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Food Poison Blog

Surveillance and analysis on food poison news and outbreaks.
By Marler Clark

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 12:57:03

"Pet food" (a/k/a raw milk): a luke-warm dose of lunacy

Posted on August 04, 2010
The debate rages on, as usual, with no shortage of passion on both sides. Sometimes, however, sheer lunacy prevails over reasoned and fact-based argument. It used to come most frequently from Weston A Price and devotees who long denied that raw milk presented any risks at all, or that it had ever caused any outbreaks...

DeLauro Introduces E. Coli Traceability and Eradication Act

Posted on August 02, 2010
New legislation will strengthen food safety measures, protect consumers Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) introduced the E. coli Traceability and Eradication Act today, which will require stricter testing procedures for meat and processing facilities with the goal of completely eradicating the dangerous Shiga toxin-producing E...

USDA Seeks Permanent Injunction Against NY Gourmet Salads, Inc.

Posted on August 02, 2010
An action has been commenced in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USDA) against New York food processor, NY Gourmet Salads, Inc. NY Gourmet Salads makes ready-to-eat deli salads, seafood salads, and cream cheeses for its customers in New York and New Jersey, including a New Jersey gourmet supermarket with locations in Brick and Freehold, and an airline caterer in Jamaica, N...

FDA Seeks Permanent Injunction Against NY Gourmet Salads, Inc.

Posted on August 02, 2010
An action has been commenced in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against New York food processor, NY Gourmet Salads, Inc. NY Gourmet Salads makes ready-to-eat deli salads, seafood salads, and cream cheeses for its customers in New York and New Jersey, including a New Jersey gourmet supermarket with locations in Brick and Freehold, and an airline caterer in Jamaica, N...

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It has not been a good year for Raw Milk safety

Posted on August 01, 2010
There have been at least nine outbreak with illnesses since January that have been reported. Also, there are others - like an Campylobacter outbreak with two illnesses in Massachusetts that the state has not yet announced (Why?). Here are some details so far on most of the known outbreaks and recalls (click on image to download details):

Another sprouts recall due to Listeria contamination

Posted on July 31, 2010
Specialty Farms LLC is voluntarily recalling certain Alfalfa sprout products with a best if sold by date of "8/3/2010" and "8/1/2010" that has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes. The recall includes Specialty Farms brand Organic Alfalfa Sprouts Blend and Organic Sprout Salad sold in 4 ounces plastic containers, and bearing a "best if sold by" date of 8/3/2010...

Campylobacter outbreak linked to water near West Yellowstone

Posted on July 31, 2010
Contaminated well water from a resort near Hebgen Lake (near West Yellowstone, Montana) is being blamed for the stomach and intestinal maladies plaguing more than 80 people, public health officials said Friday. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has confirmed 14 cases of campylobacter illness, a common GI ailment that can cause diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain and fever...

More on the Pros and Cons of Raw Milk

Posted on July 30, 2010
Straight From The Farm Can Take You Straight To The Hospital July 30, 2010 Lindsey Coblentz, Associate Editor Food Manufacturing Farm fresh is all the rage these days, and phrases like 'certified organic' are the buzzwords of foodies who desire the healthiest, purest forms of produce...

Di Nolfo's norovirus outbreak in Mokena, Illinois

Posted on July 29, 2010
Yesterday, along with Gary Newland, a Chicago-area personal injury lawyer, we filed suit on behalf of Anita Fowler for a foodpoisoning illness that she developed after eating at a wedding reception held at Di Nolfo's banquet hall in Mokena, Illinois. Will County health officials are investigating a number of illnesses (reports of more than 50 people sickened) that are apparently linked to the outbreak...

FDA pleased with success of Reportable Food Registry so far

Posted on July 29, 2010
More than 100 food safety reports were submitted by industry to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new electronic portal in its first months of operation, the agency said today. Mandated by Congress, the Reportable Food Registry (the Registry) is a new system that requires manufacturers, processors, packers and distributors to immediately report to the government safety problems with food and animal feed, including pet food, that are likely to result in serious health consequences...

New England Journal of Medicine on Nationwide Salmonella Outbreaks

Posted on July 29, 2010
An excellent piece authored by Dennis G. Maki, MD. discussing food safety and seeking lessons learned in recent national Salmonella outbreaks was recently brought to my attention. Dr. Maki's piece from the March 2009 New England Journal of Medicine looked back over two outbreaks in particular, the 2008 Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak linked to peppers, and the 2009 Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in PCA peanut butter products...

Tribune article highlights post-recall risks to consumer health

Posted on July 28, 2010
Steve Mills, a reporter with the Chicago Tribune and frequent contributor to the national food safety dialogue, wrote an excellent analysis of post-recall risks to consumer health for today's edition of the Tribune. The problem: equal parts stores not getting recalled products off of shelves, manufacturers not being able to retrieve recalled product, and consumers not getting word that a product has been recalled...

Foodpoisoning lawsuit filed in Will County, Illinois

Posted on July 28, 2010
A food poisoning lawsuit was filed yesterday against Di Nolfo's Banquet Inn and Catering Service after a wedding guest fell seriously ill from contaminated food. Food safety law firm Marler Clark and Newland, Newland and Newland of Arlington Heights filed the lawsuit on behalf of Griffith, Indiana resident Anita Fowler in a Will County Court...

Recent food recalls: corn, peppers, and sprouts

Posted on July 26, 2010
Pasco Processing Corn and Poblano Peppers Recall: Pasco Processing, LLC, of Pasco WA, recently recalled 2087 cases of 20lb. bulk packaged Corn and Poblano peppers, (SKU 10071179017738) because the products might be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes...

