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Covers news, issues and developments in food safety law.
By Pritzker, Ruohonen & Associates

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Last Entry: November 15, 2009 at 09:12:07

Outbreak Associated with Country Cottage Restaurant in Locust Grove, OK

Posted on August 25, 2008
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) published a press release today regarding the outbreak of diarrheal illness that has been associated with the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, OK. The following is the press release: The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is investigating an outbreak of severe diarrheal illness among residents of several northeastern Oklahoma communities...

Oklahoma E. coli Outbreak Linked to Locust Grove Restaurant

Posted on August 25, 2008
One person in Oklahoma has died from what appears to be E. coli food poisoning. At least 14 others have been hospitalized with symptoms of E. coli. The Oklahoma State Department of Health is also investigating at least 20 other cases of diarrhea that may be E...

EcoDairy Farms Raw Milk Associated with California Campylobacter Outbreak

Posted on August 19, 2008
Health officials have associated raw milk from Alexandre Family EcoDairy Farms, a Del Norte County, California dairy with an outbreak of Campylobacter . The Del Norte County Department of Public Health has confirmed 3 cases of Campylobacter infection and is awaiting the results for 12 additional cases...

Indiana Warns Against E. Coli Threat

Posted on August 18, 2008
Health officials have warned residents of Delaware County, Indiana, that the county has had 8 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection since July. Health officials have been unable to identify the source or sources of the infections. Interviews of those sickened has not led to a common food or restaurant...

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Nebraska Beef Expands Recall

Posted on August 14, 2008
The USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has determined that the production practices employed by Nebraska Beef, Ltd., on June 24 were insufficient to effectively control E. coli O157:H7. According to FSIS, the products subject to the expansion may have been produced under insanitary conditions...

Whole Foods Market and Coleman Natural Foods Caught up in E. coli Outbreak

Posted on August 12, 2008
Thank you, Annys Shin of the Washington Post, for your update on the E. coli outbreaks linked to Nebraska Beef and the Whole Foods Market and Coleman Natural Foods connection: Nebraska Beef, an Omaha meat packer, has been linked to two separate outbreaks of E...

Nebraska Beef, Ltd and Coleman Brand Ground Beef. Associated with Cases in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illnois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia

Posted on August 11, 2008
An E. coli outbreak that has sickened people in at least 12 states and Cananda has been associated with Nebraska Beef, Ltd. beef products that were sold under the Coleman brand. As a result, Nebraska Beef recalled 1.2 million pounds of ground beef...

Another Case of E. Coli Confirmed in Massachusetts

Posted on August 08, 2008
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health today confirms another E. coli case linked to ground beef. This new case brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 7. Investigators found that the seven individuals had eaten ground beef purchased from Whole Foods Markets in July...

S & S Foods Ground Beef Recall

Posted on August 07, 2008
S&S Foods LLC., a California company, is recalling approximately 153,630 pounds of frozen bulk ground beef because the beef may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled ground beef was sold in 30 pound boxes and was intended for food service and institutional use...

Massachusetts Roller Sandwich Recall

Posted on August 07, 2008
A Massachusetts Department of Public Health press release warns consumers about a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in ready-to-eat roller sandwiches produced by DBC, Inc. (also known as World Class Canapes, Inc.). The sandwiches were distributed to Roche Brothers and Sudbury Farms stores in Massachusetts...

The Differences in Milk

Posted on August 04, 2008
A study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association shows that there is very little difference between conventional, rbST-free, and organic milk. Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) is a synthetic version of natural bovine somatotropin (bST, also known as bovine growth hormone) which is produced in the pituitary glands of cattle...

Beef From Boy Scout Camp Tests Positive For E. Coli

Posted on August 04, 2008
The Washington Post reports today that beef collected from a Boy Scout camp in Goshen, Virginia has tested positive for E. coli. The camp, located near Lexington, Virginia, shut down yesterday due to an increasing number of sick campers. At least 18 people who attended the camp two weeks ago tested positive for E...

Massachusetts Investigating Six E. Coli Cases

Posted on August 04, 2008
According to The Boston Channel, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is investigating six related cases of E. coli O157:H7. The source of contamination has not yet been identified, but officials think the cases may be linked to beef products...

Ground Beef May Be Source of Goshen Scout Camp E. coli Outbreak in Virginia

Posted on August 02, 2008
According to the Virginia Department of Health, ground beef may be the source of the E. coli outbreak associated with Goshen Scout Camp. According to the Wall Street Journal, "the number of people who contracted the E. coli infection has grown to at least 18, with two boys in the most serious condition...

Nebraska E. coli Outbreak Associated with Pork Sandwiches

Posted on August 02, 2008
A Nebraska E. coli outbreak has been associated with pork sandwiches eaten at a community event. According to the Four Corners Health Department: 5 laboratory confirmed cases of E. coli have been reported, with the sickened individuals having attended a common event held in York...

