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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

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pickles In Illinois

Posted on August 18, 2010
The Salmonella outbreaks just keep coming. Two different strains of the bacteria have been associated with over 150 illnesses tied to Taco Bell, and hundreds, if not thousands, more are linked to recently recalled eggs. Now, it appears that pickles in Chicago are the source of a new outbreak...

First Lawsuit Filed - Wright County Egg Recall Tied to Salmonella Illnesses Nationwide

Posted on August 18, 2010
An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) at a restaurant in Kenosha, Wisconsin has been linked to the recall of 280,000,000 eggs and nearly 300 illnesses in the rapidly widening nationwide outbreak tied to Wright County Egg company. A lawsuit originally filed against the restaurant was filed in amended form to include Wright County Egg in the Kenosha County Branch of the Wisconsin District Court by Seattle-based food safety law firm Marler Clark...

Salmonella cases prompt recall of Umpqua Dairy milk, juice and drink products

Posted on August 18, 2010
Roseburg, Ore., company is working with state agencies to ensure safe milk and juice products Oregon Public Health officials today want to make sure consumers are aware of a recall of certain milk and drink products by Umpqua Dairy Products Co. sold in Oregon, southwest Washington and northern California...

Salmonella Enteritidis Egg Recall List Keeps Growing

Posted on August 18, 2010
The list keeps expanding of manufacturers who packaged and sold Wright County eggs, currently the subject of a massive recall related to an ongoing nationwide Salmonella outbreak. Thankfully, we have people like Phyllis Entis over at eFoodAlert...

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Salmonella Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark on Behalf of Ohio Victim of Taco Bell Salmonella Outbreaks - Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin Lead the Illness Count

Posted on August 17, 2010
An Ohio victim of the Salmonella outbreaks linked to Taco Bell filed a food poisoning lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Scioto County, Ohio today. The lawsuit was filed against the food chain parent company Yum! Brands on behalf of a Scioto county resident by Bill Marler of food safety law firm Marler Clark and by Fred Wendel of the Columbus firm Stewart & DeChant...

Several Additions to 2010 Major Salmonella Outbreak Tally

Posted on August 17, 2010
And I thought the last installment of this running Salmonella outbreak tally was compelling. To bring things up-to-date, however, there are several additional major salmonella outbreaks to report on--outbreaks that have caused, conservatively, many thousands of people across the country to suffer severe illnesses...

Wright County Egg Recalls 228,000,000 Eggs Due to Salmonella Risk

Posted on August 17, 2010
Multiple Brands of Shell Eggs due to Possible Salmonella Contamination What You Need To Know: Egg Farms Owner: Wright County Egg of Galt, IA. Recalled products are distributed nationwide. Affected labels and brand names include: Please check the list and numbers...

California, Colorado and Minnesota report nearly 300 Salmonella Enteritidis case linked to Wright County Egg - 228 Million Eggs Recalled

Posted on August 17, 2010
More States will likely report illnesses in coming days in massive Egg recall California Health officials report that Salmonella Enteritidis (SE)-tainted eggs have sickened at least 266 Californians with salmonella, despite a multi-state recall. Seven cases of salmonella were linked to the same recall in Minnesota...

Wright County Egg Salmonella Outbreak and Recall: how sanitary is your flock?

Posted on August 17, 2010
With an estimated 228,000,000 individual eggs subject to Wright County Egg's massive recall yesterday, and the subsequent cascade of companies issuing their own recalls because they used contaminated Wright County eggs, this mary very well turn into one of the largest food product recalls and outbreaks in recent memory...

Wright County Egg Recall Due to Salmonella Enteritidis

Posted on August 16, 2010
Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is voluntarily recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

FDA guidelines for the prevention of Salmonella enteritidis in eggs

Posted on August 16, 2010
On July 9, 2009, FDA published in the Federal Register a final rule that established a regulation part 118 (21 CFR part 118) entitled "Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Transportation, and Storage." The egg rule in part 118 requires shell egg producers to implement measures to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) from contaminating eggs on the farm and from further growth during storage and transportation, and requires these producers to maintain records concerning their compliance with the rule and to register with FDA...

Perhaps as many as 150 or more Salmonella Enteritidis cases per week nationwide linked to Wright County Egg

Posted on August 16, 2010
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service to investigate a nationwide increase of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) infections with an indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern JEGXX01...

Green Onions May Be Source of Salmonella Outbreak in Canada

Posted on August 16, 2010
Twenty-five cases of Salmonella Oranienberg in Ontario may be linked to green onions, according to the is report. A large portion of those affected are males aged in their 20s. The source of the outbreak is has not been confirmed, but the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, "is warning individuals not to consume green onions from five Highland Farms Supermarkets, as they may be contaminated...

Seven Salmonella Enteriditis cases in Minnesota linked to multistate egg recall

Posted on August 16, 2010
From MDHP Release: Consumers, food preparers reminded to cook eggs thoroughly Illnesses in at least seven people in Minnesota are connected with a multi-state recall of eggs from an Iowa producer due to contamination with Salmonella, state health officials said today...

S 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, Nears Vote

Posted on August 13, 2010
The bill appears to be moving to a vote shortly after Summer Recess. If passed the bill would: Hazard analysis and preventive controls: Requires facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food to have in place risk-based preventive control plans to address identified hazards and prevent adulteration, and gives FDA access to these plans and relevant documentation...

