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Food Poison Blog

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By Marler Clark

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

California E. coli: 1st ground beef E. coli recall of 2011

Posted on February 05, 2011
In the first ground beef E. coli recall of 2011 (there was one on December 30 2010 too), a California company called American Food Service has recalled 3,170 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other bulk packages of ground beef products...

The Country Market recalls raw milk because of possible health risk

Posted on February 04, 2011
The Country Market of Medical Lake, WA is recalling raw fluid milk because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli) that can cause serious illness. The recall was initiated after routine sampling by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) discovered that the product was contaminated with toxin-producing E...

Taco Bell hit with third Salmonella Lawsuit in Michigan

Posted on February 02, 2011
A food poisoning lawsuit was filed in Muskegon County Circuit Court on behalf of Salmonella victim Gary Erdman today against Yum Brands, Inc., parent company of Taco Bell and Chicago Diversified Foods Corporation, the franchisor of a Whitehall Taco Bell restaurant...

FDA's 483 Report after Inspection at Sprouter's Northwest facility

Posted on January 30, 2011
Clover sprouts produced by Sprouters Northwest of Kent, Washington, were identified as the source of a Salmonella outbreak among Oregon and Washington residents. According to the Oregon Department of Health, at least 7 people became ill with Salmonella infections after consuming the clover sprouts in December...

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Tanimura & Antle recalls Cilantro due to Salmonella Risk

Posted on January 29, 2011
State health officials on Friday warned consumers that certain fresh cilantro sold in grocery stores may be contaminated with salmonella. No illnesses have been reported, but the cilantro is being recalled as a precaution. The California Department of Public Health said the recalled cilantro was distributed by Tanimura & Antle of Salinas...

Study on Salmonella Contamination in Produce

Posted on January 29, 2011
Twenty (or more) years ago, when I was reading the UMass paper, the Collegian, on a daily basis, I wasn't looking for articles on Salmonella. The paper, however, recently reported on Professor Lynne McLandsborough's investigation of how and why Salmonella tainted tomatoes might reach the marketplace...

Minnesota may be next to consider more liberal raw milk sales

Posted on January 28, 2011
Following similar measures in Wisconsin, Oregon, Texas, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, and recently considered but rejected by Wyoming and California, Minnesota may be the next state to consider either legalizing the sale of raw milk, or making it even easier than it already is to purchase the product under state law...

Taco Bell Lawsuit: How Much Beef Does It Take To Be Called "Beef?"

Posted on January 28, 2011
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Taco Bell, alleging that its ads claiming products contain 'seasoned ground beef' actually contain much more than just beef. The lawsuit alleges Taco Bell's 'seasoned ground beef' is actually 'beef filling' made up of 65% binders, extenders, preservatives, additives, and other agents...

Bravo Farms E. coli outbreak sets stage for FDA investigation, cheese seizure

Posted on January 28, 2011
After an outbreak that sickened dozens with E. coli O157:H7 in 5 states (38 confirmed positives in AZ, CA, CO, NM, and NV), the FDA's findings during its investigation at Bravo Farms have caused the agency to seize Bravo Farms cheese. According to PJ Huffstutter at the LA Times, "U...

Massachussetts Listeria recall(s): salad mixes, mac and (no) cheese, and french bread pizza

Posted on January 27, 2011
Two recalls have issued over the last several days of products potentially contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes. Ian's Natural Foods, a Massachussetts company, is voluntarily recalling the following two frozen food products with the specific use-by dates and UPC codes listed...

USDA Food Safety Chief on Dangers of Non-O157 E. coli Strains

Posted on January 26, 2011
PEW Charitable Trust and Center for Science in the Public Interest Conference on 'managing the risk of foodborne hazard: STECs and antibiotic-resistance pathogens' began today. Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Undersecretary for Food Safety at the USDA, spoke about the particular risks posed by non-O157 strains of E...

Study: Raw Chicken Packaging Rife With Bacteria

Posted on January 26, 2011
The results of a new study are being reported today, showing an alarming rate of bacterial contamination on the outside of raw chicken packaging. The study, performed on twenty packages of raw chicken in the UK, found that "eight had food poisoning bacteria on their wrapping while seven chickens were contaminated inside the packet...

CDC and Raw Milk

Posted on January 24, 2011
Food Safety and Raw Milk. The CDC broke down the website into easy to read and understand sections: Raw Milk Questions and Answers Trying to Decide about Raw Milk? I thought the most powerful part was the videos of Real Stories of the Dangers of Raw Milk...

Marler Clark Sues Sprouter's Northwest - Again - in Salmonella Sprout Outbreak

Posted on January 23, 2011
Seattle Times staff report: A Kent company that grows sprouts has been named in at least two lawsuits over Salmonella illness. Sprouters Northwest voluntarily recalled its products earlier this month, amid reports that at least eight people in Washington and Oregon had become ill after eating sprouts...

Bravo Farms cheese E. coli lawsuit

Posted on January 21, 2011
Bruce Finley of the Denver Post profiled our client Madisyn Kirby who was sickened in the E. coli outbreak linked to Bravo Farms gouda cheese sold at Costco. Three months after she sampled gouda cheese at a Costco and got sick, a Colorado teenager and her family have bolstered their defenses...

