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 […]
Marler Clark is set to sponsor the Foodborne Illness Outbreak Database, a resource that provides access to over 600 food poisoning outbreaks in one easy to search place. The database accesses information on outbreaks dating back to 1993. We would love your input on how the database functions and any other edits you might have. […]
Good News, FSIS is paying attention, as is the industry, or at least its minions. I would not vote against FSIS doing right by the consuming public (click on below to download letter and attachments):
The Hill’s, J. Taylor Rushing caught Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the longest serving member of the House and author of the lower chamber’s food safety bill, calling out the Senate as being “slow to act” on the bipartisan bill that passed the House. Dingell’s bill passed the House last July on a 283-142 vote. He […]
I have the honor to co-present with defense counsel, Alan M Maxwell, at this week’s GMA Litigation Conference in Austin, Texas – (click on image below) – I am also going to hand out Food Safety News thermometers.
According to an FDA Press Release, Queseria Bendita of Yakima, Wash., is recalling three types of cheese, Queso Fresco, Panela, and Requeson, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune […]
Stephanie Smith turned 23 years old today. She was born on February 20, 1987 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Stephanie was a dancer. She lost the ability to walk in 2007 as a result of the most severe E. coli O157:H7-induced HUS illness I have ever seen in someone who survived. One day, she will lose […]
According to KARE TV 11 in Minneapolis today, the Minnesota company accused of producing tainted meat that left a former dance instructor paralyzed has admitted fault in the case. According to documents filed earlier this month in the federal lawsuit, Cargill says it manufactured and sold a product that contained E. coli. The company tells […]
The 2007 Cargill E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak and its Genesis On October 3, 2009, the New York Times published an article on Stephanie Smith’s injuries and the contaminated, recalled Cargill meat that caused them—specifically, a hamburger patty that Stephanie’s aunts had purchased at a local Sam’s Club store. See Michael Moss, "E. coli Path Shows […]
Thank you Rep. Sue Wallis, R-Recluse, Wyoming. Like the Seattle Times, how did you know that I did not have enough work suing Cargill, Nestle, Con Agra, McDonald’s, Peanut Corporation of America, Kellogg, Dole, Nebraska Beef, Whole Foods, Jack in the Box, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, etc., in food poisoning cases? How did you also know […]
As this more recent Salmonella Black and Red Pepper outbreaks twists slowly in the wind, I spent some of today re-reading the FDA Establishment Inspection Report on U.F. Union International Food Co., Inc. White Pepper Salmonella Outbreak 2009. Harris Freeman appears to be the importer of the raw white pepper. The report is a bit […]
More bad news for cookies. Nestle Chocolate morsels manufactured in Burlington, Wisconsin were tested for Salmonella recently and were positive as reported by Western Racine County Health Officials on Thursday. In addition, according to a Nestle spokeswoman, Laurie MacDonald, the product was not shipped to costumers therefore there will be no recall. The test occurred […]
In so many ways, January 20, 2009 ushered in a new era in American politics (my wife and kids stood in the cold and were seated just below the President). A charismatic leader with an agenda of hope and change took the reins in a time of great trouble on many fronts in this country. […]
A Salmonella lawsuit will be filed this week on behalf of the daughter of a Huntington Beach woman who died in 2009 from a Salmonella infection contracted from tainted pepper. The lawsuit will be filed against U. F. Union International Food, which produced the spices as well as against the companies that sold and distributed […]
According to a FSIS release late yesterday, Daniele International Inc., an establishment with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, R.I., is expanding its January 23 recall to include approximately 115,000 pounds of salami/salame products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The recall is […]
This is just too good not to print in full: January 27, 2010 VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS A.D. David Mackay, President & CEO Kellogg Company 1 Kellogg Square Battle Creek, MI 49017 WARNING LETTER (10-ATL-07) Dear Mr. Mackay:On October 22-29, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your frozen food manufacturing […]