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contacted by the Post-Dispatch said they had recently eaten at salad bars from 
Schnucks stores in St. Louis, Ladue, and High Ridge. 
Source: 
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/10/store-salad-bars-implicated-in-st-
louis-outbreak/
 
30.
 
October 30, Food Safety News
 – (Pennsylvania) Yersinia turns up again at 
Pennsylvania dairy. The Pennsylvania state departments of agriculture and health 
were advising consumers and retailers who purchased milk from Brunton Dairy in 
Aliquippa, to immediately discard all milk with a sell-by date of October 25 or later. As 
part of ongoing oversight testing of the dairy, the agriculture department confirmed a 
positive test result for Yersinia bacteria from pasteurized, homogenized fat-free milk in 
a 1- gallon glass bottle with a date code of October 25. Milk production has been 
suspended at the dairy until additional testing is completed. Yersinia enterocolitica 
causes diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting, and it can sometimes enter the 
bloodstream and affect other organs. This infection can be severe, and illness can 
mimic appendicitis and sometimes lead to unnecessary surgery. In June and July, five 
people were sickened with Yersinia enterocolitica after drinking pasteurized milk in 
glass bottles from Brunton dairy. 
Source: 
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/10/yersinia-turns-up-again-at-
pennsylvania-dairy/
 
31.
 
October 30, Food Safety News
 – (North Carolina) 23 of 26 E. coli cases tied to North 
Carolina State Fair. North Carolina Division of Public Health authorities investigating 
an outbreak of E. coli said 23 of the 26 people sickened attended the state fair earlier in 
October, pointing to the fair as the probable source of exposure. In a news release, the 
health department said of the 26 cases reported so far, 13 are adults, and 13 are 
children. Five people were hospitalized. Fourteen of the ill people are from Wake 
County and six are from Sampson County. Single cases of infection have been reported 
from Cleveland, Durham, Franklin, Johnston, Orange, and Wilson counties. Public 
health officials, who are working with the state department of agriculture and consumer 
services on the investigation, said they will contact some fairgoers as they try to 
pinpoint the specific source. In 2004, more than 100 attendees of the North Carolina 
State Fair were sickened with E. coli O157:H7 in an outbreak linked to a petting zoo. 
Source: 
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/10/23-of-26-e-coli-victims-attended-
north-carolina-state-fair/
 
32.
 
October 29, Food Safety News
 – (National) Allergy alert: Kale chips with 
undeclared cashews. Rhythm Superfoods is recalling approximately 2,700 cases from 
6 days of production of Kool Ranch Kale Chips that were inadvertently placed into 
packaging that did not declare cashews as an ingredient and were possibly shipped to 
retail locations nationwide, Food Safety News reported October 29. One case of 
allergic reaction has been reported. The recall was initiated after it was discovered that 
product containing cashews was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the 
presence of cashews. A subsequent investigation indicated the problem was caused by 
the use of new packaging. 
Source: 
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/10/allergy-alert-kale-chips-with-
undeclared-cashews/