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 […]
Or, the Meat Industry believes that it is the consumer’s responsibility to get cow shit out of its product. Seriously, can you think of one consumer product that the manufacturer expects you to fix it, AFTER they make it, and BEFORE you use it. I just read an article in “Cattle Networks” about industry irresponsibility […]
In an effort to avoid responsibility for sickening nearly 100 of its customers (mostly children), Roberts American Gourmet, the manufacturer of Veggie Booty, has sued at least two of the upstream suppliers of ingredients. Attached below is the “Third-Party Complaint.” Looks like others will be joining the “party.” So far, it does not directly implicate […]
Janie Gabbett of Meatingplace.com wrote an interesting article about the increase in the number of E. coli O157:H7 cases and USDA’s and FSIS’s response. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is increasing follow-up sampling and food safety assessments at ground beef production plants after a spike in E. coli O157:H7 recalls during June and July, […]
WASHINGTON, September 5, 2007 – Fairbank Reconstruction Corp., doing business as Fairbank Farms, an Ashville, N.Y., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 884 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. The products subject to recall include: 1.33-pound […]
Continuing the “Food Safety World Tour,” I have been back in Seattle from Australia for a few days and soon will be off to China, via Seoul and Hong Kong. Jane Genova, “ubberblogger” and I spoke the other day about my upcoming (this Saturday) trip to China, as Jane aptly puts it: The “China Problem” […]
Blue Ocean Sardine Tamban is recalled WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) — The Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Blue Ocean Smoked Indiana Sardine Tamban because of possible contamination. Everlasting Distributors Inc. of Bayonne, N. J., recalled the uncoded 8-ounce packages of frozen Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban because they might be contaminated […]
States with Outbreak-Associated Cases of Salmonella CDC is collaborating with public health officials in Pennsylvania and other state health departments and the US Food and Drug Administration to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella serotype Schwarzengrund infections in humans. These human illnesses have been linked with dry pet food produced by Mars Petcare US at […]
Well, finally made it back from Australia to Seattle and still a bit jet-lagged. By the way, my middle daughter, Olivia, kept a blog about most of the trip. The link to it is HERE. Or, click on the picture of Olivia and Sydney (the youngest) below. Most photos were taken by Morgan, the oldest.
Several weeks ago we filed a Complaint on behalf of little Sydney and Cole Scheels who became ill with culture-positive Salmonella and were tied specifically to the Veggie Booty Salmonella outbreak. A few days ago we received the defendant Robert’s American Gourmet Food Inc.’s response (it’s Answer) to poisoning my clients (and presumably all the […]
The New York Times reports that China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country’s top agriculture official said. In the People’s Daily, Minister of Agriculture Sun Zhengcai said consumers had no reason to […]
According to the Whidbey News-TIMES, Two Island County residents were among those sickened by an outbreak of E. coli in ground beef. As of today six people in Washington, two people in Oregon and one in Idaho fell ill due to E. coli in late July and the first week of August. The Washington E. […]
Greg Meyer of KLEW Lewiston reported that the E. coli outbreak associated with ground beef has sickened a north Idaho woman, along with people from several other western states. Public health officials urge people to check their refrigerators and freezers for the ground beef that has been identified as causing the illnesses. The ground beef, […]
Kroger Recalls E. coli Potato Salad In case you picked up potato salad for your holiday picnic, you better check the label. Kroger says its recalling its store brand Southern Style and Mustard potato salad because it may be tainted with E coli bacteria. That is after recalls of E. coli tainted hamburger and salmonella […]
Boy, when you get mentioned (well, OK, it only said “that Seattle law firm”) in a defense firm’s PR brochure, you know you have made it. Paul M. Pohl (Mickey), of the Jones Day (2,200 lawyers in 30 offices around the world – must be crowded, we only have six lawyers, but one lawyer per […]
According to CNN, nine people have gotten sick in Washington, Oregon and Idaho from E. coli contaminated beef. Federal and state health officials issued a consumer alert Thursday after nine people were sickened by contaminated beef produced by Interstate Beef of Oregon. The recall is for 41,205 pounds (approximately 20 tons) of beef. As of […]