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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

FDA to announce new produce safety rules

Posted on April 25, 2010
Largely due to a string of E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to lettuce and other leafy greens, the FDA will soon announce new rules (as opposed to voluntary recommendations) for the production and packing of fresh produce. See FDA Produce Rule Announcement...

Marler Clark E. coli Study Leads to WinCo Meat Recall

Posted on April 23, 2010
Seattle Times staff reporter, Maureen O' Hagen, writes in today's paper about the role our firm, Marler Clark, played in the recent WinCo Foods meat recall related to potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Positive E. coli O157:H7 test results revealed in a study that Marler Clark has commissioned revealed the contamination: The E...

Raw Milk Outbreak Investigation Costs

Posted on April 23, 2010
Investigating the 13 Michigan cases in this outbreak, and identifying the source of infection, cost about $22,500: $1,697 in lab costs for personnel and supplies, and $12,201 for follow-up at the state level. A rough estimate of Michigan Department of Agriculture personnel costs is about $8,600...

Campylobacter raw milk outbreak summary

Posted on April 23, 2010
Health officials from Michigan believe that the Campylobacter outbreak linked to raw milk from Forest Grove Dairy in Vandalia, Indiana is over. No illnesses have been reported in 3 weeks. James McCurtis, public information officer for the state health department, said the department is confident that the privately sold raw milk is the source of the campylobacter illness...

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E coli Outbreak at Colorado Prison

Posted on April 23, 2010
A report out of Colorado today indicates that as many as 11 residents of a correctional facility may be ill with E coli infections. The report does not make clear whether the strain has been confirmed to be E. coli O157:H7, or a different pathogenic strain of the bacteria: Colorado Department of Corrections spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti says three cases have been confirmed, with eight more suspected cases at Four Mile Correctional Center...

More on Hawaii/Tuna/Salmonella: national outbreak? international?

Posted on April 22, 2010
From today's Hawaii Department of Health press release: The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 10 cases of illness occurring on O‘ahu caused by Salmonella Paratyphi B infection related to eating previously frozen internationally imported raw ahi...

Salmonella outbreak in Hawaii: linked to imported ahi tuna?

Posted on April 22, 2010
KITV in Honolulu reported today that ten people have been infected and sickened by Salmonella in Hawaii recently, and all report having recently consumed imported ahi tuna. At least 10 people have fallen ill with salmonella infections after eating imported ahi tuna, Hawaii Department of Health officials said on Thursday...

Salmonella paratyphi b

Posted on April 22, 2010
Today, the Hawaii Department of Health announced a Salmonella paratyphi b outbreak linked to ahi tuna. Interestingly, the ten illnesses in Hawaii appear to be linked to 13 other illnesses nationally, and possibly even linked to an outbreak of illnesses linked to the same product two years ago...

FSIS Progress Report on Salmonella in Meat and Poultry

Posted on April 21, 2010
In 1996, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service established the HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control points) rule to verify that establishments have consistent process control for preventing, eliminating, or reducing the contamination of raw meat and poultry products with disease-causing bacteria like Salmonella, E...

WOMAN SENTENCED TO JAIL TIME, HOME DETENTION FOR FALSE CLAIM OF GLASS IN BOTTLED WATER

Posted on April 21, 2010
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU EMPLOYEE USED YOUNG DAUGHTER TO MAKE FALSE CLAIM FOR DAMAGE April 20, 2010: Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations United States Attorney's Office Press Release For Immediate Release April 20, 2010 The United States Attorney's Office Western District of Washington KELSY MACOM, 36, of Buckley, Washington, was sentenced today to 30 days in jail, three months of home detention with electronic monitoring, and three years of supervised release for Tampering with a Consumer Product...

Real Raw Milk Facts dot com Seeks to Bring Science to the Raw Milk Debate

Posted on April 21, 2010
A new website has launched in an effort to bring unbiased information into the often heated discussions about raw (unpasteurized) milk. RealRawMilkFacts.com was developed and reviewed by scientists and health educators in universities, government, industry, and professional organizations...

Beltex Co. Recalls Beef Trim - E. coli O157:H7

Posted on April 21, 2010
Days after the expansion of Winco's E. coli O157:H7 ground beef recall, Beltex Co, of Fort Worth, TX, has recalled approximately 135,000 pounds of beef trim products due to E. coli O157:H7. The recall followed an FSIS Food Safety Assessment performed at the establishment...

Washtenaw County E. coli Cluster: is it an outbreak?

Posted on April 20, 2010
The Washtenaw County Public Health is investigating 10 cases of a food-related illness possibly caused by E. coli, health officials said Monday. "We are in the early stages of our investigation, and we are doing everything we can to identify probable cases and to prevent any additional illness," Dr...

Can You Rely on Hand Sanitizer to Kill E. coli Bacteria?

Posted on April 20, 2010
It seems the incredible rise of hand sanitizers over the last decade have turned the now-ubiquitous goo into the equivalent of a portable sink for millions of Americans. "Don't have access to running hot water and soap? Just use a squirt of easy-to-carry hand sanitizer"...

Tracing Listeria Monocytogenes in a Commercial Chicken Cooking Plant

Posted on April 19, 2010
A recent study, conducted over a period of 21 months at a commercial chicken cooking plant, finds that the route by which the cooking environment, not to mention finished products, became contaminated was the introduction of bacteria (specifically Listeria monocytogenes) on incoming raw chicken...

