June 30, 2009 - North Coast Seafood has voluntarily removed from sale Fresh Tuna Steaks that were sold at Shaw’s, Star Market and Big Y Stores in New England.
The recalled product was sold between June 20th thru June 24th to retail stores throughout New England and was removed from sale on June 24.   The product [...]

Every year in the United States, there are over 30,000 laboratory confirmed cases of salmonella illness.   To be considered a confirmed case, a person must provide a stool, urine, or blood sample that tests positive for salmonella.  
There are over 2500 different known types - or more accurately - serotypes of salmonella.   Three of those serotypes - [...]

After contaminated food is eaten, there is a delay before the consumer starts to feel the first food poisoning symptoms.  This delay is called the “incubation period”.  Incubation periods of foodborne illnesses can range from a few hours to several days or weeks.  
People tend to believe that the last food they ate caused their illness.  This is not always the case [...]

Stillwater, Minn. (April 10, 2009) – Cub Foods has recalled its Queen Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos because the jars have the potential to be contaminated with broken glass.  The affected product was sold at Cub Foods stores in Minnesota and Iowa.  This product recall includes all Cub Foods® Queen Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos, 7 oz - [...]

We talk with people every day who want to know whether they may have a viable food poisoning case.   Here is how we go about answering that question for them.
First, it is important to understand that most food poisoning illnesses are never specifically identified.   Almost everyone has suffered from food poisoning at one time or another in their lives.   The [...]