The CDC reports: Shigellosis is a nationally notifiable diarrheal illness caused by gram-negative bacteria. Shigella infection is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Although most infections are self-limited, antibiotics are indicated for severe illness or to reduce transmission in settings with high risk for spread. Since 2015, a growing proportion of cases has been caused by […]
Butte County Public Health Department has discovered additional Salmonella cases in an ongoing investigation which was prompted by numerous case reports of the food borne illness. “More cases have been identified, and all of the cases are in Chico,” stated Mark Lundberg, M.D., Health Officer at Butte County Public Health. “Public Health staff are conducting […]
The Miami-Dade Health Department said today that a cook at the Bayside Chili’s restaurant has a confirmed case of a serious, contagious illness and likely prepared food with it for some time before it was finally diagnosed. The cook had gone to work with Typhoid fever for at least 10 days before going to the […]
Kudos to Mercy for Animals! According to the prosecutor in Marysville, Ohio, several employees at Conklin Dairy Farms were caught on camera attacking some of the 200 cattle raised for their milk. A spokesperson for the prosecutor said the main perpetrator has been arrested. Billy Joe Gregg, Jr., is charged with 12 misdemeanor counts of […]
Minnesota State health officials have linked three cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness with raw milk from a dairy farm in Gibbon, Minn. The Minnesota Department of Health urges anyone who may have recently purchased milk from the Hartmann Dairy Farm, also known as M.O.M.’s, to discard the product and not consume it. The milk […]
Had a great opportunity to speak to a group of folks on the front line of food safety – Environmental Health Inspectors. What was most interesting was that there were several people in the audience who work for Seattle/King County Department of Health in 1993 during the Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak.
Here is something positive – E. coli O157:H7 victim, Linda Rivera, walked 50 feet today.
We need to think through beef and milk production in this Country. My friend, Erik Marcus at www.vegan.com sent me this video. I am not a vegetarian – yet. Be careful this video is disturbing:
I have been struggling with that question as I am preparing for my upcoming speech at NEHA in a few weeks. As most know, Upton Sinclair’ 1906 novel, “The Jungle,” was intended to expose the exploitation of the workers in the Chicago packing houses, but became a best seller because it exposed the underbelly of […]
Transparency – Really? In the last month the FDA has been investigating an E. coli O145 outbreak that has sickened some 30 people in Michigan (11 confirmed and 2 probable), New York (5 confirmed and 2 probable), Ohio (8 confirmed and 3 probable), Pennsylvania (1 confirmed), and Tennessee (1 confirmed). The outbreak has been linked […]
The below dropped into my inbox. It looks like after a 19-month vacancy Food Safety Inspection Services (USDA) is possibly going to finally get a person to run the place. To: All Committee Members Title: Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Elizabeth Hagen for Positions with the USDA Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 – Likely […]
From a Fresh Express Press Release: Fresh Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, is voluntarily recalling a specific selection of Fresh Express Romaine-based ready-to-eat salads with the expired Use-by Dates of May 13th through May 16th and an "S" in the Product Code because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. […]
There are few cases that have impacted me more than Abby’s. We were honored to donate to set-up a scholarship in Abby’s name: Helping on a scholarship in Abby’s memory is one thing, getting our government to do something would be even better. Perhaps this is a post they should pay attention to: Mr. President, […]
As everyone well remembers, on April 20, 2009, the CDC announced that 714 persons had been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium in 46 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state was as follows: Alabama (2), Arizona (14), Arkansas (6), California (81), Colorado (18), Connecticut (11), Florida (1), Georgia (6), […]
Many restaurants or manufacturers of food seldom, if ever, issue an apology when their food poisons a customer. So, when the owner of Los Dos Amigos Family Mexican Restaurant issues a written apology to its patrons for the recent salmonella outbreak at the Jackson Street, Roseburg, business, you need to take notice. Thirty people reportedly […]
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the urgent recall of all alfalfa sprouts manufactured by J.H. Caldwell and Sons sold under three brand names: Caldwell Fresh Foods, Nature’s Choice, and California Exotics brand. Alfalfa sprouts from Caldwell have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella […]