Prior to the tomato-linked salmonella outbreak, food-related illness and recalls that have affected Bay Staters in recent years include:
Beef shipped across the country, including to 112 Massachusetts schools, was recalled in February after the U.S. Department of Agriculture learned employees of Hallmark/Westland Meat in California were videotaped using a fork lift and electronic prod to [...]

As the lively 12,000-strong crowd at the Wildfoods Festival was forcing down offal, insects and other barely edible eats, Westland charities were enjoying one of their biggest fundraisers. Most of the 90 stallholders are local charity or non-profit organisations and for many, Wildfoods is their major fundraiser.
Hokitika Guides started collecting 2500 garden snails in November. [...]