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    <title>Salmonella</title>
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      <title>Salmonella issue prompts health alert for some frozen pizzas, pork rind products</title>
      <link>https://www.wgcu.org/health/2026-05-05/salmonella-issue-prompts-health-alert-for-some-frozen-pizzas-pork-rind-products</link>
      <description>A public health alert for "meat and poultry products containing FDA-regulated dairy ingredients that may be contaminated with Salmonella." The products include several varieties of frozen pizzas and two varieties of pork rinds.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:52:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Quaker Oats recalls granola products over concerns of salmonella contamination</title>
      <link>https://www.wgcu.org/health/2023-12-17/quaker-oats-recalls-granola-products-over-concerns-of-salmonella-contamination</link>
      <description>Quaker Oats has recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella.Salmonella infections can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In rare cases, the bacterial disease can be fatal.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dd0e414/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2560x2560+0+0/resize/528x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F59%2F52a574274821bdd41e42a99a777a%2Fquaker-bars.jpg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p>CHICAGO — Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-salmonella-cantaloupes-outbreak-9a32fba45d330f89fd0f7565d1fcbc10">Salmonella infections</a> can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In rare cases, the bacterial disease can be fatal.</p><p>Quaker, which is owned by PepsiCo, said in a news release that it has not received any reports of salmonella infections related to the recalled granola products. The <a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/quaker-recalls-granola-bars-and-granola-cereals-due-possible-health-risk#recall-announcement">full list</a> of recalled foods includes granola oats cereals and Quaker Chewy Bars, which are also sold in PepsiCo’s snack mixes.</p><h2>READ MORE</h2><p></p><ul><li> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-salmonella-cantaloupes-outbreak-9a32fba45d330f89fd0f7565d1fcbc10">Mexico closes melon-packing plant implicated in cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak that killed 8 people</a></li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/cantaloupe-precut-salmonella-recall-9d96245825d370c85b0c5b71c0c08994">Don’t eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows</a></li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/eyedrops-recall-fda-inspection-safety-factory-0f6d421c8f39d0322ef31aacedd6d46a">After recalls and infections, experts say safer eyedrops will require new FDA powers</a></li></ul><p>The affected products have been sold in all 50 U.S. states, as well as U.S. territories, Quaker said. The company is asking customers with recalled products to throw them away and contact its customer support line or visit the <a href="https://www.quakergranolarecall.com/">recall website</a> for more information and reimbursement.</p><p>According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 1.35 million cases of salmonella infection occur in the U.S. each year, causing approximately 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths.</p>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 15:31:13 GMT</pubDate>
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