San Joaquin County
  Environmental Health Department (EHD)
     600 E. Main Street, Stockton, CA 95202
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News Articles and Health Warnings

--2010--

Food Warnings

• 06-28-10 - USDA Offers Summer Grilling Tips
• 06-25-10 - CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Flash Pop Candy imported from China
• 05-21-10 - CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat "Nature's Choice", "Caldwell Fresh Foods" and "California Fresh Exotics" Brand Alfalfa Sprouts
• 04-22-10 - Quarantine on Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1
• 04-18-10 - CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain WINCO Ground Beef
• 04-16-10 - CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Wo Chong Brand Alfalfa and Clover Sprouts
• 03-22-10 - CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Darrell Lea Raspberry Yogurt Liquorice
  

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--2009--

Food Warnings

• 07-28-09: New Menu Labeling Law Explained

• 06-19-09: Nestle Cookie Dough Recalled

• 01-29-09: Link to Update on Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections (Peanut Butter Recalls)

• 01-13-09: Peanut Corporation of America Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter

West Nile Virus

• 08-05-09: First WNV Horse Fatality in County in 2009

• 07-28-09: First 2009 Human Case of West Nile Virus Found in San Joaquin County

• 07-22-09: West Nile Virus Activity Found Throughout San Joaquin County

• 05-20-09: WNV is Back in San Joaquin County

Other

• 08-21-09: Notice of Public Hearing for Morada Produce Co.

• 08-20-09: Approval of Amendment to the Forward Landfill Permit

• 04-30-09: Notice of Public Hearing for Prima Frutta Packing, Inc.

• 03-17-09: Notice of Public Hearing for North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill 

• 02-18-09: New Radon Fact Sheet 

• 01-29-09: Link to Proposed AB 885 Regulations for Onsite Wastewater Treatment (Septic) Systems 

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--2008--

Food Warnings

• 06-20-08: California Department of Public Health Warns Consumers Not To Eat Qi Cai Bang Candy Imported From China 

• 06-06-08: Update on Salmonella Outbreak Found in Certain Types of Tomatoes

• 02-17-08: Questions & Answers:  Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company

• 02-17-08: California Firm Recalls Beef Products Derived From Non-Ambulatory Cattle

West Nile Virus

• 06-20-08: California Department of Public Health Announces First Confirmed West Nile Virus Case in 2008 

• 06-19-08: San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District Plans For National Mosquito Control Awareness Week  

Other

• 08-20-08: Notice of Change to the Report of Facility Information for the Forward, Inc. Landfill

• 04-18-08: California Department of Public Health Cautions Californians about Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 

• 02-14-08: Three Leaded Recalls

• 02-08-08: Chattam Issues Urgent Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Icy Hot® Heat Therapy™ Products

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--2007--

West Nile Virus

• 07-31-07:  First Human WNV Fatality Detected in San Joaquin County

• 07-13-07:  California Department of Public Health Announces First Death From West Nile Virus in 2007

• 06-20-07:  State Health Officer Announces First Confirmed Human Case of West Nile Virus in California This Year

• 06-14-07:  First West Nile Virus Mosquitoes Found in San Joaquin County for 2007

• 04-23-07:  Early Onset of Warm Weather Triggers an Early West Nile Virus Season

Food Warnings

• 11-01-07: General Mills Recalling Frozen Meat Pizza products Because of Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

• 10-04-07: CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Brands of Ground Beef

• 10-03-07: CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Soy Deli Tofu Products Identified in Expanded Recall

• 09-07-07: Listeria Discovered in Organic Pastures Raw Cream

• 08-02-07: Consumer Alert - Recalls for Potential Botulism Poisoning - English & Spanish

• 08-01-07: CDPH Warns Consumers Not To Eat Fresh Ginger From China

• 07-27-07: CDPH Announces San Diego Botulism Case

• 06-21-07: Consumers Advised Not to Eat Certain Diced Yellow Onions

• 06-06-07: State Health Department Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Brands of Ground Beef

• 04-27-07: State Health Officer Advises Consumers Not To Eat Some Shellfish and Viscera of Sardines, Anchovies and Crab From Five Southern California Counties