Botulism: Rare but Potentially Deadly Foodborne Illness

Posted on January 21, 2011
Of the many types of food poisoning that make up our case list, likely none is more frightening than botulism. Botulism is paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin. The nerve toxin is produced under certain circumstances by a bacterium called Clostridium Botulinum...

Wyoming legislative committee kills another bad food bill

Posted on January 21, 2011
Josh Wolfson at the Star-Tribune, keeping us all updated on the Wyoming Legislature's consideration of various ill-conceived food regulations, reports that a legislative committee has just killed a bill that would have legalized some sales of raw milk in Wyoming...

Possible botulism contamination of Hawaiian black bean sauce

Posted on January 20, 2011
Hawaii Business Group Inc., Barb's Favorite Recipes and Ohana Seafoods are recalling Barb's Local Style Black Bean Sauce and Ohana Flavors Black Bean Sauce because of possible health risks due to the potential growth of Clostridium Botulinum (botulism), a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death...

Bravo Farms resumes cheese sales after E. coli and Listeria problems

Posted on January 20, 2011
The Valley Voice Newspaper reports that Bravo Farms has resumed selling cheese after closing in the wake of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to its gouda cheese. After the original shutdown, Listeria was found in the production environment. No illnesses were known to be associated with the Listeria finding, but at least 38 confirmed E...

"Food Freedom Bill" dies a second death in Wyoming

Posted on January 19, 2011
Josh Wolfson at the Casper Star Tribune reports that the "Food Freedom Bill," which would have exempted Wyoming food producers that sell direct to consumers from state licensing and inspection requirements, died in legislative committee on Tuesday...

Is The U.S. Food Supply Really "99.99% Safe" As Claimed By George Congressman Jack Kingston?

Posted on January 19, 2011
The fervent truth seekers over at PolitiFact.com have honed in on the recent claim by Georgia Congressman, Jack Kingston, that the U.S. has "a food supply that's 99.99 percent safe" and therefore the federal government may not be justified in funding the recently passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which tightens food safety rules and gives more power to the FDA...

CSPI Grades States on Foodborne Illness Outbreak Detection, Investigation, and Reporting

Posted on January 19, 2011
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has published a nationwide report card grade for all 50 states and DC on how well they detect, investigate, and report outbreaks of foodborne illness. Using 10 years of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Center for Science in the Public Interest's Outbreak Alert! database, CSPI assigned a letter grade and created an outbreak profile for each state...

Beef patties recalled due to Listeria contamination; likely out of commerce

Posted on January 18, 2011
United Food Group, LLC, a California business, is recalling approximately 7,875 pounds of ready-to-eat Angus Beef patties that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products subject to recall include 22.5-pound cases of 'FULLY COOKED BLACK ANGUS GROUND BEEF STEAK PATTIES,' with each case containing 75 individual 4...

Salmonella sprouts outbreak: Bagby's take

Posted on January 17, 2011
Mike Hornick, of the Packer, a great online Ag magazine, talked with Bill Bagby recently about the Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa and spicy sprouts (a blend that includes alfalfa) from Bagby's Illinois company called "Tiny Greens...

125 sickened by Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:- Tainted Sprouts

Posted on January 14, 2011
• From November 1, 2010, through January 11, 2011, 125 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-, whose illnesses began since November 1, have been reported from 22 states and the District of Columbia. Results of the investigation indicate a link to eating Tiny Greens Alfalfa Sprouts or Spicy Sprouts at Jimmy John's restaurant outlets...

World's Largest Science Society Honors Idaho Microbiologist Carolyn Hovde Bohach

Posted on January 12, 2011
University of Idaho microbiologist Carolyn Hovde Bohach was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Tuesday for her work with E. coli bacteria and a statewide biomedical research network. A College of Agricultural and Life Sciences faculty member since 1990, Bohach studies the lethal enterohemorrhagic bacteria Escherichia coli O157:H7 that can contaminate meat and produce...

In wake of outbreak, Jimmy Johns switches to clover sprouts

Posted on January 11, 2011
Jimmy John Liautaud, owner of the Jimmy Johns sandwich chain that has been implicated in a multistate Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 59 Illinois residents, has decided that his restaurants are going to stop serving alfalfa sprouts. Alfalfa sprouts, which have been implicated in multiple Salmonella outbreaks recently that have ensnared Jimmy Johns restaurants, will be replaced by clover sprouts...

Odd timing for raw milk bill to be reintroduced

Posted on January 08, 2011
A multi-year legislative battle just ended with the passage of the first federal food safety law in generations, just signed by President Obama a few days ago, but raw milk proponents aren't waiting long to try and score their own legislative victory in the form of a Wisconsin bill, vetoed last year by former Governor Jim Doyle, that will legalize some form of raw milk sales in the state...

Salmonella Sprouts in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin

Posted on January 07, 2011
According to the CDC, from November 1, 2010, through January 4, 2011, 112 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-, whose illnesses began (onset dates) since November 1, have been reported from 18 states and the District of Columbia...

Illinois food woes continue: Chicago company recalls ground beef due to E. coli O157:H7

Posted on January 07, 2011
A Chicago food company has recalled approximately 200 pounds of ground beef patties that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today. The ground beef patties were produced by Columbus Meat Market Inc...

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