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Beef Cheek Products Recalled

Posted on July 24, 2008
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today a recall by Beef Packers, Inc. of approximately 1560 pounds of beef cheek products because of E. coli O157:H7.  The Fresno, California company discovered the contamination during microbiological testing...

Minnesota Department of Health Finds Source of Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak

Posted on July 24, 2008
The FDA needs to get some training from the Minnesota Department of Health. The Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak that the FDA initially traced to tomatoes has 1279 confirmed cases to date. People started getting sick in April and the numbers have continued to climb fast...

Senator Clinton Voices Concern Over FDA Actions

Posted on July 23, 2008
Before she has even had time to brush the dust off of her shoes after leaving the campaign trail, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) is in the news again.  This time for her reaction to the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak that has sickened over 1200 people...

Raw Milk Associated with Four Cases of E. coli

Posted on July 23, 2008
Four people have fallen ill in Connecticut after consuming raw milk contaminated with E. coli. The raw milk was produced by the Town Farm Dairy in Simsbury, Connecticut, and the farm has since stopped the production and sale of all milk products...

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Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak Linked to Jalapeno Peppers

Posted on July 22, 2008
The FDA has announced that one jalapeno pepper sample is a positive genetic match with the Salmonella Saintpaul strain causing the current Salmonella outbreak that has over 1200 confirmed cases in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.According to the FDA, "The positive sample was obtained during an FDA inspection at a produce distribution center in McAllen, Texas...

CDC Updates E. Coli Outbreak to Include Utah and More Cases in Georgia

Posted on July 18, 2008
Updated CDC information on the multistate outbreak of E. coli now includes the state of Utah and more confirmed cases in Georgia.  The outbreak now has affected 7 states: Georgia (4 cases), Indiana (1), Kentucky (1), Michigan (20), New York (1), Ohio (21), and Utah (1)...

FDA Clears Tomatoes for Consumption

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the Salmonella warning on red and Roma tomatoes: FDA officials believe that consumers may enjoy all types of fresh tomatoes available on the domestic market, without concern of becoming infected with Salmonella Saintpaul...

CDC Updated Information: E. coli Cases in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York and Ohio are Part of E. coli Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef

Posted on July 17, 2008
The multistate E. coli outbreak that originally affected residents of Michigan and Ohio has now spread to four more states.  According to the CDC, there have been 45 confirmed cases linked to this outbreak, 20 in Michigan and 21 in Ohio, which now includes one case in each of the following states: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, and New York...

Georgia E. coli Outbreak Part of Multi-State E. coli Outbreak

Posted on July 17, 2008
The CDC has reported that one case in Georgia is now part of the multi-state E. coli outbreak that has been linked to Kroger ground beef and Nebraska Beef, Ltd. ground beef components.  The first cases reported in this outbreak were in Michigan and Ohio...

Michigan and Ohio E. coli Outbreak Linked to Kroger and Nebraska Beef, Ltd. Now Includes Cases in Indiana, Kentucky and New York

Posted on July 16, 2008
According to the CDC, the E. coli outbreak that has been linked to Kroger ground beef and Nebraska Beef, Ltd. ground beef components now involves 5 states: Indiana (1), Kentucky (1), Michigan (20 according to the CDC and 22 according to the Michigan Department of Community Health), New York (1), and Ohio (21)...

New Food Safety from Old Food Sources

Posted on July 14, 2008
New food safety techniques may come from very traditional sources. In recent studies by chemists at the Agricultural Research Service, spices such as oregano, cinnamon and cloves have been found to kill certain foodborne illnesses such as E. coli, Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter jejuni, and Listeria monocytogenes...

The Failure of Nebraska Beef to Promptly Deal With Contaminated Beef

Posted on July 14, 2008
Now that the health investigators have associated Nebraska Beef, Ltd. with the Ohio and Michigan E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 43 people, they are looking at this outbreak as evidence that our food safety system that does not go far enough to protect consumers...

Officials Look For Source of Shigellosis Cases

Posted on July 12, 2008
Health officials in Franklin County, Ohio, are attempting to find the cause of 97 reported cases of shigellosis. Shigellosis is an intestinal infection of the Shigella bacteria, causing diarrhea, fever, and cramping, and is most common in toddlers...

FSIS Will Begin Listing Retail Stores Involved in Recalls

Posted on July 11, 2008
Starting next month, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will begin listing retail establishments that have received recalled products.  In the past, only information relating to the establishment that recalled the affected product was released, including the reason for recall, a product description, identifying product codes, and information on how to contact the establishment...

Peppers May Also be Responsible for Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak

Posted on July 11, 2008
The number of confirmed cases of Salmonella Saintpaul has again risen, bringing the total to 1090. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) people in 42 states and the District of Columbia have been sickened in the outbreak: Alabama (2 persons), Arkansas (14), Arizona (49), California (9), Colorado (15), Connecticut (4), Florida (2), Georgia (25), Idaho (5), Illinois (104), Indiana (16), Iowa (2), Kansas (17), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Maine (1), Maryland (29), Massachusetts (26), Michigan (19), Minnesota (19), Mississippi (2), Missouri (15), New Hampshire (4), Nevada (11), New Jersey (11), New Mexico (99), New York (30), North Carolina (14), Ohio (8), Oklahoma (24), Oregon (10), Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (8), Texas (408), Utah (2), Virginia (31), Vermont (2), Washington (17), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (11), and the District of Columbia (1)...

