I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
Click on the above logo to go to Con Agra’s press release. Interestingly, Con Agra does not do a recall of its Salmonella Pot Pies, but instead tells customers to return the product or throw it away. I guess FSIS/USDA is tired of doing recalls since it has spent the last two weeks assisting in […]
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Frozen Chicken And Turkey Pot Pies Banquet brand and generic store brand frozen not-ready-to-eat pot pie products with “P-9” printed on the side of the package may be the potential source of reported illnesses caused by Salmonella based on epidemiological evidence collected by the CDC and State public health […]
By Josh Funk, Omaha AP Business Writer, posted on Yahoo News a few moments ago: Health Officials Call ConAgra About Possible Pot Pie Problems Several state health departments have told ConAgra Foods Inc. its Banquet pot pies may be linked to cases of salmonella, but the company said the pies are safe if they’re cooked […]
Mark Johnson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted last night on the online edition that now “five people in Wisconsin have been infected with E. coli O157:H7, three of whom consumed beef at the same event in the Milwaukee area in mid- or late September, according to the Milwaukee Health Department. The Cargill patties were […]
Six year old Sidney Jacobi remains on dialysis, in lots of pain WAVE Shayla Reaves reported that the E. coli outbreak at Galena Elementary School in Indiana continues to cause major problems for some of the kids who were infected. A 6-year-old girl is now on dialysis, and has been in the hospital for weeks. […]
According to the CDC, 32 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection have been identified with PFGE patterns that match at least one of the patterns of E. coli strains found in Topp’s brand frozen ground beef patties. Ill persons reside in 8 states – Connecticut (2), Florida (1), Indiana (1), Maine (1), New Jersey (7), […]
According to Milwaukee AP, Wisconsin Woman Tests Positive For E. Coli Infection, an 18-year-old Milwaukee County woman tested positive for the same strain of bacteria that sickened four Minnesota children last week, the state Department of Health and Family Services said Monday. The E. coli strain, O157:H7, is identical to the one linked to ground-beef […]
Salmonella typhimurium is a leading cause of human gastroenteritis. The genus Salmonella contains over 2,000 sero-species and is one of the most important pathogens in the family Enterobacteriaceae. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is the among the most common Salmonella serovars causing Salmonellosis infections in the US. In humans, Salmonellosis causes diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps […]
It will be busy week at Marler Clark judging from the phone calls and email traffic over the weekend. We expect to file additional lawsuits against Cargill and Topps on behalf of families of children sickened by E. coli from the recall of 23,000,000 pounds of frozen hamburger. We will also be doing testing on […]
The below Timeline is directly from the transcript of the Press Conference held by the USDA/FSIS on October 4, 2007. Some questions that need to be answered: 1. When did Topps know that there was a possible E. coli O157:H7 illness tied to its product? Given that USDA/FSIS was testing Topps product by September 7, […]
It was a bit cold and rainy on Bainbridge Island today as I watched my eight-year-old daughter, Sydney’s, soccer game. You see at 50 I don’t feel old – my wife is younger and my three daughters are very young. So, I was a bit disturbed that the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) would […]
CLASS I RECALL – HEALTH RISK: HIGH Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation is voluntarily recalling approximately 845,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties produced at its Butler, Wis., location because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. We have been contacted by the […]
William D. Marler Op-ed Dr. Richard Raymond, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the USDA/FSIS told us last week: “our meat supply is the safest in the world.” This when in the past days Topps, a company in operation for nearly 70 years closes its doors and recalls 21 million pounds of ground meat after […]
CDC Investigators compared the “DNA fingerprints” patterns of E. coli O157 strains found in ground beef with “DNA fingerprints” patterns of E. coli O157 strains isolated from ill persons. As of 12 PM (ET) October 5, 2007, 32 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection have been identified with PFGE patterns that match at least one […]
In the category – "when it rains it pours," the Minnesota Department of Health announced today that four E. coli O157:H7 cases linked to frozen ground beef patties purchased at Sam’s Club stores in August and September. According to the Departments Press Release: State health and agriculture officials are investigating four cases of E. coli […]