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 […]
Under the new rule of strict liability, to hold a food manufacturer liable, a person injured while using a food product need only show that: (1) the food product was defective; (2) it was used as intended; and (3) the defect caused the injury. The care used in the manufacture of the food product is […]
Alan J. Liddle of Nation’s Restaurant News reports this afternoon that the number of people with confirmed cases of shigella illness associated with a franchised Subway restaurant here has climbed to 78, with 11 of those individuals requiring hospitalization with one still hospitalized. He goes on: In a related development, the Seattle-based law firm of […]
The Senate Agriculture Committee scrapped an earlier version of the Wisconsin Raw Milk Bill (see earlier post) and has instituted what I see as an appropriate compromise (if I do not say so myself) that includes warnings, registration, inspection and testing. The committee also stripped a provision sought by raw milk farmers that would have […]
The Chicago-area Subway that has been linked to over 50 Shigella illness has been hit once again by a customer’s lawsuit.
This Assembly Bill – 628 – is the same as Senate Bill 434. It should fail for the same reasons as I posted below. Here is the full Assembly Bill:
Although I agree that consumers should be able to buy raw milk from a well-regulated, inspected farm – "know your farmer" – like what is done in California and Washington presently. However, I believe that the law needs a warning that is much more stringent than the law now envisions. I think this is what should […]
Linda Rivera update from her brother-in-law: Linda will be discharged from her “home” of Desert Springs Hospital for the past year and to an unknown rehabilitation center. Her tracheostomy opening was closed and she is breathing room air on her own without difficultly, no supplemental oxygen. Linda is talking, has a lot of muscle weakness […]
Victims of foodborne illness gathered in the nation’s capital last week to speak to Senators about the need to move food safety legislation forward. Senate bill 510 (S510, the Food Safety Modernization Act) passed unanimously out of committee in November, but has yet to come to the floor of the Senate for a vote. "I […]
According to Chicago press reports, the number of people sickened by the Shigella outbreak traced to a Lombard sandwich shop is now at 50, DuPage County Health Department spokesman David Hass said this afternoon. Thursday’s count was 49. Hass added that all 10 people who were hospitalized for the illness have been discharged. "It’s still […]
Go Cougs.
249 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo, which displays either of two closely related pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns, have been reported from 44 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AK (1), AL (2), […]
Food Safety News – Safe Cooking Temperatures Refrigerator Magnets to be available at upcoming CDC/USDA/FDA Conference. I thought these would be good to help educate consumers and retail outlets on safe cooking. Come to the conference and get a few.
From a Press Release I sent out this morning: Food Safety attorney William Marler is calling for enforcement of a federal law that allows criminal sanctions to be imposed against food manufacturers that can prevent harmful food products from being distributed, but do not do so. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) […]
We filed a lawsuit today against a Lombard Illinois Subway restaurant for a Wheaton couple on behalf of their child who became sick after eating at the restaurant on February 26th. Ron and Sarah Bowers purchased a meal for their child, JB, which was contaminated with Shigella sonnei, a potentially lethal fecal bacteria. The child […]