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Food Poison Blog

Surveillance and analysis on food poison news and outbreaks.
By Marler Clark

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 12:57:03

Zagreb Quality Meats and Sebastian Meats Recall E. coli-tainted Veal

Posted on December 22, 2009
According to John Horton of Cleveland The Plain Dealer: Veal delivered to two Cleveland meat markets has been recalled because of possible E. coli contamination. Zagreb Quality Meats on St. Clair Avenue and Sebastian Meats at the West Side Market received potentially tainted veal sometime during the past week, according to Mahan Packing...

Keeping Up With FDA Food Safety Recalls - A New Widget

Posted on December 21, 2009
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Vermont Harrington and Sons Recalls E. coli-tainted Hamburger

Posted on December 21, 2009
According to an FSIS release, Harrington and Sons, a Williston, Vt., establishment, is recalling approximately 68 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

Raw Milk Facts in Short Supply As Proponents Stage Wisconsin Rally

Posted on December 21, 2009
Unpasteurized milk—often referred to as raw milk—is at the center of a rally and court appearance today in Viroqua, Wisconsin. The controversial product can contain bacteria, like E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter, which can severely sicken those who consume it—bacteria removed by the pasteurization process...

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Before you consider drinking raw milk, PLEASE read this and watch these videos

Posted on December 20, 2009
Over the last years I have tried to bring some level of rationality to the debate over the consumption of raw milk. I first published on my blog a summary of the findings of a review of peer-reviewed literature on the topic of the "pros" of the consumption of raw milk...

Hazelnuts Recalled For Possible Salmonella Contamination

Posted on December 18, 2009
The FDA has announced that 114,350 pounds of shelled hazelnuts have been recalled due to concerns that they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The nuts were marketed by Willamette Shelling of Newberg, Oregon. To this point, no illnesses have been reported...

County Reaches Agreement With Dairy After Raw Milk Outbreak

Posted on December 17, 2009
Walworth County (WI) and Zinninker Farm have reached a settlment regarding potential fines following an outbreak of campylobacter jejuni linked to raw milk sold by the farm. The Janesville Gazette reports: The district attorney's office filed 24 citations against Zinniker Farm, N7399 Bowers Road, charging the sale of non-compliance milk...

ND Food Poisoning Victims (and the Public) Do Deserve Better

Posted on December 16, 2009
An editorial from today's Bismark Tribune hits the nail squarely on the head--the job of public health departments is to protect and oversee the public's health. That's why it is somewhat frustrating that many months after 150 people became ill from Salmonella infections after consuming or being exposed to contaminated food prepared by an unlicensed caterer in North Dakota, no official action has been taken against the business...

New Tests Confirm Wood Pallets Harbor Deadly Food Poisoning Bacteria

Posted on December 16, 2009
Tests Highlight Need for Congress to Address Shipping Platforms in Food Safety Bill Press Release Source: Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) On Wednesday December 16, 2009. In a random sampling of wood pallets used to ship food in Portland, ME, and Philadelphia, PA, numerous pallets tested positive for Listeria and abnormally high counts of bacteria that could potentially create health hazards for consumers...

Food Borne E. coli A Source of Urinary Tract Infections

Posted on December 16, 2009
New research suggests a connection between foodborne E. coli bacteria and urinary tract infections. This report details the findings of Professor Amee R. Manges, McGill University, on the link. The study was recently published in the January issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases...

School Food Safety Programs

Posted on December 15, 2009
USDA FNS is issuing a final rule requiring school food authorities participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or the School Breakfast Program (SBP) to develop a school food safety program, based on the hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) system...

Parent Food Safety Guide for E. coli

Posted on December 13, 2009
Click on image below to download Safety Guide. E. coli – www.about-ecoli.com Escherichia coli (E. coli) are members of a large group of bacterial germs that inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and other warm-blooded animals (mammals, birds)...

Editorial: USDA must reform its inspection process of chickens

Posted on December 13, 2009
MediaNews Editorial A consumer group made a disturbing discovery recently when it made random purchases of Foster Farms chickens in supermarkets. An outside laboratory conducted tests for salmonella and campylobacter and found fewer than 20 percent of the chickens purchased were free from contamination from one or the other...

Comparing the Food Safety Record of Pasteurized and Raw Milk Products

Posted on December 12, 2009

A Risky Drink - Raw Milk Consumption Does Cause E. coli and Campylobater Infections

Posted on December 12, 2009
I know my friends over at Weston A. Price Association and the Complete Patient think I spend all my time beating up on raw milk (hmm, did they notice what I did to Cargill last week?). What really gets to me about the "raw milkies," is their religious passion for their personal freedom trumping the fact that people get very sick from drinking raw milk on more than a few occasions...

What We Feed Our School Kids They Would Not Serve At A Fast Food Joint

Posted on December 09, 2009
Schoolchildren around the U.S. are eating meat that falls short of the safety standards of many fast food restaurants, the USA Today reported Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture maintains the meat it buys for the National School Lunch Program "meets or exceeds standards in commercial products...

