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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

Meijer Recalls Chicken Entrees

Posted on March 04, 2008
The USDA’s FSIS has announced the voluntarily recall of chicken entrees by Meijer Distribution Center of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The recall involves approximately 2,184 pounds of the frozen entrees due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination...

DuPont, USDA to Develop Better E. Coli Test

Posted on February 28, 2008
According to CNN, DuPont & Co. will be working with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to develop a new test to detect the potentially lethal E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria. The research team will work at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska...

E. Coli Patients Suffer from HUS

Posted on February 28, 2008
When referring to the dangers of E. coli infection, the potentially lethal 0157:H7 strain often creates the biggest clout because it can lead to a very dangerous condition called Hemolytic Uremic Sydrome (HUS). HUS is characterized by damage and destruction of the red blood cells, which leads to a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells (a condition called anemia), blood clots, and damage to blood vessel walls...

Alabama E. coli outbreak May be Linked to Church Supper

Posted on February 27, 2008
Eight cases of E. coli have been associated with a church supper at Eastern Shore First Baptist Church. 5 of the 8 were hospitalized. One boy is still hospitalized.According to the Press-Register: Out of approximately 150 people interviewed by the health department as of Monday morning, 20 said they were ill, Porter said...

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Final Report on the Taco John's E. coli Outbreak

Posted on February 27, 2008
The California Food Emergency Response Team (CalFERT) and the FDA have issued a final report of their investigation of the Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce served at Taco John’s restaurants in Iowa and Minnesota...

Hawaii E. coli Cases Prompt Closing of Sekiya's Restaurant

Posted on February 27, 2008
Seven cases of E. coli have been linked to Sekiya’s, a Kapahula restaurant. The most recent case occurred this month, and the others occurred in December. In response, the Hawaii State Health Department temporarily shut down the restaurant...

Taco John's E.Coli Outbreak Linked to California Ranch

Posted on February 26, 2008
A 16-month investigation by the California Department of Public Health’s Food and Drug Branch and the FDA has concluded that an E. coli outbreak in 2006 is linked to Wegis Ranch in Buttonwillow, California. The E. coli was found in iceberg lettuce that was served at Taco John’s restaurants and sickened 81 people in Iowa and Minnesota...

Hallmark/Westland May Close Indefinitely

Posted on February 26, 2008
The Wall Street Journal has reported that the chances of Hallmark/Westland shutting down for good may be greater than originally speculated. Anthony Magidow, general manager of the company, explained that customers are already stopping payments on products involved in the recall...

Stephanie Smith Recovering

Posted on February 26, 2008
After months of being in an induced coma after contracting an E. coli infection that led to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), Stephanie Smith is out of the coma and recovering at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. To view a KARE 11 video entitled "Long road back for E...

Will the Westland/Hallmark Recall Prompt Action by Congress?

Posted on February 23, 2008
Iowa Senator Dick Durbin and Connecticut Represestative Rosa DeLauro have called for a new department that would focus exclusively on food safety. Delauro stated in a U.S. News story, "Food safety ought to be of a high enough priority that we have a single agency that deals with it and not an agency that is responsible for promoting a product, selling a product, and then as an afterthought dealing with how our food supply is safe [this could be said of both the FDA and the USDA]...

Premier Quality Seed Mix Recalled

Posted on February 23, 2008
Imperial Snack Foods Ltd. has recalled its Premier Quality Seed Mix (150g) due to Salmonella contamination. The company has removed the affected food from sale and notices will be posted in all stores. Anyone who has purchased the affected product may return it for a full refund...

Arizona Beef Tests Positive for Salmonella

Posted on February 23, 2008
Health officials from the Yuma County Health District (Arizona) have issued a warning concerning a contamination of Salmonella in beef tri-tip cuts. According to the Yuma Sun, Becky Brooks, director of the Yuma County Health District, is urging anyone who took home some of the meat from the Hospice of Yuma roping roundup, barbecue and western dance at the Yuma County Fairgrounds to dispose of it...

Beef Missing in Hallmark/Westland Recall

Posted on February 23, 2008
Officials from the USDA report that there is still a massive amount of beef which has yet to be found in relation to the recall of 143 million pounds of beef produced by the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. 50.3 million pounds of the beef was used in federal food programs, which includes the school lunch program...

CDC Reports On State Preparedness

Posted on February 23, 2008
The CDC recently released a comprehensive report that assesses federal funding distributed to states after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The report analyzes the use of money and improvements made in each state to determine preparedness to deal with disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and other public health emergencies...

Inspection Problems at Hallmark/Westland

Posted on February 21, 2008
The aftermath of the largest beef recall in United States history, 143 million pounds produced by the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., leaves a myriad of questions open to answer about how the USDA could have overlooked such blatant violations of humane treatment of animals...

