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Minnesota and Oregon are two of 14 States and account for four of 29 illnesses due to Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals- where are the others? Intact Package Positive for Salmonella Chester

Posted on June 18, 2010
Last night ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods of Council Bluffs, Iowa, recalled Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals that were sold to retail outlets nationwide. At least 29 people have been sickened in the outbreak, including two people in Oregon and two people in Minnesota...

Food Safety moves forward one step at a time, slowly, but forward

Posted on June 16, 2010
Sitting in the private conference room of U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank yesterday with Stephanie and her mom Sharon as the judge carefully considered the settlement with Cargill, brought home again to me the reality of Stephanie's struggle – all because she ate a hamburger...

Subway issues an apology for Illinois Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on June 16, 2010
In a move that more restaurants can learn from, according to news reports, the Subway restaurant chain issued an apology Wednesday in connection with a salmonella outbreak that has affected 80 people across 26 Illinois counties. As state health investigators continue working to pinpoint the cause of the outbreak, a Subway corporate spokesman said the company was sorry for the problems...

Illinois Subway Salmonella Hvittingfoss cases now 80 in 26 Counties

Posted on June 15, 2010
According to the Illinois Department of Health: Age range of confirmed cases: 2 to 79. Cases have reported eating at Subway restaurants located in 26 counties -- Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, Dekalb, DeWitt, Fulton, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, Livingston, Macon, Marshall, McLean, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Sangamon, Schuyler, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Will and Winnebago...

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The Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, is not as smart as I thought

Posted on June 14, 2010
Last week when Jim went after Marion Nestle and Denis Stearns, I suggested that it best to ignore his ranting.  However, In reading Jim Prevor's recent posting ('No Matter What Growers, Shippers, or Retailers Do About Food Safety, ‘You Will Be Sued,' posted on June 11, 2010), I knew that I had to respond, but—really, where to begin? Jim obviously believes he knows a lot of about the 'legal system' that he so eagerly bashes, and he implies he knows a lot about concepts such as 'strict liability' and 'negligence' too...

Pane d'Amore, Raw Milk and Dungeness Valley Creamery - What is missing?

Posted on June 13, 2010
Pane d'Amore is a new little specialty shop (one of many) on Bainbridge Island that sells wine, cheese, fresh bread, but here, yes, they sell raw milk. You would have thought that the owners of Pane d' Amore would have checked the White Pages on Bainbridge Island, or at least 'googled' - raw milk lawyer – before they opened shop...

Rocori High School of Cold Spring Minnesota receives $25,000 Science Scholarship

Posted on June 13, 2010
Marler Clark has donated $25,000 to Rocori High School of Cold Spring Minnesota to start the Stephanie Smith Science Scholarship at the high school that Stephanie graduated from a few years ago. It is my hope to encourage and support students interested in science - especially food safety and the treatment of food borne disease...

Separate Children from Raw Meat and Poultry in Shopping Carts

Posted on June 13, 2010
Riding in shopping carts and exposure to raw meat and poultry products: prevalence of, and factors associated with, this risk factor for salmonella and campylobacter infection in children younger than 3 years Patrick ME, Mahon BE, Zansky SM, Hurd S, Scallan E...

Subway Confirmed cases of Salmonella serotype Hvittingfoss hit 75, probable cases hit 2,895 in Illinois

Posted on June 12, 2010
Ill people have reported eating at Subway restaurants located in 23 Illinois counties -- Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, LaSalle, Macon, Marshall, Mclean, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Sangamon, Schuyler, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Winnebago and Will...

To Hartmann Dairy Farm on Your E. coli Outbreak - "Don't mess around with Jim" - Eight people now sick

Posted on June 11, 2010
Not quite sure why I thought about Jim Croce, "Don't Mess Around With Jim," when I saw the Minnesota Department of Health press release, 'Three more E. coli cases linked to raw milk from farm ?Additional testing of environmental, animal samples finds outbreak strain,' but I did...

A new political "farce" - the "teat party"

Posted on June 10, 2010
The raw milk drinkers and I have not been getting on well lately. Since this is my blog, I do not have to write down all their descriptions of me. However, a few moments on www.thecompletepatient.com will give you a sense of their animus. I must admit that I am not blameless...

Salmonella Radio

Posted on June 10, 2010
For more information generally about Salmonella, visit www.about-salmonella.com.  To hear the mellow tones of me talking Salmonella, click below:

Subway Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Fresh Produce and Illnesses hit 71

Posted on June 10, 2010
That would mean actual illnesses are now 2741 (as I was told this morning that "the right number is 38.6 cases of Salmonella infection for each culture-confirmed case, and not 38.5, see, http://www.cdc.gov/enterics/publications/374-voetscha1.pdf")...

60 cases of Salmonella Hvittingfoss now associated with outbreak linked to? Subway restaurants in Illinois

Posted on June 09, 2010
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 60 cases of Salmonella ser. Hvittingfoss associated with the ongoing investigation of illnesses among customers who ate at certain Subway restaurants in Illinois. All cases are recovering, of which 17 had been hospitalized...

Minnesota Department of Health Responds to Hartmann Dairy on the Raw Milk E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak

Posted on June 09, 2010
Yesterday after giving a speech to NEHA on the dangers of the industrialized beef supply, I received the following email statement from the Hartmann Dairy which is at the center of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Minnesota that has sickened at least five...

The slow, but steady dance with FSIS on Non-O157 E. coli

Posted on June 09, 2010
Since I filed the Petition last October, Mr. Derfler and I have kept up a lively pen pal relationship.  Here is his latest: I continue to hope that one day I will get a letter from Mr. Derfler saying that FSIS simply now finds that in fact non-O157's are in fact adulterants.