Another Beef Recall Produces Call For Cargill Plant Closing - Are Congressional Hearings Next?

Posted on December 08, 2009
Rep. DeLauro says firm is repeat offender Last week's recall of approximately 22,723 pounds of ground beef because of possible salmonellosis contamination has drawn an angry response from a long-time Congressional food industry critic. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) says the processor, Beef Packers, Inc...

JBS Swift Works to Settle E. coli Case

Posted on December 08, 2009
AP reports that the family of a New Mexico boy who got sick after eating sirloin from JBS Swift Beef Co. is working to settle a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages against the Greeley, Colo.-based company. JBS Swift recalled about 380,000 pounds of beef this summer due to connections with outbreaks of E...

Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with Contact with Water Frogs

Posted on December 07, 2009
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states to investigate a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Typhimurium infections due to contact with water frogs including African Dwarf Frogs. Water frogs commonly live in aquariums or fish tanks...

Cargill Continues to Struggle with E. coli and Salmonella

Posted on December 07, 2009
Denise Reynolds RD of EmaxHealth does a great job of giving an overview of Cargill's comedy of errors: Beef Packers, Inc., owned by Cargill, announced late last week that it is recalling over 20,000 pounds of ground beef contaminated with a drug-resistant strain of salmonella...

Paralyzed Woman Sues Cargill in E. coli Lawsuit for $100,000,000

Posted on December 04, 2009
Stephanie Smith, the twenty-two year old Minnesota dance instructor left paralyzed by a burger tainted with E. coli filed suit today against Cargill, who produced the contaminated meat. Ms. Smith, whose 'The Burger that Shattered Her Life' profile in the New York Times was emailed all over the country, covered by hundreds of media outlets and galvanized legislators to change food laws, attempted mediation with the company, but was unable to come to a fair agreement with them...

Safeway and Cargill Recall 22,000 Pounds of Salmonella Hamburger in Arizona and New Mexico

Posted on December 04, 2009
Safeway in cooperation with Beef Packers, Inc.'s (Cargill) recall of 22,000 pounds of fresh ground beef that may be linked to an outbreak of Salmonella, Safeway Inc. is recalling fresh ground beef products with "Sell By' dates of September 28 through October 11, 2009...

Slim Fast Cans Recalled Due to Potential Bacterial Contamination

Posted on December 04, 2009
All cans of Slim Fast have been voluntarily recalled by their manufacturer, Unilver, due to potential contamination with a bacteria called Bacillus Cereus, according to this report on MSNBC. com. The bacteria can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea in humans...

Raw Milk, and the Problem with Unlicensed Dairies

Posted on December 02, 2009
The Washington State Departments of Health and Agriculture today released information linking recent E. coli illnesses in Washington State to raw milk produced by the Dungeness Valley Creamery in Sequim, WA. See www.marlerblog.com. I will point out up front that the Dungeness Valley Creamery, which appears to be where the milk was produced, is a dairy properly licensed in Washington to sell raw milk...

Raw Milk E. coli Strikes Again - Recent illnesses are reminder of risks from drinking raw milk

Posted on December 02, 2009
Washington State Department of Agriculture News Release: Dec. 2, 2009 Three recent E. coli infections in Washington have been linked to drinking raw, unpasteurized milk. As a result, the Washington state departments of Health and Agriculture are reminding consumers of the potential health hazards of these products...

Senator Feinstein on Processed Food Safety Act

Posted on December 01, 2009
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to require that food producers take responsibility for keeping food free from harmful pathogens. The bill would amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of any food that has not been certified to be pathogen free...

Lettuce E. coli lawsuit to be filed tomorrow

Posted on November 30, 2009
Tomorrow morning, we will file a lawsuit on behalf of Kelly and Matthew Cobb. Kelly was one of at least ten people infected with E. coli O157:H7 in May 2008 after eating contaminated lettuce. Kelly ultimately developed hemolytic uremic syndrome as a result of her infection, and she had to be hospitalized for two weeks...

Settlements Reached in Michigan, Ohio and Georgia E. coli Outbreak Linked to 2008 Hamburger Recall

Posted on November 29, 2009
Last week several confidential settlements were reached on behalf of people sickened (or surviving family members of those who died) from E. coli O157:H7. The illnesses stemmed from an E. coli outbreak linked to Kroger stores in Ohio and Michigan and a restaurant in Southern Georgia...

17 Years of Litigating Food Food Poisoning Cases - Profile Bill Marler

Posted on November 25, 2009
By Maureen O'Hagan - Seattle Times staff reporter - "Food-safety lawyer's wish: Put me out of business" If there's an outbreak of food-borne illness anywhere in the country, chances are William Marler will be filing lawsuits. Marler says he and his law firm have pried $500 million in settlements out of companies that have sickened customers...

CDC Report E. coli Outbreak in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont Linked to Fairbank Farms

Posted on November 25, 2009
State health departments, CDC, and the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. On October 31, 2009, FSIS issued a notice about a recall of approximately 545,699 pounds of ground beef products from Fairbank Farms that may be contaminated with E...

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