salmonella

The family of a Minnesota man who died after eating tainted peanut butter is glad that former Peanut Corporation of America owner Stewart Parnell will he held accountable.

Minnesota health officials say more than two-dozen people have been sickened by eating raw Mexican-style cheese. The Minnesota Department of Health said Monday at least 25 Minnesotans became sick with salmonella linked to eating queso fresco made with unpasteurized cheese.

Minnesota health officials are warning that chicks and ducklings can carry salmonella. The state Department of Health says its investigators have linked three cases of illness caused by salmonella infection to ducklings purchased from a Tractor Supply Company store in Inver Grove Heights.

Fruit distributor Splendid Products is recalling several lots of Daniella brand mangoes, which may have triggered an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 16 states.

The Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. has resumed ground turkey production at an Arkansas plant linked to a salmonella outbreak.

Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of turkey after a government hunt for the source of a salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened dozens more.

A state health official says Minnesota had one case of salmonella poisoning illness thought to be linked to ground turkey earlier this year, out of 76 illnesses and one death nationwide.

The company that makes Skippy peanut butter is recalling two of its spreads that may be contaminated with salmonella. No illnesses have been linked to the recall of the Skippy reduced fat creamy and reduced fat chunky brands.