Iowa Salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican food products

Posted on July 24, 2010
Public Health Departments in Linn and Johnson counties in Iowa have warned the public not to eat guacamole, salsa or uncooked tamales prepared by an area Mexican restaurant called La Reyna Supermarket and Taqueria, and served at area farmer's markets...

Unsafe at Any Meal - Eric Schlosser is the author of "Fast Food Nation" and a co-producer of the documentary "Food, Inc."

Posted on July 24, 2010
EVERY day, about 200,000 Americans are sickened by contaminated food. Every year, about 325,000 are hospitalized by a food-borne illness. And the number who are killed annually by something they ate is roughly the same as the number of Americans who've been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003...

Risk of Food-Poisoning from Re-Usable Grocery Bags Questioned

Posted on July 23, 2010
A little more than a month ago, a report was issued stating that reusing grocery bags presented the risk of cross-contamination with foodborne pathogens. Yesterday, folks at Consumer Reports called the conclusions of that study into question...

Dear Senator Feinstein . . .

Posted on July 22, 2010
Don't let another national outbreak be the reason that a final vote on the Food Safety Modernization Act is had. That's why continued pressure on the powers that be is a good thing. Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI) wrote the following letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) calling on her to stop blocking a vote on food safety legislation in the Senate...

"Five Second Rule" and Food Poisoning

Posted on July 22, 2010
Your tasty bagel falls on the floor. You hate to waste food, and you'd rather not toast a new one. Can you call "five second rule" and consume it without risk of food-poisoning? Not according to research from Clemson scientists reported in National Geographic...

Ground beef and E. coli this summer

Posted on July 22, 2010
At the risk of jinxing the apparent success, it is worthy of note that, excluding the recent problem with bison meat, ground beef and other beef products have been conspicuously absent from the news this summer. This is a significant step for an industry that collectively recalled millions of pounds of meat products in 2007, 2008, and 2009 due to E...

Salmonella Infection Among Crew of Historic Sailing Ship

Posted on July 21, 2010
County health officials in Erie, Pennsylvania say that Salmonella was the pathogen that sickened 26 of 42 crew members aboard the U.S. Brig Niagara, a historic sailing ship based on Lake Erie, according to this report: Health department officials say it's unclear how the ship's crew contracted the bacteria, which often is found in spoiled or undercooked food...

Lawsuit to be filed in Kenosha, Wisconsin Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on July 20, 2010
Marler Clark represents several people sickened by Salmonella enteritidis in an outbreak linked to Baker Street Restaurant and Pub in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The outbreak has reportedly sickened 30 patrons. A lawsuit will be filed tomorrow against L & K Tricoli, LLC, which owns and operates Baker Street Restaurant and Pub, on behalf of Tanja Dzinovic...

Skokie Country Club operational again after Salmonella outbreak

Posted on July 20, 2010
Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois was the site of a large salmonella outbreak--approximately 45 laboratory confirmed cases--in June 2010. Katie Okon at Pioneer Local reports that the club kitchen is now open and back in service, having been given the green light to reopen by Cook County health officials in early July...

Safety in the sky: food is your biggest risk

Posted on July 16, 2010
Nobody likes turbulence at 35,000 feet, but some level of risk is always present when you're in the sky. But not all risks while flying are beyond the reasonable control of those in charge of our safety. A few weeks ago, Gary Stoller of the USA Today wrote a piece on airline food safety, focusing on the industry's major carriers, including Gate Gourmet and LSG Sky Chefs: USA TODAY requested inspection reports since January 2009 for the two biggest airline caterers, LSG Sky Chefs and Gate Gourmet, and a third large caterer, Flying Food Group...

Recalled Fresh Express romaine salad products reached South Dakota

Posted on July 15, 2010
Earlier today, Fresh Express, an industry leader in food safety, recalled romaine-based salad products due to potential contamination by E. coli O157:H7. The recall applies largely to products distributed in Canada, but some of the recalled products were also apparently distributed to retail outlets in South Dakota...

Kenosha County, Wisconsin Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on July 15, 2010
Yesterday, we reported on a developing Salmonella outbreak in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It was reported yesterday that the outbreak was possibly linked to food served at the Baker Street Restaurant and Pub, which the County Health Department has shut down...

Billy Goat Dairy to resume raw milk distribution

Posted on July 15, 2010
The Boulder County Public Health Department has cleared the Billy Goat Dairy, a Longmont goat dairy that produces and distributes raw milk, to resume business after a recent inspection confirmed that owner Bill Campbell had addressed the County's concerns and/or suggestions...

E. coli and HUS in Indiana

Posted on July 14, 2010
WISHTV.com reports that two Rush County Indiana children are in critical children after contracting E. coli infections. Almost certainly these two children are suffering from hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS. There is some suspicion that the two children may have become infected at the Rush County Fair petting zoo in late June, although the proof of that link is not clear based on the reports...

Salmonella Outbreak in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Posted on July 14, 2010
Kenosha News online reports that a Salmonella outbreak has occurred at a County restaurant called the Baker Street Restaurant & Pub at 6208 Green Bay Road. The health department has temporarily shut the restaurant down. Tricoli Restaurants, which owns the Baker Street Restaurant & Pub has taken a novel approach to public relations in the wake of the outbreak ...

Canada issues public warning for Fresh Express produce: possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination

Posted on July 14, 2010
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the Fresh Express brand Romaine-based Salads described below because these products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. This CFIA alert has been initiated in response to a recall by the manufacturer, Fresh Express Incorporated, of Salinas, California in the United States...

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