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Salmonella Tainted Tomatoes Now Sicken 228 Americans in 23 States - Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee and Vermont added

Posted on June 12, 2008
According to the CDC, six states, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee and Vermont with 61 ill persons were added to the prior list of Arizona (12 persons), California (2), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), Idaho (2), Illinois (27), Indiana (7), Kansas (5), Michigan (2), New Mexico (39), Oklahoma (3), Oregon (3), Texas (56), Utah (1), Virginia (2), Washington (1), and Wisconsin (3) - bringing the number of ill persons to 228 and affected states to 23...

CDC Weighs in on the Raw Milk Debate - Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections in Children Associated with Raw Milk and Raw Colostrum From Cows --- California, 2006

Posted on June 12, 2008
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections in Children Associated with Raw Milk and Raw Colostrum From Cows --- California, 2006 CDC this morning published the following findings in MMWR: Five of six patients reported they had consumed brand A raw dairy products in the week before their illness onset; the sixth patient denied drinking brand A raw milk, although his family routinely purchased it...

Ohio E. coli Outbreak - Six cases in Franklin, Fairfield Counties - Is there an Ohio/Washington Connection to Lettuce?

Posted on June 12, 2008
Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch reported this morning that six cases of E. coli O157:H7 infections in the past week have health officials concerned and looking closely to see whether the illnesses are linked. Three cases in Fairfield County and three in Franklin County, including two in Columbus, were reported after the death on May 27 of a 52-year-old Gahanna woman who was infected with the bacteria...

Off to England in the Middle of a Tomato Salmonella Outbreak and a Lettuce E. coli Outbreak - Well, I'll be busy when I get back.

Posted on June 12, 2008
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Tomato CSI - Much of Florida Cleared - Mexico on the Block?

Posted on June 11, 2008
The FDA recommends consuming raw red plum, raw red Roma, or raw red round tomatoes only if grown and harvested from the following areas that HAVE NOT BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTBREAK: AlabamaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoDelawareFlorida (counties of: Jackson, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson, Madison, Suwannee, Hamilton, Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, Hardee, DeSoto, Sarasota, Highlands, Pasco, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando, Charlotte)*GeorgiaHawaiiLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMinnesotaMississippiNew JerseyNew YorkNebraska North CarolinaOhioPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinBelgiumCanadaDominican RepublicGuatemalaIsraelNetherlandsPuerto Rico

Houston Chronicle Cancer Patient, Raul Rivera, Ate Salmonella St. Paul Tainted Tomatoes Prior to Death

Posted on June 10, 2008
Texas Health officials today confirmed that a Houston cancer patient who died after being hospitalized with nausea, diarrhea and high fever had contracted Saint Paul salmonellosis, but stopped short of saying the debilitating illness caused his death...

A Must Read

Posted on June 10, 2008
At least pages 182-83, 188 and 196.

Salmonella Tomato Update - 17 States and 167 People Ill and Counting

Posted on June 10, 2008
According to the CDC, since mid-April, 167 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 17 states: Arizona (12 persons), California (2), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), Idaho (2), Illinois (27), Indiana (7), Kansas (5), Michigan (2), New Mexico (39), Oklahoma (3), Oregon (3), Texas (56), Utah (1), Virginia (2), Washington (1), and Wisconsin (3)...

Salmonella Tomato CSI - Mexico, Virginia or Florida?

Posted on June 10, 2008
As our Local, State and National Health authorities stumble to find the source of the Salmonella tainted tomatoes, I got an email from some nice person who found the following article about research our government has been doing on Salmonella and Tomatoes - Interesting read: Animal and Environmental Impact on the Presence and Distribution of Salmonella spp...

So, where the Hell did the Salmonella Tomatoes and E. coli Romain Lettuce come from?

Posted on June 09, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration last weekend expanded its warning about a salmonella outbreak connected to eating raw tomatoes to 16 states.  The initial warning came June 3 about tomatoes in New Mexico and Texas.  Saturday, officials expanded the warning nationwide...

The Inaugural British Food Journal Annual Lecture

Posted on June 08, 2008
Off to England and Wales later this week after a stop in lovely Sacramento, California to continue the ongoing battle over the 2006 Dole Spinach E. coli cases.  Here are some of the details of the trip to the "mother land." Dear Colleagues: We are delighted to invite you to attend: ‘Caused Food Poisoning? : See you in Court? What every business should know about the costs of food poisoning’ - the Inaugural British Food Journal Annual Lecture, to be held at the Royal Institute of Public Health, London, on the 17th June 2008 from 11...

More Revelations on 2007 Topps Meat E. coli Outbreak

Posted on June 08, 2008
Crack Meat Guy Jeff Gold reported on “USDA papers: Burger recall followed riskier procedures.” I would urge readers to look this over – interesting story on the real lack of USDA and FSIS oversight on these plants and why we have seen an increase in E...

Salmonella Tomatoes Confronts California and Oregon

Posted on June 07, 2008
A San Francisco Bay Area resident has Salmonella St. Paul that has sickened over 100 people in in at least nine states and been linked to consumption of tomatoes.  The California Department of Public Health said Friday that it is working with local officials to determine if the Contra Costa County resident's illness stemmed from eating tomatoes in California or in another part of the country...

145 Salmonella St. Paul Illnesses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin caused by Roma, Plum and Round Tomatoes

Posted on June 07, 2008
FDA Warns Consumers Nationwide Not to Eat Certain Types of Raw Red Tomatoes The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning to consumers nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to consumption of certain raw red plum, raw red Roma, and raw red round tomatoes, and products containing these tomatoes...