• 04-22-07: Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels in California Takes Effect Early Due to Elevated Levels of Domoic Acid

• 04-20-07: State Health Officer Advises Consumers Not to Eat Richwood Meat Frozen Ground Beef Patties Due to Possible E. Coli Contamination

• 02-20-07: State Public Health Officer Warns Consumers Not To Eat Peanut Butter Associated With Salmonella Outbreak

• 01-31-07: Eating Wild Mushrooms Can Be Deadly, State Health Official Warns

Other

• 10-11-07: Notice of Change to the Transfer Processing Report for the Lovelace Transfer Station

• 10-02-07: CDPH Urges Californians to Get Immunized Against the Flu

• 07-09-07: Public Notice of SWFP Modification: Scotts Hyponex

• 04-22-07: Update on Stanislaus County Hog Farm Quarantine

• 04-17-07: State Officer Cautions Californians About Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

• 02-28-07: Notice of Change to the Report of Composting Site Information for the Scotts Hyponex Regional Composting Facility

• 02-16-07: Notice of Change to the Report of Facility Information for the Forward, Inc. Landfill

• 02-15-07: New PSA Advises Californians On How To Prepare For A Possible Pandemic 

• 02-06-07: Notice of Change to the Joint Technical Document for the North County Landfill

• 02-06-07: Emergency Handbook for Food Managers (multiple languages)

   

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--2006--

West Nile Virus

• 08-24-2006:  Contra Costa Woman is 2nd To Die in California Due To West Nile Virus

• 08-17-2006:  State Health Officer Announces California's First Death from West Nile Virus in 2006

• 07-27-2006:  First Horse WNV Infection Detected in San Joaquin County This Year

• 07-19-2006:  First Human WNV Infection Detected in San Joaquin County This Year

• 06-26-2006:  1st West Nile Virus Positive Bird Found in San Joaquin County for 2006

• 06-13-2006:  2006 Detection of West Nile Virus in Stanislaus County 

• 05-22-2006:  Recent Rains Create a Cause for Concern

• 05-15-2006:  Are You Raising Mosquitoes in Your Yard?

• 03-27-2006:  Community Effort Needed to Reduce Risk of West Nile Virus

Food Warnings

• 11-15-2006:  State Public Health Officer Offers Food Safety Tips For Holiday Feasts

• 09-15-2006:  State Health Officer Announces Voluntary Recall of Fresh, Prepackaged Spinach Products That Are Possibly Related  To a Multistate Outbreak of E. Coli

• 08-18-2006:  Consumers Warned Against Eating Raw, Imported, Freshwater Crabs After Two Restaurant Diners Suffer   From Unusual Lung Infection

• 08-04-2006:  State Public Health Officer Warns of Illnesses Linked to Consumption of Raw Oysters From WA State

• 04-28-2006:  Annual Quarantine for Sport-Harvested Mussels Takes Effect May 1 in California

• 04-03-2006:  Dagoba Recalls Organic Chocolate Because of Lead Levels

Other

• 10-03-2006:  State Public Health Officer Urges Individuals in High-Risk Groups to Get a Flu Shot

• 07-28-2006:  State Public Health Officer Issues Warning About Hantavirus Following First Fatal Case Since 2003

• 07-27-2006:  Cooling Centers in San Joaquin County.

• 07-17-2006:  State Health Officer Urges Californians to Take Precautions Against Plague

• 06-27-2006:  New Surgeon General's Report Focuses on the Effects of Secondhand Smoke

• 05-25-2006:  Bird Flu & You - Get The Facts

• 02-15-2006:  Leading Manufacturer to Eliminate Lead Risks from Children's Lunchboxes

• 02-10-2006:  State Health Department Issues Warning To Consumers to Stop Using “The First Years” Liquid-                   Filled Children's Teething Rings Manufactured by RC2

• 02-07-2006:  State Health Department Opens new State of the Art Emergency Operations Center

• 02-01-2006: State Health Department Antidote for Infant Botulism is Highly Effective

• 01-05-2006: "What's On Tap" Final 2005 Issue (pdf file)