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 2009, two important public health sessions sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association and the International Association for Food Protection were held to discuss emerging issues surrounding the increasing popularity of raw (unpasteurized, unprocessed milk). This website was inspired by discussions following the presentations. Many participants felt that there was a need for a […]
NSF International, a global leader in food safety solutions, has announced the recipients of the 2010 Food Safety Leadership Awards. The winners will receive their awards at the 2010 Food Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. (Award ceremony is 9:45 a.m. EST, Wednesday, April 14th in Washington D.C. Convention Center’s Keynote Theatre). NSF is an independent, […]
I had the honor of talking extensively with KCTS producer Terry Murphy about food safety. I’m looking forward to seeing the piece, which airs this Friday in the Seattle area, and will then be online. On Friday, April 16, Seattle’s public television station, KCTS 9, will premiere an original report on food safety. The piece […]
Peter Hurley, Oregon policeman and father of three, was introduced to how serious foodborne illness can be when his son Jacob fell ill. Jacob was sick for 11 days, and later the family found out that during his illness, they had unknowingly been feeding him exactly what made him ill – his favorite food, peanut […]
After being in the hospital since May of 2009, after $2,500,000 in medical bills and lost wages, after losing a portion of her large intestine, after suffering kidney and liver failure and being ventilator dependent for months, Linda is out of the hospital and heading to rehabilitation. E. coli O157:H7 is a very nasty bug. […]
Michael Moss of the New York Times told the story, Pioneer Press’ Ben Garvin took the photo, but Stephanie Smith still suffers from Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome brought on by E. coli O157:H7. From the New York Times: Mr. Moss took that most pedestrian of American delicacies, the hamburger, and subjected it to probing reporting to […]
The real question remains is how did the E. coli bacteria get into the Daycare in the first place? Was is a food item or animal contact shared by some of the children and/or adults and then brought into the Daycare and spread via cross-contamination. More questions than answers in this tragedy.
The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners and Nominated Finalists in all categories will be announced on April 12, 2010 at 3 p.m. Eastern daylight time. Finalists are not announced in advance. Winners’ names, photos and bios will be posted on this Website at 3 p.m., along with all winning photographs and cartoons. Links to winning news […]
WinCo Foods announced a few moments ago that it is issuing a voluntary Class I recall on all ground beef products sold at its Modesto, California store between the dates of Saturday, April 3, 2010 and Friday, April 9, 2010. The store is located at 2200 Plaza Parkway in Modesto. At this point the recall […]
I landed a few hours ago from DC, and will be turning around on Monday AM to head back – rumor has it that S. 510 might actually move – I do not want to miss it. On the way, I’ll detour through Minneapolis to give a series of lectures of Foodborne Illness Litigation, or […]
I just landed a few hours ago from being in "the other Washington." It was hard to see news of yet another E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has taken the life of a child. According to press reports, a Clark County day care was closed after an outbreak of E. coli infections that led to […]
North American Bison Co-Op, a New Rockford, N.D., establishment is recalling approximately 25,000 pounds of whole beef heads containing tongues that may not have had the tonsils completely removed, which is not compliant with regulations that require the removal of tonsils from cattle of all ages, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection […]
Whole Foods Market announced the recall of its Whole Catch Yellow fin Tuna Steaks (frozen) with a best by date of Dec 5th, 2010 because of possible elevated levels of histamine that may result in symptoms that generally appear within minutes to an hour after eating the affected fish. The product, sold in twelve ounce […]
We have been working on updating www.about-ecoli.com, www.about-campylobacter.com, www.about-hepatitis.com and www.about-salmonella.com and have finally finished the upgrades. In addition to updating the content to reflect the newest information on the "bugs," we added a new section called "One Family’s Story," so readers can get a better understanding of the impacts of foodborne illness. Here are […]
I will be in Washington DC both this week and next. Next week I will be at the Food Safety Summit receiving the 2010 NSF Food Safety Leadership Award for Education. NSF has worked for over 65 years to assure food safety, quality, and consistency. The NSF Food Safety Leadership Award was created to recognize […]