Virginia Boy Scout Reservation Associated with E. coli Outbreak

Posted on August 01, 2008
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 infection among recent attendees of a Boy Scout reservation located in Goshen, Virginia. In an effort to determine the source of the outbreak, health officials are interviewing staff, the parents of the ill children, and health care providers...

E. coli

Posted on July 31, 2008

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Posted on July 31, 2008

Unsanitary Conditions Can Lead to Contamination of Raw Milk with E. coli O157:H7

Posted on July 30, 2008
E. coli outbreaks linked to raw milk can be caused by unsanitary conditions that exist during the milking process. An example of this is a 2005 E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk from a farm in Washington State. The outbreak-strain of E. coli O157:H7 was found in the farm’s raw milk and in environmental samples, including "seven environmental samples collected from the floor of the farm milking parlor," according to a CDC report on the outbreak...

Dorothy Lane Market Hamburger Recall

Posted on July 29, 2008
Six people in the Dayton, Ohio area have confirmed cases of E. coli. Two of those people got sick after consuming hamburger purchased at the Dorothy Lane Market Washington Square store in Dayton, Ohio, according to WHIO Radio. This E. coli outbreak has been linked to Nebraska Beef, Ltd...

Three More Cases of E. coli in Nebraska

Posted on July 29, 2008
Three more people have tested positive for E. coli in Nebraska, according to an Associated Press story. This brings the total number of Nebraska E. coli cases to five. Health officials are still investigating the outbreak, but according to the AP story: Vicki Duey of the Four Corners Health Department says she's looking at whether the food served at a public event held earlier this month may have sickened people...

Jalapeno Pepper Provided by Ill Patient Tests Positive for Salmonella Saintpaul

Posted on July 29, 2008
Investigators have linked a confirmed case of Salmonella Saintpaul infection to a contaminated jalapeno pepper. The multistate outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul has over 1,300 confirmed cases in 43 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada...

Salmonella Saintpaul Investigations Slowed by Lobbyists

Posted on July 28, 2008
The slow investigation of the FDA and other government agencies in the nationwide Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak has pressured lawmakers and the food industry into updating its record-keeping system. An electronic tracing system would help to quickly identify the source of outbreaks like the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 1200 people this summer...

Vita Nova Salmon Recall Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Posted on July 28, 2008
Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois has notified the public that twelve individual packages of Vita Nova Salmon, were sold at Kroger stores in Houston, Texas on or after July 22 of this year may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. In addition, 192 individual packages of this same product have either possibly been sold or are being offered for sale at various grocery stores in the Avenol, New Jersey metropolitan area...

Public Health Nurses are Disease Detectives

Posted on July 28, 2008
Public health nurses played a crucial role in the initial identification of the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak that has almost 1300 confirmed cases.According to an article written by Barbara Kirchheimer and published on Nurse.com, a website that provides news and information to people involved in the healthcare industry: Kimberlae Houk, RN, MSN, a captain with the U...

Smoked Salmon Warning in Houston

Posted on July 26, 2008
Kroger customers in the Houston, Texas area are being warned about packaged salmon. Vita Nova says that 12 packages of smoked salmon sold since July 22 may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. According to the Houston Chronicle, the recalled product is dark blue packages of smoked salmon that bear the “Vita” logo...

Nebraska Officials Investigate E. Coli Cases

Posted on July 26, 2008
Investigators are looking into two confirmed cases of E. coli in the Four Corners District of Nebraska. According to the York News-Times, the cases were confirmed by Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, but there is no information regarding specific locations, except that they occurred in the Four Corners District...

The Benefits of a National Traceback System

Posted on July 26, 2008
The Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak, which now has over 1200 confirmed cases, could have been much smaller if the technology was in place to effectively trace the source of foodborne outbreaks.According to the Associated Press, The salmonella outbreak has set off a scramble among industry, regulators and lawmakers to devise a system that would allow food to be traced quickly through a serpentine supply chain that spans nations and continents...

Tomato Industry Seeks Compensation

Posted on July 26, 2008
Now that the FDA has discovered a jalapeno that tested positive for the strain of Salmonella Saintpaul that has sickened over 1200 people across the country, the tomato industry is seeking compensation for losses incurred by the outbreak. Investigators originally thought that tomatoes were the source of the outbreak, but no tests ever came back positive for the outbreak strain...

FDA Narrows Jalapeno Advisory

Posted on July 26, 2008
The FDA updated its advisory on jalapeno peppers today by narrowing the advisory to raw jalapenos grown, harvested, or packed in Mexico. Raw jalapeno peppers have been linked to the nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul after the FDA discovered a jalapeno contaminated with the outbreak strain at the Agricola Zarigoza distribution center in McAllen, Texas, but the pepper was grown and harvested in Mexico...

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