A woman forcibly removed from a Southwest Airlines flight earlier this week now faces a slew of charges following the incident. [More]
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JetBlue Crew Members Sent To Hospital Over… Nail Polish Remover Odor?
By 8.17.17
There are a number of odors that might permeate through an airplane that could make occupants sick: fuel, exhaust, travelers’ farts, but nail polish remover? That was apparently the case on a recent JetBlue flight, sending two crew members to the hospital. [More]
Chipotle Reopening Virginia Store Closed Over Possible Norovirus
By 7.19.17
A Virginia Chipotle restaurant will reopen today after it was temporarily closed following reports that some customers became violently ill after eating there. [More]
Chipotle Temporarily Closes Location After Customers Report Becoming Violently Ill
By 7.18.17
If you live in Virginia and were planning to grab Chipotle for lunch, you might want to make sure your local restaurant isn’t closed: The fast casual chain temporarily shut down a location in the state after more than a dozen customers became ill. [More]
Three Brands Of Rawhide Chews Recalled After Reports Of Sickened Dogs
By 6.12.17
If you were planning to reward Fido for being a good boy while you were out with a tasty rawhide bone, you might want to check the label. Several brands of rawhide dog chews have been recalled over a potential chemical contamination that could sicken animals. [More]
Smuckers Recalls Three Brands Of Flour Over Possible E.Coli Contamination
By 6.1.17 — Updated: 6.9.17
The two-month-old recall of potentially E. coli-contaminated flour in Canada is makings its way across the border, as Smuckers announced the recall of three brands of flour shipped to the U.S. [More]
Measles Outbreak Linked To Lack Of Vaccinations Grows In Minnesota
By 5.5.17 — Updated: 5.9.17
Dozens of people in Minnesota have been diagnosed with measles in recent weeks, leading health officials to consider imposing a mandatory isolation and quarantine order on some people who have been exposed. [More]
Soylent Says It Knows What’s Making Customers Sick; Will Stop Using Algae-Based Flour
By 11.7.16
Last month, meal-replacement startup Soylent voluntarily stopped selling its new-to-market nutrition bar and long-running powder after receiving reports from customers who became ill after consuming the meal-replacement products. Now, the company says it has pinpointed the cause of the issues: an algae-based ingredient called algal flour. [More]
Soylent Stops Sale Of Meal-Replacement Powder After Customers Report Becoming Ill
By 10.28.16 — Updated: 10.31.16
Earlier this month, meal replacement startup Soylent announced that it would voluntarily stop selling its new-to-market Soylent nutrition bar after receiving reports from customers who became ill after consuming the snack. Now, the company says it will expand that action to include certain meal-replacement powder after receiving similar issues. [More]
Soylent Stops Sales Of Nutritional “Food Bars” After Customers Report Becoming Violently Ill
By 10.13.16
If you count on a Soylent nutrition bar to keep the hunger at bay during your long work day, you might want to find an alternative. That’s because the meal replacement startup has halted sales of the bars – which debuted earlier this fall – after receiving reports from customers who became ill after consuming the snack. [More]
Good Earth Egg Products Recalled After Spate Of Salmonella Illnesses
By 10.5.16
Missouri-based Good Earth Egg Company has issued a recall for a variety of egg products that health officials have connected to an outbreak of salmonella in three states.
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Veal, Bison & Beef Recalled Over E.Coli Contamination After Seven Become Ill
By 9.26.16
Seven people in four states have become ill after eating red meat found to be contaminated with E. coli, prompting the recall of thousands of pounds of beef, veal, and bison from Adams Farm Slaughterhouse over the weekend. [More]
Chipotle Settles 100 Customer Complaints Over Food-Borne Illness Outbreaks
By 9.9.16
More than 100 customers who fell ill after dining at Chipotle restaurants last year will receive an undisclosed financial settlement as the fast-casual restaurant continues to put a series of E. coli and listeria outbreaks behind it. [More]
Cruise Ship Norovirus Season Begins: 252 Passengers Sick On Ship Docked In Maine
By 5.9.16
When the cruise season kicked off in Portland, ME this weekend, it didn’t exactly get off to a great start. The first ship to dock in the city’s port is under surveillance for norovirus after more than 250 passengers reportedly became sick. [More]
Massive Frozen Vegetable Recall Linked To 2 Deaths, 8 Illnesses
By 5.6.16
Federal health and safety regulators have opened an investigation into a listeria outbreak related to the recent recall of more than 350 different varieties and brands of frozen vegetables after eight people from three states — two who later died — became infected with strains of the bacteria. [More]
Chipotle Temporarily Closes Restaurant After Someone Inside Becomes Ill
By 4.6.16
Following very public bouts with E. coli and norovirus outbreaks at its restaurants in recent months, Chipotle revamped its safety protocols, mandating that stores be temporarily shut down if someone inside becomes sick. That plan was put into motion Tuesday when a Virginia restaurant closed around lunchtime. [More]
H-E-B Adds Hill Country Fare Tuna To Growing Recall List
By 3.21.16
Just days after Bumble Bee Tuna and Chicken of the Sea recalled hundreds of thousands of cans of tuna that may have been contaminated with unwelcome pathogens, Texas grocery store H-E-B announced its own recall of 10,752 cans of tuna for similar reasons. [More]
Spoiled Tuna Recall Expands To Include 107,000 Cans Of Chicken Of The Sea
By 3.17.16
Only hours after Bumble Bee announced a recall of more than 31,000 cases of canned tuna that may be spoiled, we’ve learned that 107,000 cans of Chicken of the Sea are being recalled for the same reason. [More]