Unmarked Cheese Poses Salmonella Threat

Posted on February 21, 2008
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is warning consumers in Garden City, Kansas to be wary of unmarked soft white cheese. During an inspection at Panaderia Real in Garden City, officials discovered that cheese made by Guadalupe Valadez may be contaminated with Salmonella...

Westland Recalls 140 Million Pounds of Beef

Posted on February 19, 2008
Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. of Chino, California has voluntarily recalled more than 140 million pounds of raw and frozen beef. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has designated the beef to present a low health risk, making it a Class II recall...

How Epidemiologists Uncovered the Massachusetts Listeria Outbreak

Posted on February 18, 2008
The Listeria outbreak linked to Whittier Farms milk took the lives of 4 people, 3 elderly men and an unborn baby. A recent article in the Worcester Telegram provides a look at how epidemiologists (infectious disease “detectives”) at the Massachusetts public health laboratory uncovered the source of the outbreak using DNA fingerprinting: State health workers had little to go on when they began their investigations in November, and no idea that a sample of pasteurized milk would eventually be tied to an outbreak lasting at least six months and involving three counties...

Yamaha Rhino Lawsuit

Posted on February 14, 2008

Progressive Inflammatory Neuropathy Ails Slaughterhouse Workers

Posted on February 13, 2008
A continuing investigation of progressive inflammatory neuropathy (PIN) in swine slaughterhouse workers in the CDC’s MMWR details illnesses among workers in a slaughterhouse in southeastern Minnesota (referred to only as Plant A). Six workers have confirmed, two have probable, and two have possible PIN...

The Risk of Today's Fresh Produce

Posted on February 12, 2008
The past year has seen its share of recalls due to contamination by foodborne pathogens. Scientists and government officials note that the pure number of outbreaks has not significantly increased in the past few years, but there is concern in the variety of products affected by contamination...

Minnesota Bratwurst Recall Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Posted on February 11, 2008
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has advised consumers to avoid smoked pork and beef bratwurst produced by J&B Meats of Barnesville, Minnesota, with the lot number PBB30306, and Minnesota State Establishment Number 1198. The recalled beef and pork bratwurst may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria...

Salmonella Cases Prompt Tuna Recall

Posted on February 11, 2008
Cases of Salmonella (salmonellosis) in Hawaii have prompted a recall of Yellowfin Tuna distributed by Choyce Products of Honolulu, Hawaii. 5452 pounds of the frozen tuna, distributed in Oahu, may be contaminated with Salmonella. The FDA and the state of Hawaii are conducting a joint investigation of a variety of vendors due to the state receiving Salmonella illness reports between October 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007...

New Era Recalls Canned Vegetable Products

Posted on February 07, 2008
The FDA announced today a recall of vegetable products in #10 cans (6-7 lb. cans) produced by New Era Canning Company of New Era, Michigan. The cans may have been contaminated by Clostridium botulinum spores. Affected cans can be identified by the UPC but most importantly by the lot code information on the can end...

FDA Changes Listeria Policy On Certain RTE Foods

Posted on February 07, 2008
The FDA will be revising policy regulations on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods to distinguish between RTE foods that support Listeria growth and those that do not. Currently there is a “zero tolerance” standard for all RTE foods, allowing zero colony forming units per gram of food (cfu/g)...

FSIS Suspends Inspections at Hallmark/Westland

Posted on February 06, 2008
Dr. Richard Raymond, USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, announced in a statement the suspension of FSIS inspections at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company. The suspension is in response to the company’s violations of Federal regulations and the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act...

Olivier Recalls Parmesan & Asiago Dip with Garlic & Basil

Posted on February 04, 2008
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has warned consumers of a voluntary recall from Olivier Olive Oil Products, Inc. The recall concerns Olivier brand Parmesan & Asiago Dip with Garlic & Basil due to possible Clostridium botulinum contamination...

Concerns of Effective Microwave Cooking

Posted on February 04, 2008
The International Association for Food Protection has released a series of presentations dealing with a growing concern among the frozen food industry to address the risks of microwavable foods. Frozen foods have been the target of many recent foodborne illness outbreaks, including the Jeno’s and Totino’s frozen pizza E...

Whittier Halts Production Indefinitely

Posted on February 02, 2008
Whittier Farms, source of a widespread Listeria outbreak in Massachusetts, has started to sell milk again at its farm store, but not milk from the dairy. Wayne Whittier, owner of Whittier Farms has stated that “the milk production and bottling plant, it won’t be a place where Whittier Farms will operate again...

Taco John's E. Coli Sickens Woman

Posted on February 01, 2008
A woman from Jesup, Iowa is taking CMT Inc. to court after becoming ill after eating at a Taco John’s restaurant. Her illness is connected to an E. coli contamination linked to California lettuce, according to the WCF Courier.The woman became sick in November 2006, and is being represented by Pritzker | Ruohonen attorney Elliot Olsen...

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