Subway Sickens at least 2,618 with Salmonella Hvittingfoss in Illinois

Posted on June 09, 2010
No, really - keep reading.  According to the Illinois Department of Health, the outbreak of Salmonella sicknesses in Illinois linked to Subway restaurants is spreading. To date, there are 68 confirmed cases, of which 24 had been hospitalized. People with the illness reported eating at Subway locations in central Illinois 24 counties...

Real Raw Milk Facts Dot Com Hit at NEHA

Posted on June 08, 2010
I just finished up my speech at NEHA.  Although the speech was well received, the real hit at the conference were the "teat" shirts and buttons with the following logo: Comment below if you want a shirt or a button.

I hope Dr. Raymond does not get in trouble for this - Mr. Bill: Good Cop/Bad Cop?

Posted on June 07, 2010
Dr. Raymond does a blog (or at least he used to) over at www.meatingplace.com. I am stealing one he did today below: I think almost every reader of this blog knows OF Bill Marler, but I wonder how many readers really KNOW Bill Marler? For sure, he is the most prominent and recognizable plaintiffs' attorney in foodborne illness litigation (and also non-foodborne illnesses such as petting zoos, drinking water, etc...

When are Raw Sprouts like Raw Milk?

Posted on June 06, 2010
The CDC announced that a total of 35 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Newport have been reported from 11 states since March 1, 2010. The number of ill people identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AZ (2), CA (17), CO (1), ID (5), IL (1), MO (1), NM (1), NV (2), OR (2), PA (1), and WI (2)...

Washington State Revokes Day Care License After E. coli Death

Posted on June 04, 2010
AP reported today that the state of Washington revoked the license of a Southwest Washington in-home day care where Four-year-old Ronan Wilson contracted a fatal case of E. coli.  Dianne and Larry Fletch had operated the Hazel Dell day care for more than 20 years...

Chico Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 15 at Margarita Mix-Off

Posted on June 04, 2010
At least 15 people became ill with Salmonella infections last month after attending the Margarita Mix-Off in Chico, California. Three of the fifteen were hospitalized due to the severity of their illnesses. The Margarita Mix-Off was hosted at Manzanita Place in Chico on May 8, with a local caterer providing food served at the event...

Candy Johnstone, Subway Salmonella Victim Speaks

Posted on June 04, 2010
WIFR reports that the Illinois State Health Department is investigating what led to a salmonella outbreak linked to some Central Illinois Subway shops. Two of the 34 cases have been reported in Ogle County. Candy Johnstone said she is one of the victims of the salmonella outbreak linked to subway shops throughout central Illinois...

E. coli Test Match on Hartmann Dairy Farm - The Nail in the Coffin of Raw Milk?

Posted on June 03, 2010
The State of Minnesota just published this press release on the ongoing E. coli O157:H7 outbreak: Laboratory testing conducted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) this week provided additional evidence that the Hartmann dairy farm, of rural Gibbon, was the source of a strain of E...

National Evvironmental Health Association Speech

Posted on June 03, 2010
l will be heading to New Mexico on Monday to the NEHA Conference after a short stop in Las Vegas to attend the high school graduation of the twins son's of Linda Rivera.  Linda is still in Rehab after being hit by E. coli O157:H7 in April of 2009...

Illinois Subway Salmonella - One, Two, Three Strikes You're Out!

Posted on June 03, 2010
Strike One - Subway Hepatitis A Outbreak - Washington Strike Two - Subway Restaurant Shigella Outbreak - Chicago Strike Three - The Illinois Department of Public Health and local health departments throughout the state are investigating the cause of Salmonella illnesses among customers who ate at certain Subway restaurants in Illinois...

National Environmental Health Association Speech

Posted on June 03, 2010
l will be heading to New Mexico on Monday to the NEHA Conference after a short stop in Las Vegas to attend the high school graduation of the twins son's of Linda Rivera.  Linda is still in Rehab after being hit by E. coli O157:H7 in April of 2009...

Is Raw Milk Treated Unfairly?

Posted on June 02, 2010
I must admit that I tire of the moans from raw milk advocates that Big Dairy and Big Government is out to get them. I shake my head at the unfounded belief that grass fed cows will never produce a pathogen that can sicken a child. I cringe at the anti-science blather protesting that all outbreaks linked to raw milk never happened, or were caused by something else, or were part of some dark conspiracy designed to discredit what is really a wonder-product...

Marler's Response to the American Meat Institute Statement on New Bill to Declare Additional Strains of E. coli as Adulterants

Posted on June 01, 2010
AMI: We share Sen. Gillibrand's desire to eradicate pathogenic bacteria, but we don't believe that an act of Congress can make these bacteria disappear. We also are puzzled by the fact that this bill is being introduced at a time when the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is tracking an outbreak of E...

E. coli O157:H7 costs $478,381,766 per year in illnesses and Salmonella costs $2,649,413,401, and that is just two of dozens of bugs that sicken and kill us

Posted on May 31, 2010
I love Economists.  Actually, one of my three BA's was in Economics.  When you look at the cost of just two bugs that the Economic Research Service (ERS) looked at, you have to wonder why we do not demand more from the corporations who feed us and the government that is supposed to regulate them? The Economic Research Service (ERS) estimates of the costs of illness and premature death for a number of foodborne illnesses have been used in regulatory cost-benefit and impact analyses...

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