Thai Basil Recall Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

Posted on July 11, 2008
LUCKY GREEN TRADING, INC. of Garden Grove, California has recalled Thai Basil because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall was as the result of a random testing by the FDA which revealed that the finished products contained the Salmonella ...

Samolux Smoked Salmon Nova Lox Recall Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Posted on July 11, 2008
Salmolux Inc. of Federal Way, Washington has recalled lot # 01418 of its Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Nova Lox sold in 3 ounce packages due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

Barbecue Pit Ground Beef Tests Positive for E. coli

Posted on July 11, 2008
Microbiological evidence has linked ground beef taken from the Barbecue Pit in Moultrie, Georgia with an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 12 people, probably more. According to WCTV news: Ground beef taken from the Barbecue Pit, the restaurant that has been the common thread in a Colquitt County disease outbreak, has tested positive for Escherichia coli (E...

Gerogia E. Coli Outbreak May Be Linked to Michigan/Ohio

Posted on July 07, 2008
Further investigation into an outbreak of E. coli in Colquitt County, Georgia, has uncovered a possible link to the Georgia outbreak and the Michigan/Ohio outbreak related to Nebraska Beef and Kroger, according to the Moultrie Observer. Laboratory tests of patients revealed that the strain in the two outbreaks were the same, which establishes a possible connection between the two outbreaks...

Moultrie, Georgia E. coli Outbreak May Be Linked to the Barbecue Pit

Posted on July 07, 2008
According to a Southwest Georgia Public Health District news release, the Barbecue Pit, a restaurant in Moultrie, Georgia may be linked to an E. coli outbreak that may have sickened at least nine people in Colquitt County, Georgia. Six people have confirmed cases of E...

Georgia E. Coli Outbreak May Be Linked to Michigan/Ohio

Posted on July 07, 2008
Further investigation into an outbreak of E. coli in Colquitt County, Georgia, has uncovered a possible link to the Georgia outbreak and the Michigan/Ohio outbreak related to Nebraska Beef and Kroger, according to the Moultrie Observer. Laboratory tests of patients revealed that the strain in the two outbreaks were the same, which establishes a possible connection between the two outbreaks...

Several Stores Involved in Expanded Kroger Recall: Fred Meyer, QFC, Fry's Ralphs, Smith's, Baker's, King Soopers, City Market, Hilander, Owens, Pay Less, Scotts and Dillons

Posted on July 02, 2008
As of this morning, there are 40 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 associated with Kroger ground beef and Nebraska Beef, Ltd., the company that supplied the beef trim, etc. that went into the Kroger ground beef. In response to this outbreak, Kroger recalled an “undetermined amount” of Kroger ground beef on June 25, 2008 because the ground beef may be contaminated with E...

Giant Food Stores Recalls Hamburger Patties Due to Possible E. coli Contamination

Posted on July 02, 2008
According to the GIANT® Food Stores website, the company has recalled Natures Promise 90% Ground Beef Patties with a “Use/Freeze By” date of 7-11-08 because these hamburger patties may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The size of the recalled package is 1...

Search for Salmonella Source Spreads to Other Produce

Posted on July 02, 2008
2 months after cases were first reported, the Salmonella outbreak sweeping the nation now has 869 confirmed cases in 36 states.  The source of the outbreak, previously assumed to be tomatoes, is still unknown.   A large number of cases have reported eating fresh salsa, so tomatoes were the assumed source...

Two Confirmed Cases of E. coli in Cloquitt County, Georgia

Posted on July 01, 2008
There are now two confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 in Cloquitt County. Several other cases are probable. Southwest Georgia Public Health District Deputy Director Brenda Greene had this to say about the outbreak: "This appears to be a cluster of E...

Nebraska Beef Recall Associated with E. coli Outbreak Linked to Kroger Ground Beef

Posted on July 01, 2008
The supplier of the Kroger ground beef linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 35 people in Michigan and Ohio was Nebraska Beef, Ltd., an Omaha, Nebraska firm. In response to the outbreak, Kroger recalled an "undetermined amount" of Kroger ground beef products...

Recent Botulism Result of Negligence and Poor Regulation

Posted on June 30, 2008
Several recent cases of botulism in the food industry may be a result of poor company management and the Food and Drug Administration’s failure to thoroughly and regularly police plants. The first outbreak of botulism in over 33 years from a U.S...

Georgia E. Coli Update

Posted on June 30, 2008
In an update to a possible E. coli outbreak in Georgia, one teen has been confirmed to have an E. coli infection.  15-year-old Lauren Hill Bannister is being treated at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston and is in fair condition, according to The Moultrie Observer...

Michigan and Ohio E. coli Outbreak Update

Posted on June 28, 2008
As of this afternoon, Ohio has confirmed 18 cases of E. coli O157:H7 with an additional 4 cases that are probable. According to the Ohio Department of health, the 18 cases being investigated are in the following Ohio counties: Franklin (ten confirmed) Delaware (one confirmed) Fairfield (four confirmed) Lucas (one confirmed) Seneca (one confirmed) Union (one confirmed)Also of this afternoon, Michigan has confirmed 17 cases E...

Another Possible E. Coli Outbreak in Georgia

Posted on June 27, 2008
Although the multistate E. coli outbreak which is linked to Kroger is making headlines across the nation, there may be another E. coli outbreak farther south.  WALB News reports that at least 12 people in Colquitt County, Georgia, have shown up in emergency rooms with symptoms of E...

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