Queseria Bendita of Yakima, Wash., has recalled Queso Fresco, Panela, and Requeson cheeses because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such [...]

Daniele International Inc., an company with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, Rhode Island, has expanded its January 23 recall to include another 115,000 pounds of salami/salame products due to possible Salmonella contamination. The earlier recall of over 1,260,000 pounds is being expanded due to finding of Salmonella in an unopened salami product tested by FSIS, and by ingredient [...]

As the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak continues to grow,  the salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have been busy fielding questions from hundreds of concerned citizens on our toll-free hotline (1-888-335-4901).  Below is an update on the outbreak with answers to the most frequently asked questions. How many people are sick? Currently, a total of [...]

As of 9:00 pm EST on February 8, 2010, a total of 217 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 44 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009.  The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AK (1), AL (2), [...]

The salmonella salami outbreak continues to grow.  As of 9:00 pm EST on February 2, 2010, a total of 207 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 42 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009.  The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain [...]

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2010 – Daniele International Inc., has expanded its January 23 recall (1,240,000 pounds of salami / sausage procucts) to include an additional 17,235 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) varieties of Italian sausage products, including salami, that may be contaminated with Salmonella Montevideo.  The recall is being expanded as a result of a confirmed finding of Salmonella [...]