A new Swiss study is a useful reminder that we are not counting a pork-borne virus that is almost certainly circulating here.
On October 26, the journal IJID One Health published the first epidemiological investigation of a nationwide hepatitis E outbreak in Switzerland. It is worth reading, not because Switzerland is exotic, but because the
As of November 10, 2026, the Virginia Department of Health says a third round of oysters taken from Little Wicomico Oyster Company cages on November 2 tested positive for Salmonella, three of eight meat samples from two of the company’s four leases. The Little Wicomico River in Northumberland County, Virginia, stays closed to shellfish
As of November 11, 2026, FDA’s Enforcement Report lists two new recalls tied to the contaminated alfalfa seed lot behind this year’s multistate E. coli and Salmonella outbreak: Country Creek LLC’s Country Creek Acres Alfalfa Sprout Seeds in 16-ounce packages, and Francisco Family Foods’ hydroponically grown Alfalfa Sprouts in 4-ounce packages, both for possible E.
Family Farmstead Dairy of Worcester, New York is recalling all of its raw mild and raw sharp cheddar because the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. FDA posted the company’s announcement on November 10, 2026. The recall covers every lot code dated 10/16/27 and earlier, sold through retail stores in twelve states. It
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of Renton, Washington, recalled 2,414 Fresh To You Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches on November 7, 2026, for possible Listeria monocytogenes, after its biscuit supplier, C.H. Guenther & Son, recalled the biscuits baked into them. The sandwiches went to employee break rooms, refrigerated vending machines and cafeterias in
The Virginia Department of Health has closed the Little Wicomico River to shellfish harvest indefinitely, with Shellfish Area Condemnation Order 010-105 taking effect November 8, 2026, no expiration date, and three consecutive rounds of clean oyster tests required before it reopens. The order replaces the 30-day emergency closure that began October 9 after raw
As of Monday, November 2, 2026, Washington has three confirmed human H5N1 infections, all in Yakima County residents exposed to infected cattle at dairies, and one of them, a person with underlying health conditions who had been hospitalized with severe illness, died on Sunday, November 1. Thirty-three Yakima County dairy herds and one Benton County
As of Monday, November 2, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is telling parents not to buy or serve any Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars, in any flavor, lot or expiration date, after “several reports” of toddlers between 18 months and 2½ years old choking with complete airway obstruction.
Vitality Works Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico recalled one lot of 365 Whole Foods Market Standardized + Full Spectrum Blend Ashwagandha Capsules on October 30, 2026 because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The 120-count bottles carry lot number 2025-26227 and were sold from November 24, 2025 through October 20, 2026 at Whole Foods
D&M Smoked Fish Inc., doing business as Haifa Smoked Fish of Jamaica, Queens, New York, recalled all lots of its Cold Smoked Sprats on October 27, 2026, about 560 pounds, because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that makes botulinum toxin. The sprats were sold to retail stores, restaurants, wholesalers and
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on October 30, 2026 in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado for Sherry DeCrow of Lafayette, Colorado, who bought a dozen raw oysters at a Whole Foods Market in Superior, Colorado on June 5, 2026 and tested positive for Salmonella. The suit names Whole Foods