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personal injury attorneyThe CDC reported that 99 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Agona have been reported from 23 states since the middle of July, with the outbreak linked to fresh whole papayas imported from Mexico by Agromod Produce, Inc. of McAllen, Texas. Agromod voluntarily recalled the papayas, which were imported from Mexico and distributed nationwide and to Canada through retail stores and wholesalers. But the CDC warned that contaminated papayas could still be in grocery stores and…

German Robert Koch Institute reported in July that 852 patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome were identified who had come down with the illness though the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli bacteria – including six confirmed cases in the U.S. resulting in one death. The study concluded that contaminated raw sprouts from one farm in Germany are the likely source of the outbreak, and that the farm had been closed. The sprouts produced there are no longer in restaurants or store shelves…

A reported 18,416 pounds of boneless, fully cooked ham products produced by Carolina Pride Foods, Inc., of Greenwood, South Carolina, has been liked to the dangerous foodborne pathogen, Listeria Monocytogenes, reports say. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a recall, designated as a Class I, which suggests a possible serious health hazard situation. The ham and ham products were produced mid-May and distributed throughout the southeastern United States with 10-ounce vacuum packages of CAROLINA PRIDE Smoked Diced Ham and 8-ounce…