Ohio Victim of Taco Bell Salmonella Outbreaks to File Second Lawsuit

Posted on August 13, 2010
Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin Lead the Illness Count An Ohio victim of the Salmonella outbreaks linked to Taco Bell will file a food poisoning lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Scioto County, Ohio today. The lawsuit will be filed against the food chain parent company Yum! Brands on behalf of a Scioto county resident by Bill Marler of food safety law firm Marler Clark and by Fred Wendel of the Columbus firm Stewart & DeChant...

Salmonella Recall - Goya Frozen Fruit Pulp.

Posted on August 12, 2010
The FDA announced today that Goya Foods, Inc. of Secaucus, NJ, is recalling its 14 ounce packages of Frozen Mamey Pulp, due to a potential health risk from Salmonella. The FDA states that the recalled Goya brand Mamey Pulp was distributed in the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, and WA through retail stores...

Three Taco Bell Ingredient Outbreaks in Ten Years

Posted on August 09, 2010
Taco Bell Hepatitis A Green Onion Outbreak - 2000 CDC that Hepatitis A outbreak investigations were also underway in Russell County, Kentucky and Clark County, Nevada. Taco Bell green onions would soon be implicated in these outbreaks as well. Taco Bell E...

Pet Food, Human Illness. Salmonella in Dry Pet Food

Posted on August 09, 2010
The CDC released a report today linking 79 Salmonella infections to dry pet food. According to the New York Times, this is the first time human infections have been linked to dry dog or cat food: The infections occurred from January 2006 through October 2008 in 21 states...

E. coli Outbreak Prompts Million Pound Beef Recall

Posted on August 06, 2010
A small cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses detected by the California Department of Public Health has prompted Valley Meat Company, from Modesto CA, to recall one million pounds of frozen ground beef products.. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service learned of the problem on July 15 when CDPH reported the E...

First Taco Bell Salmonella Lawsuit to be Filed

Posted on August 06, 2010
Salmonella Hartford Outbreak Investigation As of August 1, 2010, a total of 75 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Hartford have been reported from 15 states since April 1, 2010. The number of ill people identified in each state with this strain is as follows: CO (1), GA (1), IL (5), IN (11), KY (23), MA (2), MI (3), MT (1), NC (1), NH (1), NY (1), OH (19), PA (1), SC (1) and WI (4)...

Marler Blog to get Updated Look on 8-9-10

Posted on August 06, 2010
Marler Blog which is visited by several thousand people daily and is subscribed to by hundreds will get a updated look beginning 8-9-10. Check in out at www.marlerblog.com.

Salmonella Hartford and Salmonella Baildon Hits 155 Nationwide

Posted on August 05, 2010
The CDC announced that it has been investigating an outbreak of Salmonella linked to a Mexican fast food chain. There are two strains of Salmonella involved - Salmonella Hartford and Salmonella Baildon. Both appear to be linked to the same restaurant...

2010 Major Salmonella Outbreak Running Tally

Posted on August 05, 2010
We've been providing a monthly running tally of major Salmonella outbreaks since this spring. Three more outbreaks to report today; one a little weird--Salmonella I4,[5],12:i:l inked to frozen mice; another a Salmonella outbreak linked to the famous Fort restaurant in Morrison, Colorado; and the last, and biggest, a major Salmonella serotype baildon and hartford outbreak linked to a national Mexican restaurant chain...

Almond Producers Win Case, Right to Sell Untreated Almonds

Posted on August 05, 2010
A 2007 USDA rule requiring that US producers must pasteurize or chemically treat all almonds may soon no longer be in force. Almond growers could be allowed to sell unpasteurized raw almonds, as the result of a ruling Tuesday by the U...

No rest for the weary in Colorado

Posted on August 04, 2010
Another outbreak to report in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced today a Salmonella outbreak linked to The Fort restaurant in Morrison, Colorado. The outbreak claimed at least two dozen victims in the month of July, and is believed to have been linked to eggs...

The Fort Salmonella Outbreak linked to Eggs in Rattlesnake Cakes

Posted on August 04, 2010
According to the Colorado Health Department, at least 28 people have become sick from Salmonella poisoning while dining at The Fort restaurant in Morrison. Customers became ill after eating at the restaurant between July 10 and July 16. Health department officials think the salmonella is linked to undercooked eggs...

Food Safety Study Concludes FDA Needs Revamp

Posted on August 04, 2010
A study by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, titled "Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration," concludes that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency responsible for monitoring approximately 80% of the US's food supply, is in need of a serious revamp...

South Royalton, VT Company Unveils On-the-Farm Pasteurization System for Farmstead and Micro Dairies

Posted on August 04, 2010
Brand New Choice: Raw Milk OR Pasteurized Directly on Farm 08.03.2010 – South Royalton, VT – From this August forward, there are now two options for farm fresh milk – raw OR gently pasteurized directly on the farm with the Bob-White Low Impact Farmstead Pasteurization System...

155 Salmonella Hartford and Baildon Illnesses in 15 States linked to unnamed Mexican Restaurant

Posted on August 04, 2010
CDC announced this afternoon that it is investigating two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections, each involving a different Salmonella serotype: Hartford and Baildon. Both of these Salmonella serotypes are rare, and ill persons in both outbreaks have a similar age and geographic distribution...

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