This is simply unacceptable. This botulism outbreak, frankly any outbreak that sickens babies, should never have happened. We can do more to protect the most vulnerable. The stork in “operation stork speed” clearly flew into a brick wall and crash landed. This child’s parents bought ByHeart Infant Formula at a Walmart. ByHeart utilized powdered organic […]
CDC typically coordinates between 17 and 36 investigations of foodborne illnesses involving multiple states each week. The table below shows the number of active CDC multistate investigations for Campylobacter, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella.
According to Food Safety News, the Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by E. coli O157:H7. As of Nov. 14, 18 confirmed patients have been identified. The FDA has not reported where the patients live or their ages. The agency has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what […]
St. Louis County health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections among students and parents at a local high school. The sick people from Rockwood Summit High School all attended an off-campus event, according to the St. Louis County Department of Health. As of Nov. 14, there were 19 patients. Some of […]
By the Numbers: 104 sick in 14 states – 34 hospitalized – 4 with HUS and 1 death FDA tested recalled onions and one sample tested positive for non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. The E.coli found in onions was not the outbreak strain and no human illnesses have been linked to this strain. Additional testing results will be released […]
CDC typically coordinates between 17 and 36 investigations of foodborne illnesses involving multiple states each week. The table below shows the number of active CDC multistate investigations for Campylobacter, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella. CDC reports on this each Wednesday.
Listeria Outbreak linked to Boar’s Head Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that Boar’s Head meats, including Boar’s Head brand liverwurst, were contaminated with Listeria, and have resulted in 59 reported illnesses. All 59 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been hospitalized with 10 deaths reported. States where illnesses have been reported include Arizona 1, […]
https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/11/05771__LACL160621_PFLD_14005345.pdf As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
I have been searching for things positive today. Here is one. My grandfather, Lawrence, bought this Ford tractor new in 1940 and used it on his farm until the 1970’s when he died of lung cancer – likely acquired during his decades of working in the lead mines between farming and raising eight kids – […]
I tried to avoid politics today until folks started talking about it on Food Safety Sites. My Comment: “Right now I am processing how a person with multiple marriages, multiple affairs, multiple bankruptcies, multiple indictments, multiple convictions and multiple impeachments will soon have access to our nuclear codes. Food Safety is not on my mind […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept 27, 2024, to October 16, 2024. Of 83 people with information available, 27 have been hospitalized,and 2 people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can cause kidney […]
NCBI Cluster PDS000185351.39 67 isolates 61 clinical, 1 ham, 5 liverwurst Ham is 1 to 4 SNPs from clinicals Liverwurst is 0 to 8 SNPs from clinicals 61 Clinicals: Distance between clinical isolates: minimum = 0 SNPs, maximum = 6 SNPs, average = 1 SNPs WGS date range: 2024-06-10 to 2024-10-03 September 25, 2024. Since the […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
Listeria Outbreak linked to Boar’s Head Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that Boar’s Head meats, including Boar’s Head brand liverwurst, were contaminated with Listeria, and have resulted in 59 reported illnesses. All 59 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been hospitalized with 10 deaths reported. States where illnesses have been reported include Arizona […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]