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 […]
In early April 2009, health officials from several states began investigating reports of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses associated with the consumption of ground beef products manufactured by the JBS Swift company. On June 24, 2009, JBS Swift announced a voluntary recall of approximately 41,280 pounds of beef products due to potential contamination with E. coli […]
The Outbreak CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella serotype Newport infections linked to the consumption of raw alfalfa sprouts. Investigators are using DNA analysis of Salmonella bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing to identify cases of illness […]
A total of 26 confirmed and 7 probable cases related to this outbreak have been reported by the CDC from 5 states since March 1, 2010. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is: MI (11 confirmed and 2 probable), NY (5 confirmed and 2 probable), OH (8 confirmed and […]
Since being infected with E. coli O157:H7 over one year ago, Linda Rivera has struggled with brain injury, kidney and liver failure, months on a ventilator, loss of her large intestine and other complications too numerous to mention. She continues to fight every day to recover. She has received both a letter and a phone […]
Oregon Public Health officials today are warning consumers about a nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts produced by Caldwell Fresh Foods of Maywood, Calif., and sold under several label names in Oregon. The sprouts are being sold in at least 17 other states in the West, Midwest and the South. The sprouts have been identified as […]
By Allison Torres Burtka Seattle lawyer Bill Marler has taken food safety into his own hands: A year and a half ago, Marler, who represents plaintiffs in tainted-food cases, hired a lab to test 5,000 samples of ground beef from grocery stores in six states for (non-O157:H7) E. coli, and the testing is almost complete. […]
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the strain of bacteria was Escherichia coli 0143:H34. The E. coli in the bag of lettuce tested in Ohio hasn’t been linked to any known food-borne illness here or elsewhere, but it could sicken people. For some food-safety advocates, […]
According to the Utah State Department of Health: Nine reported cases of Campylobacter infection among residents in Weber, Davis and Cache counties have been linked to Ropelato Dairy in Ogden. Ropelato’s license to sell raw milk has been suspended. Six reported cases of Salmonella infection in Utah, Salt Lake and Wasatch counties have been linked […]
AP’s Scott Bauer and I caught up with each other this morning shortly after Governor Jim Doyle vetoed a bill that would have allowed limited sales of raw milk in Wisconsin, saying he was protecting citizens’ health and safety. He also expressed concerns about how a possible outbreak of disease from drinking the unpasteurized milk […]
The Utah County Health Department (UCHD) is continuing to work with the City of Saratoga Springs, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, the Utah Department of Health, and other public and private organizations to determine the cause of this campylobacter outbreak. Since May 11th, 15 lab confirmed cases of campylobacter have been reported to the […]
According to a Utah Public Health Press Release, officials are investigating two separate clusters of illness linked to the consumption of raw milk. To date, the first cluster includes nine reported cases of Campylobacter infection among residents in Weber, Davis and Cache Counties. The second cluster includes six reported cases of Salmonella infection in residents […]
I personally do not think BPA should be in cans nor in containers. But, I also think that its ban should not be in S. 510 – "The Food Safety Modernization Act." If it is worth it, stand it alone. But, in and of itself, it should not stand in the way of the first […]
What we know to date: There are 23 confirmed and 7 probable E. coli O145 cases related to eating romaine lettuce in Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee manufactured by Freshway Foods and grown by “the Yuma farm.” Investigators in New York obtained an E. coli O145 isolate from an unopened bag of romaine lettuce […]
According to an FSIS announcement, Montclair Meat Co., Inc., a Montclair, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 53,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to recall include: * Various pound packages of "MONTCLAIR […]
According to the Deseret News, six people, ages 2 to 56, were diagnosed with Salmonella Newport in April, according to Utah County Health Department spokesman Lance Madigan. Four of the cases were in Utah County, with one each in Salt Lake and Wasatch counties. When investigators went through their where-have-you-been, what-have-you-eaten studies, they found all […]