Counting the Days to this E. coli Trial

Posted on June 07, 2008
If ever there is a case to slap down “Big Beef” this is it.  This article is a must read to learn just how far a corporation will go to deny responsibility for sickening dozens and killing a woman by putting E. coli O157:H7 out into the stream of commerce and then blaming the victims...

14 States and counting in the 2008 Salmonella Tomato Outbreak - Possible Link to 2006 Spinach E. coli Outbreak?

Posted on June 07, 2008
According to the CDC, since late April, at least 105 people infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in the United States.  New Mexico (36) and Texas (35) were first to report.  In addition, 34 other people with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul have been reported since mid-April in residents of Arizona (7 persons), Colorado (1), Idaho (2), Illinois (12), Indiana (1), Kansas (3), Oklahoma (3), Utah (1), Virginia (2), and Wisconsin (2)...

Update - In Washington State Thurston and Pierce Counties at Least Ten Sick by E. coli O157:H7 Contaminated Romaine Lettuce

Posted on June 07, 2008
According to the Washington State Department of Health, nine Thurston and Pierce county adults and children fell ill in May with stool culture confirmed E. coli O157:H7 infections that appear to have come from contaminated romaine lettuce served in either a school or restaurant setting...

Raw Milk Pros: Review of the Peer-Reviewed Literature

Posted on June 06, 2008
I thought it might be helpful to bring a bit of rationality to the "raw milk debate."  Here is a summary of the findings of a review of peer-reviewed literature on the topic of the consumption of raw milk at least the pros: •    There is substantial epidemiological evidence from studies in Europe that consumption of raw milk products in childhood has a “protective” effect for some allergic conditions (e...

Washington Salmonella cases investigated in Walla Walla, Umatilla Counties - Linked to Nation-wide Tomato Outbreak?

Posted on June 06, 2008
The Tri-City Herald reports this morning that more than a half dozen cases of salmonella in Walla Walla and Umatilla counties are being investigated.  The county health departments are waiting for results from state labs that could indicate whether these cases are related to a national salmonella outbreak, department administrators said...

E. coli Infections in Washington Traced to Restaurant Romaine Lettuce

Posted on June 05, 2008
King 5 TV just reported that the Washington State Department of Health announced that nine confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection found in north Thurston and south Pierce counties (appears to be college students - food service) have been traced to bagged, commercial romaine lettuce...

At least 97 sickened by Salmonella Tomatoes in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin

Posted on June 05, 2008
The CDC announced today, in collaboration with public health officials in several states, the Indian Health Service, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an ongoing multistate outbreak of human salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections. All seem to be linked to the consumption of Tomatoes...

Washington State Department of Health Investigates E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak

Posted on June 05, 2008
The Washington State Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened several people in the state.  From mid to late May, there have been nine laboratory confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 of which eight have matching genetic patterns...

Outstanding Lawyer: William D. Marler

Posted on June 05, 2008
King County Bar AssociationBy: Karen Sutherland Bill Marler, a founding partner of Marler Clark, LLP, is being recognized by the KCBA as this year’s Outstanding Lawyer for his efforts to educate health officials, the community and the food service industry on how to avoid outbreaks of food-borne illnesses and the lawsuits that result from them...

FDA Warns Consumers in New Mexico and Texas Not to Eat Raw Red Killer Tomatoes Tainted with Salmonella

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers in New Mexico and Texas that a salmonellosis outbreak appears to be linked to consumption of certain types of raw red tomatoes and products containing raw red tomatoes. The bacteria causing the illnesses are Salmonella serotype Saintpaul, an uncommon type of Salmonella...

Attack of Salmonella Killer Tomatoes in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Idaho, Illinois and Indiana

Posted on June 03, 2008
According to the CDC, an outbreak of  food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states.  Lab tests have confirmed at least 54 illnesses in Texas and New Mexico as the same type of salmonella, right down to the genetic fingerprint...

California State Senator Florez Supports Raw Milk "From Ass to Glass" Bill

Posted on June 01, 2008
I was reading today the Sacramento Bee article by E.J. Schultz: Florez plans bill to overturn state health rules for raw milk It sounds like my hero, “food safety legislator,” Dean Florez has drunk the “raw milk Kool-Aid” of his constituent, Organic Pastures and has forgot a few basics of where E...

Tomatoes Cause Salmonella Illnesses in New Mexico and Other States

Posted on June 01, 2008
The New Mexico Department of Health has announced that an outbreak of salmonella has been linked to uncooked tomatoes. The department announced that 31 people from seven New Mexico counties have contracted a strain of salmonella known as salmonella St...

Utah Wendy's E. coli O121:H19 Outbreak Litigation Settled Today

Posted on May 31, 2008
After nearly two years of work, we were able to settle today the last severe E. coli O121:H19 Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) cases related to illnesses stemming in part from a teachers’ conference luncheon in June 2006.  According to the Weber-Morgan Health Department (WMHD), at least three attendees had contracted E...

Boyertown woman's lawsuit claims Taco Bell's food was tainted by E. coli. The case, seeking $5 million, alleges a Boyertown woman went into a coma after eating at a Taco Bell in Gilbertsville.

Posted on May 30, 2008
Had a nice chat today with Darrin Youker of the Reading Eagle about how Ms. Moyer has been forced to the middle in a fight between two corporations and their insurance companies: A Boyertown woman has sued the parent company of Taco Bell for $5 million, claiming she was sickened by E...

Amish Macaroni Salad Recalled in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania

Posted on May 29, 2008
Orval Kent Foods has announced a voluntary recall of 23,000 pounds of Amish macaroni salad after the Ohio Department of Agriculture found E. coli in a sample package. Products included in the recall include Orval Kent Amish Macaroni Salad in 5-pound containers with June 12th expiration dates and Yoder's Amish Macaroni salad in 1, 2 and 5-pound containers with June 7th expiration dates.

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