Ron Simon & Associates Files First Cyclospora Lawsuit Against Taco Bell and Taylor Farms.

Today, the national food poisoning law firm of Ron Simon & Associates, along with DiCello Levitt & Casey LLC, of Ohio, filed the first cyclospora lawsuit arising out of the nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak now linked to tainted shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by Taylor Farms.

The suit was filed in Mahoning County, Ohio, on behalf of David Ott, a 27-year veteran of the United States Army.

On June 18th and 20th of 2026, Mr. Ott purchased several Taco Supremes from the Taco Bell...

CS Beef Packers, LLC Recalls Ground Beef Products That May be Contaminated With E. Coli O145

CS Beef Packers, LLC, a Kuna, Idaho establishment, is recalling approximately 22,912 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O145, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today [February 11, 2026].

The raw ground beef items were produced on January 14, 2026. The following products are subject to recall:

• Cardboard cases containing eight 10-lb. chubs of “BEEF, COARSE GROUND, 73 L” with case code 18601, “Use/Freeze By: 02/04/26” and time stamps between 07:03 and 08:32 printed on two stickers placed on the outside of the case...

M.C.I. Foods, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Breakfast Burrito and Wrap Products Due to Possible Listeria

M.C.I. Foods Inc., a Santa Fe Springs, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 91,585 pounds of specific lots of ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast burrito and wrap products containing egg that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The individually packaged and bulk packed frozen breakfast burritos and wraps were produced between September 17, 2025, and October 14, 2025. A list of the products subject to recall can be found here...

UPDATE: Albertsons Voluntarily Recalls Deli Items Due to Listeria Concerns

The FDA has announced a voluntary recall from Albertsons Companies concerning select store-made deli items that contain bowtie pasta supplied by Fresh Creative Foods which has been linked to a broader recall due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The outbreak affects multiple retailers under the Albertsons umbrella across several states, including: Albertsons, Albertsons Market, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, Pak 'N Save, Pavilions, Market Street, Randalls, Safeway, Tom Thumb, and Vons. Impacted states include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska...

UPDATE: Public Health Alert for Listeria Contamination in Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs

Editor's Note: The FSIS updated this health alert September 26, 2025 after this article was published. This story was updated to reflect those changes on September 29, 2025.

In addition to the “MARKETSIDE LINGUINE WITH BEEF MEATBALLS & MARINARA SAUCE”, which can be found at Walmart, the FSIS updated its announcement to include “TRADER JOE’S CAJUN STYLE BLACKENED CHICKEN BREAST FETTUCINE ALFREDO” found exclusively at Trader Joe's.

This product comes with "best if used by" dates of September 20, 24 and 27 of 2025 printed on the label, and bears...

Viva Raw Recalls Pet Food Over Salmonella and Listeria Concerns

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a voluntary recall from Viva Raw, LLC on August 25. In the announcement, the company stated two lots of dog and cat food may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

Items from this recall are sold frozen, in 1 lb. bricks, wrapped in clear vacuum packaging. They include Lot codes 21495 or 21975 printed on the top. Labels include:

• Viva Ground Beef for Dogs
• Viva Beef & Turkey for Puppies  
• Viva Ground Chicken for Dogs
• Viva Chunked Chicken...