce packages of Simple Truth Organic  Baby Spinach with UPC 0-11110-91128-5 and “Best By” date of 2/24/2013, as well  as 16-ounce trays of Taylor Farms Organic Baby Spinach with UPC 0-30223-04780-3  and “Best By” date of 2/24/2013.

If you or a loved one have experienced health issues related to ingesting one of these products, the attorneys at Strong, Garner, Bauer P.C. are here to help. Call our office at (417) 887-4300, or email info@stronglaw.com for your free consultation.

For more information, visit:

http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2012/O157H7-11-12/index.html

Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC has issued a voluntary recall on various canned tuna products due to a manufacturing error that prevented the cans from meeting safety standards set by the company.  Cans that do not meet seam standards could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or by pathogens, which could lead to illness if consumed. The specific product being recalled is Chicken of the Sea Brand 5-ounce chunk white albacore tuna in water sold at retail locations nationwide in single cans between February 4, 2013 and February 27, 2013.

If you or a loved one have come into contact with the products mentioned above and experienced illness as a result, the personal injury attorneys at Strong-Garner-Bauer P.C. can help you. Call our office at (417) 887-4300 or email us at info@stronglaw.com for a free consultation.

For more information on the recall, visit:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm342650.htm?source=govdelivery

Missouri health officials have been notified of 12 confirmed cases of salmonella apparently traced to cantaloupes grown in southwestern Indiana.

Several states are coping with salmonella outbreaks linked to the Indiana melons.  The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported the confirmation by the CDC on Tuesday.

Missouri officials say at least three people reported eating cantaloupe before getting sick.  The CDC says the strain of salmonella in the Missouri cases matches the one found in the Indiana melons.

Read more: http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-12-cases-of-salmonella-linked-to-cantaloupes-confirmed-in-missouri-20120821,0,376519.story

Symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.

If you have purchased cantaloupe, make sure to check that it was not grown in Southwestern Indiana before consuming.

If you believe you may have the symptoms of salmonella and have consumed cantaloupe, please contact the experienced Springfield, Missouri salmonella attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300 or email us at info@stronglaw.com.

The total has now risen to 16 individuals that have become infected with Salmonella from at least 11 brands of dry dog food manufactured at a Gaston, S.C., plant operated by Diamond Pet Foods of Meta, Mo. They include the store brand pet food sold by Costco, Kirkland Signature and Kirkland Signature Domain.

Lab tests have confirmed that those sick were infected with a rare strain of salmonella Infantis, which was detected only after a routine test of dry dog food revealed contamination, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Although three individuals are from Missouri, people have been infected in eight other states including North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, and Virginia.

People can become sick by handling the tainted pet food or through contact with an animal that has eaten the contaminated food.

If you have purchased one of the 11 recalled brands of Diamond Pet Food, you should immediately discard of it. If you believe you may have contracted salmonella from the tainted dog food or any other contaminated product, please contact the experienced Springfield salmonella attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

After a salmonella outbreak affecting over 100 people in 16 states, the California based company Moon Marine USA is recalling over 60,000 pounds of frozen tuna used in sushi.

Around a dozen people have been hospitalized with symptoms of fever, diarrhea, and cramps, including three people from Greene County, Missouri.

If you have fallen ill with salmonella, please contact the experienced Springfield salmonella lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

Three confirmed cases of salmonella in Greene county, Missouri have prompted the county to issue a warning regarding handling live chickens. The three cases are likely the result of local vendors selling live chickens.

Symptoms of salmonella may include diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and/or abdominal cramps. Severe infections can lead to hospitalization. Infants, elderly persons, and those with weakened immune systems are more likely than others to develop severe illness. Young children are especially at risk for illness because their immune systems are still developing and because they are more likely to put their fingers or other items into their mouths.

The warning provides the following tips for avoiding salmonella:

You can reduce the risk of salmonella infection from live poultry by doing the following:

Do not let children younger than 5 years of age handle or touch chicks, ducklings, or other live poultry without supervision.
Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water immediately after touching live poultry or anything in the area where they live and roam. Avoid touching your mouth before washing your hands. Use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available.
Adults should supervise hand washing for young children.
Wash hands after removing soiled clothes and shoes.
Do not eat or drink in the area where the birds live or roam.
Do not let live poultry inside the house or in areas where food or drink is prepared, served, or stored, such as kitchens, pantries, or outdoor patios.
If you have free-roaming live poultry, assume that where they live and roam is contaminated.
Clean equipment and materials associated with raising or caring for live poultry, such as cages, feed containers, and water containers, outside the house, not inside.

If you or someone you love have become ill with salmonella, please contact the experienced Springfield Salmonella attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

In a recent press release, the FDA has announced that an outbreak of salmonella cases in Missouri and Arkansas are linked to Moon Marine USA Corporation’s frozen raw yellowfin tuna product. Moon Marine USA Corporation has recalled nearly 60,000 frozen raw yellowfin tuna as a result of the salmonella outbreak.

The FDA report provided the following “fast facts” about the outbreak:

Moon Marine USA Corporation (also known as MMI) of Cupertino, Calif. is voluntarily recalling 58,828 lbs of a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, labeled as Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA. Nakaochi Scrape is tuna backmeat, which is specifically scraped off from the bones, and looks like a ground product.

The product is not available for sale to individual consumers, but may have been used to make sushi, sashimi, ceviche and similar dishes available in restaurants and grocery stores.

The company name and Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA were printed on boxes of the product when it was initially sold to distributors. However, the boxes may have been broken into smaller lots for further sale and may not be available to the end retailer or consumer. Therefore, the tuna may not be readily identifiable by retail outlets or by consumers as being from the implicated lots.

The Nakaochi Scrape AA and AAA from MMI was sold through distributors to restaurants and grocery stores that make sushi, and has been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly, which has caused 116 illnesses in 20 states and the District of Columbia to date. Of the reported illnesses, there have been 12 hospitalizations, and no deaths.

Many of the people who became ill reported eating raw tuna in sushi as “spicy tuna.”

If you purchase “spicy tuna” or other sushi, sashimi, ceviche, or similar dishes that might contain Nakaochi Scrape from a restaurant or grocery store, check with the establishment to make sure that it does not contain raw recalled product from Moon Marine USA Corporation, also known as MMI. When in doubt, don’t eat it.

Consumers who think they might have become ill from eating possibly contaminated raw Nakaochi Scrape should consult their health care providers.

If you believe you may have consumed tainted yellowfin tuna, please contact the experienced Springfield salmonella attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

To read the entire FDA report, visit: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm300397.htm