Suspected E. coli Illnesses in Washtenaw County, MI Spur Public Health Warnings

Posted on April 19, 2010
Ten illnesses in Washtenaw County, Michigan, appear to be E. coli infections, although the county is awaiting final test results. The Washtenaw Public Health Department is urging anyone with symptoms of E. coli infection to contact the health department while it investigates the possible source...

WinCo ground beef recall: from whence it grows

Posted on April 19, 2010
The Associated Press and New York Times just reported on the impetus behind the testing that caused WinCo to issue its large-scale meat recall: us. The positive tests were generated during a study that Marler Clark had comissioned on the presence of E...

E. coli Outbreak in Washtenaw County, Michigan

Posted on April 19, 2010
Over at AnnArbor.com, staff reporter Tina Reed is reporting that officials with the Washtenaw County Health Department are currently investigating an E. coli outbreak that has thus far infected ten area residents, most of them young adults. To put that number in perspective, on average Washtenaw County has six cases of E...

WinCo Foods expands E. coli O157:H7-contaminated ground beef recall

Posted on April 17, 2010
Yesterday, WinCo Foods expanded its April 10 ground beef recall to include all ground beef sold at all WinCo stores between March 26, 2010 and April 9, 2010. The original recall included only ground beef sold at the Modesto, California store...

Kudos to WinCo Foods for expanding E. coli Hamburger Recall

Posted on April 17, 2010
WinCo Foods announced today that it is issuing an expansion of the Class 1 recall on all fresh ground beef products sold at all WinCo Foods stores: The original recall issued on April 10, 2010 was for ground beef sold from it's Modesto store only. Originally an independent lab had tested two samples of ground beef purchased at the Modesto, California store to be positive for E...

BC's Provincial Health Officer Speaks Out on Raw Milk

Posted on April 17, 2010
All milk sold or distributed in British Columbia must be pasteurized. No less an authority that the Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Perry Kendall, recently discussed why, "in response to a number of letters published in the Times Colonist extolling the alleged benefits and alleged safety of "raw" (unpasteurized) milk...

Florida Tomato Safety Law Passes House - to Governor

Posted on April 16, 2010
A quick update on a story I posted on before. The tomato food safety bill that passed the Florida State Senate in March has now passed the house, and is now headed to Governor Crist for signature. It was reported that the bill continues to receive virtually unanimous support: The measure, which was written with the help of local tomato farmers, passed 114-0 with just a brief explanation from its sponsor...

Bill Marler, Food Safety Lawyer - KCTS TV Interview - "How Safe is your Burger"

Posted on April 16, 2010
For many that seem perplexed by my passionate fight for food safety, perhaps this video will put it in context: ,

CDC Reports Decline in Foodborne Illness

Posted on April 15, 2010
How about a little good news for a change? The CDC announced today, in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the results of a study indicating a decline in the incidence of a number of high-profile foodborne pathogens: In comparison with the first 3 years of surveillance (1996--1998), sustained declines in the reported incidence of infections caused by Campylobacter, Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, Shigella, and Yersinia were observed...

Bill Marler Wins 2010 Food Safety Leadership Award

Posted on April 14, 2010
NSF International announced today that Bill Marler is a recipient of a 2010 Food Safety Leadership Award. NSF is an "independent, not-for-profit organization committed to protecting and improving public health and safety." Tomorrow, Marler will be presented the annual award for Innovation in Education, at the Food Safety Summitt in Washington D...

Standards For Beef Too Lax, According To USDA

Posted on April 14, 2010
When it comes to consuming beef manufactured and sold in the US, a new report by the USDA warns there are many more concerns for the consumer beyond the usual pathogens mentioned in this journal (ie, E. coli, Campylobacter, etc.). As reported today by CNN, contained within the average cuts of meat available at the local butcher are a potential multitude of unappetizing components you may not suspect, like antibiotics, pesticides, and even heavy metals...

The Real Face of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

Posted on April 14, 2010
Kyle Wolden, a nine year old boy from Mount Vernon, Washington and the son of a baseball coach at Stanwood High School, got to run the bases at Safeco Field before the Seattle Mariners' game yesterday. 45,876 fans of Seattle Mariners baseball became even bigger fans of Kyle's, and now probably have a better understanding of what E...

Subway Shigella Outbreak: restaurant reopens, hundreds sickened

Posted on April 14, 2010
The Subway restaurant located on Roosevelt Street in Lombard, Illinois that was the site of a major Shigella outbreak has finally reopened. Eleni Demertzis, of the Lombard Spectator, who has followed the Shigella outbreak since it was first announced byDuPage County Health Department on March 5, reports as follows: The Lombard Subway reopened today after being closed for over month with 123 people suffering from a food poisoning outbreak...

Calls for Greater Transparency about Foodpoisoning Recalls and Outbreaks

Posted on April 14, 2010
This morning, Phyllis Entis of eFoodAlert.com posted an interesting article on the Montefiore Cheese Salmonella recall that has occurred in Austrialia, Tazmania, and New Zealand. Ms. Entis's issue with the conduct of the recall seems to be delays in product testing that revealed the contamination, and dissemination of that critical information to the food-consuming public...

Day Care Remains Closed - New Details on E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Surface

Posted on April 13, 2010
The day care in Vancouver, Washington associated with the recent outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 is to remain closed while workers continue to undergo testing, according to a report in the Clark County Columbian: Dr. Alan Melnick, county health officer, said Fletch Family Daycare will remain closed until staff members who have tested positive for E...

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