The Honorable Bill Cassidy, M.D., ChairmanThe Honorable Bernie Sanders, Ranking MemberCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsUnited States Senate428 Senate Dirksen Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 Re: Finish what the Senate started — botulism in infant formula, the shared milk and powdered-milk supply behind two outbreaks, and the case for hearings and parent testimony Dear Chairman Cassidy, […]
I am not sure this is something that CNBC does often, and I am not sure how I feel about it. “A strong democratic Iraq will bring stability to the Middle East, and if we see Iraq that’s moving toward that, two, three, five years from now, I think we can call our operations a […]
As I said to the Associate Press yesterday – “The history of ignoring the law makes the sickening of 1,300 and the forced recall of 550 million eggs shockingly understandable.” I was talking about the owner of the largest egg farm at the center of this massive recall and outbreak of Salmonella Enteriditis. As the […]
MARY CLARE JALONICK, of AP, (A.K.A., “the egg gal,”) confirmed this morning what everyone speculated, that “both farms (Hillandale and Wright County Egg) are linked to businessman Austin “Jack” DeCoster, who has been cited for numerous health, safety and employment violations over the years.” She goes further: DeCoster owns Wright County Egg, the original farm […]
I spoke with Alec MacGillis this morning about the 550,000,000 eggs being recalled and the 1,300 people sickened and the company, Wright County Egg, in the middle of it. His story, “Before salmonella outbreak, egg firm had long record of violations,” and the violations he cites is even shocking to me, and I have been […]
Illnesses in at least seven additional people in Minnesota have been connected with an expanded multi-state recall of eggs from an Iowa producer due to contamination with Salmonella. This brings the total number of cases in Minnesota linked to the recall to 14. The additional Salmonella Enteriditis cases were identified as part of a restaurant […]
In the middle of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak, last week Elizabeth Landau of CNN asked if she could talk with one of my clients who had been stricken by Salmonella and had suffered complication – more than just a “tummy ache.” Fortunately for Elizabeth, but unfortunately for my clients, it is not hard to find […]
In the middle of yet another massive recall and illness outbreak – 550,000,000 eggs being recalled – with millions being spent on recall costs or millions be lost in sales – Mr. President, Senator Reid, please do not forget one other reason to pass this Bill.
Federal officials say they don’t yet know the size of a national epidemic of salmonella from contaminated eggs. Between May and July, health officials counted nearly 2,000 salmonella cases — compared to a normal caseload of 700. Officials say they expect the number to grow when illnesses from late July and early August are logged. […]
The New York Times William Neuman just reported that: Hillandale Farms of Iowa, issued a recall Friday of 170 million eggs that it sent to 14 states. The company said “laboratory-confirmed illnesses” had been associated with the eggs, and federal officials said the illnesses were part of a large outbreak of salmonella that has sickened […]
Salmonella Mamey Fruit Pulp The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat frozen mamey fruit pulp sold under the La Nuestra brand by Montalvan Sales Inc. Ontario, Calif., or the Goya brand by Goya Foods Inc. Secaucus, N.J. An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state […]
(FDA Press Release) Hillandale Farms of Iowa is voluntarily recalling shell eggs because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Eggs affected by this recall were distributed to grocery distribution centers, retail grocery stores and foodservice companies which service or are located in fourteen states, including the following: Arkansas, California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, […]
On August 13, Wright County Egg conducted a nationwide recall of shell eggs on 3 of its 5 farms. Further epidemiologic and traceback information led to Wright County Egg expanding its recall on August 18 to cover all 5 farms and 380,000,000 eggs. Shell eggs under the August 13, 2010 recall are packaged under the […]
Sorry, the old Beatle’s song keeps running through my head. And, with 380,000,000 eggs being recalled, and well over 1,000 people sick (and rising), I really should not be making jokes. Not surprisingly I usually start my morning reading Phil Brasher in the Des Moines Register. I was struck by his article this morning, “New […]
Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa Thursday expanded its recall to include 380 million chicken eggs that could be contaminated with salmonella bacteria, in one of the largest such recalls in recent history. It’s “one of the largest eggs recall in recent history,” said Food and Drug Administration Division (FDA) of Public Health and Biostatistics […]
Someone emailed me this photo. Seems to sum up my week. Recall information: