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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

Salmonella abounds in spring and early summer 2010

Posted on June 18, 2010
Salmonella is one of the most frequent causes of bacterial foodpoisoning in the United States, causing 40,000 confirmed cases every year, and probably millions of unconfirmed illnesses. 2010 has been no different. We have seen outbreak after outbreak, and recall after recall...

90 confirmed cases in Illinois Subway Salmonella outbreak

Posted on June 18, 2010
The Illinois Subway Salmonella outbreak has claimed 90 confirmed foodpoisoning victims. The 90 victims are from 28 separate counties, including Rock Island and Kane Counties, which are new additions to the Illinois Department of Public Health's list...

Illinois Subway Salmonella Outbreak Map

Posted on June 17, 2010

Food Safety Advocates Call for Testing of Non-O157 Strains of E. coli

Posted on June 17, 2010
The AP is carrying the story today of efforts of food safety advocates, including us here at Marler Clark, to push the USDA to include several strains of E. coli known to be pathogenic to humans in its testing requirements for ground beef. E...

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Food Safety: the day's events

Posted on June 17, 2010
No new cases to report in the Illinois Subway salmonella outbreak. The official count of confirmed illnesses remains at 80. Subway did step up to the plate though and apologized to sickened customers. In a statement released today, Subway said: We sincerely apologize to all Subway customers, those who have fallen ill, and those who now may hesitate to come back for a while," spokesman Kevin Kane noted...

ConAgra recalls Marie Calendars Cheesy Chicken and Rice Frozen Entrees

Posted on June 17, 2010
ConAgra has issued a recall of Marie Calendars Cheesy Chicken and Rice Frozen Entrees due to potential contamination by Salmonella Chester. The products were distributed nationally. The recall is based on notification by the CDC of a possible association between the ConAgra product and eight people in the United States who have been diagnosed with salmonellosis linked to Salmonella Chester...

Illinois Subway Salmonella Outbreak and Cross Contamination

Posted on June 17, 2010
As the investigation continues into the cause of the 80 (and counting) Salmonella Hvittingfoss illnesses associated with Illinois Subway restaurants, the question arises of the possible role each Subway restaurant could have played in furthering the spread of the bacteria...

Campbell's Recalls 15 million Pounds of SpaghettiOs

Posted on June 17, 2010
FSIS has just announced that Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC, a Paris, Texas, establishment is recalling approximately 15,000,000 pounds of "SpaghettiOs with Meatballs" canned products due to possible under-processing. The following products are subject to recall: 14...

ConAgra Salmonella outbreaks past

Posted on June 17, 2010
ConAgra Banquet Pot Pie 2007 In early June, 2007, four infections sharing a pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern were identified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. As additional cases were reported, the initial investigation did not reveal the cause of the infections...

Report on UK Petting Zoo E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Warns that Risk Continues

Posted on June 16, 2010
In 2009, 93 people, mostly young children, were sickened in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to the Godstone Farm in Surrey, U.K. A year later, an independent inquiry into the matter has produced a report that concluded that dozens of cases of E...

Pennsylvania suspends farmer's license to sell raw milk: listeria found in product

Posted on June 16, 2010
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today suspended the liscense of Alvin J. Stoltzfus, who operates a farm in Paradise, Lancaster County, to sell raw milk. The suspension occurred due to tests by the Department of Ag that found Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in raw milk from the farm, prompting the Department of Ag to also issue an advisory to the public to discard any milk purchased from Stoltzfus's farm: The Department of Agriculture today advised consumers who purchased raw milk from Alvin J...

Subway Issues Apology for Illinois Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on June 16, 2010
In a surprising, but certainly commendable move, Subway today issued an apology to the 80 plus Illinois citizens sickened in a state-wide Salmonella Hvittingfoss outbreak. "We sincerely apologize to all Subway customers, those who have fallen ill, and those who now may hesitate to come back for a while," spokesman Kevin Kane noted...

Agency Report on U.K. Petting Zoo E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Due

Posted on June 15, 2010
A report on last summer's outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 , traced to the Godstone Farm in Surrey, U.K. is due shortly, according to the BBC. Ninety-three people, mostly young children, were sickened in the outbreak. The inquiry was ordered by the Health Protection Agency...

California Study on Raw Milk Consumption Rates

Posted on June 15, 2010
Despite an ever-growing list of food poisoning outbreaks tied to raw milk, there have simultaneously been a number of media reports claiming that the beverage is gaining in popularity. In 1997, researchers in California published the results of a study of consumers gauging the consumption rates for raw milk...

Raw milk case updates

Posted on June 15, 2010
The Chippewa Herald reports that a judge in Dane County Wisconsin has postponed ruling on a motion that "that could blow a hole through Wisconsin's ban on raw milk sales." Dane County Circuit Judge Patrick Fiedler was scheduled to rule in the case on Tuesday involving Grassway Organic Farm's claim that the state has no right to stop them from selling raw milk to customers who have become part-owners of the farm...

Marler Clark Donates $25,000 to Cold Springs, MN High School

Posted on June 15, 2010
Beyond our own passion in representing those seriously injured in foodborne illness outbreaks, we also enjoy encouraging others to become involved in food safety. Many readers of FPJ are also aware of our client, Stephanie Smith, who became severely injured following consumption of a hamburger contaminated with E...

Listeria, Brucellosis Cases Linked to Raw Dairy in Delaware

Posted on June 15, 2010
Delaware Health and Social Services issued a press release yesterday regarding one case each of Listeriosis and Brucellossis with links to raw dairy products: The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has identified simultaneous cases of Brucellosis in a 58 year old female New Castle County resident and Listeriosis in a 44 year old male in Sussex County...

Subway Salmonella outbreak: who will pay victims' medical bills?

Posted on June 15, 2010
The salmonella outbreak at Illinois Subway restaurants has caused hundreds, if not thousands, of foodpoisoning cases. The Illinois Department of Public Health currently counts 79 confirmed cases, 27 of whom had to be hospitalized for treatment (as of June 10, 7 remained hospitalized)...

Daily Subway Salmonella Outbreak Update: 80 confirmed cases

Posted on June 15, 2010
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) now counts 80 cases in the Illinois Salmonella outbreak linked to Subway restaurants in 26 different counties. The IDPH's web update states as follows: Confirmed cases of Salmonella serotype Hvittingfoss – 80...

Illinois Subway Salmonella Outbreak Update

Posted on June 14, 2010
The Salmonella Hvittingfoss outbreak linked to Illinois Subway restaurants has sickened 79 people with confirmed foodpoioning illnesses. Of course, 79 confirmed cases meanspossibly thousands of unconfirmed illnesses. The Illinois Department of Public Health's update today states as follows: Confirmed cases of Salmonella serotype Hvittingfoss – 79...

Infant Botulism Risk From Honey

Posted on June 11, 2010
Although it is a rare illness, infant botulism is incredibly serious. For this reason, parents of newborns are being reminded to refrain from feeding honey, even the smallest amount, to any child under the age of 1. If the botulism spores are ingested, they begin to multiply in the infant's gastrointestinal tract, producing a toxin...

Three more E. coli cases linked to Hartmann raw milk

Posted on June 11, 2010
Additional testing of environmental, animal samples finds outbreak strain State health officials have identified three additional cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness in Minnesotans linked to consumption of raw milk or other dairy products from a dairy farm in Gibbon, Minnesota...

Senator Durbin on the mark on food safety

Posted on June 10, 2010
Senator Durbin's statement today hit the nail on the head with regard to food safety: Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today that the recently released National Academy of Sciences report, 'Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the FDA' highlights the need for an overhaul of the nation's current food safety system...

71 Ill in Subway Salmonella Hvittingfoss Outbreak

Posted on June 10, 2010
According to the Illinois Department of Health: Confirmed cases of Salmonella serotype Hvittingfoss – 71. Age range of confirmed cases: 2 to 88. Cases have reported eating at Subway restaurants located in 22 counties -- Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, Dewitt, Fulton, Knox, La Salle, Macon, Marshall, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Sangamon, Schuyler, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Winnebago, and Will...

PFGE patterns in Hartmann Dairy raw milk outbreak

Posted on June 09, 2010
Below is the genetic fingerprinting analysis (PFGE patterns) of the E. coli O157:H7 samples that tested positive in humans involved in the Hartmann Dairy E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, as well as cows (though, according to Hartmann'statements, not cows that contributed milk to the batch linked to the outbreak), and environmental samples at the farm...

Illinois Subway Salmonella outbreak case count up to 68

Posted on June 09, 2010
The Salmonella outbreak at Subway restaurants around the state of Illinois has claimed 68 confirmed victims--a number that will probably continue to grow as more and more illnesses are identified as part of the Subway Salmonella outbreak. The Illinois Department of Public Health's updated announcement states as follows: Salmonella Update (as of 12 p...

Campylobacter illnesses in Saratoga Springs Utah receding

Posted on June 08, 2010
Though some Saratoga Springs residents have continued to report illness in recent weeks, the campylobacter outbreak widely believed to have been linked to contaminated water appears to be coming to an end. Joy Holbrook, a nurse epidemiologist with the Utah County Department of Health, reports that "We're thinking that the outbreak is decreasing out there; It has been several days since we've had any new cases from Saratoga Springs...

Committee report urges more centralized food safety system

Posted on June 08, 2010
Food safety experts and the public have criticized the FDA's food safety system and questioned whether it properly safeguards Americans from foodborne diseases. Thus, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to examine the gaps in the current food safety system under the purview of the FDA and to identify the tools needed to improve food safety...

Hartmann Dairy's typically raw-milkian PR blunder

Posted on June 08, 2010
The Hartmann Dairy Farm, which has been linked by Minnesota Public Health officials to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 5 people, at least one critically, released a statement today: "As of today, there is no evidence of any harmful bacteria in any raw milk, cheese, meat or other product sampled from the Hartmann Farm," the statement said...

Illinois Subway Salmonella outbreak: case count reaches 60

Posted on June 08, 2010
The Illinois Department of Health's very brief situation update today gives the impression that we do not yet know the full scope of what may become a very major outbreak. IDPH latest announcement on the Subway salmonella outbreak states as follows: "Confirmed cases of Salmonella serotype Hvittingfoss – 60...

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