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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

Romaine lettuce outbreak expands

Posted on May 12, 2010
The E. coli romaine lettuce outbreak case-count has expanded again, this time to 23 confirmed illnesses, which is up 4 illnesses from the CDC's last report. The most recently included case came from Tennessee, and was also caused by associated with recent exposure to romaine lettuce contaminated by E...

E coli Contaminated Water Sickens 14 in Missouri

Posted on May 12, 2010
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has announced that at least 14 people are ill as a result of drinking water at a sports complex. The illnesses have been linked to E. coli in water at Class Act Sports Complex in Jackson, Missouri...

E. coli lettuce outbreak: at least 10 ill in Michigan

Posted on May 11, 2010
The lettuce E. coli outbreak has caused at least 19 confirmed illnesses, and likely many more. Michigan appears to be at the epicenter of the outbreak, with 10 illnesses among the 19 confirmed illnesses counted by the CDC and FDA. The Michigan arm of the lettuce E...

Marler Clark Files First E. coli O145 Lawsuit agast Freshway

Posted on May 11, 2010
According to the FDA and CDC, to date, there have been 19 confirmed and additional unconfirmed cases of E. coli O145 infections in Michigan, Ohio, and New York. These illnesses include 12 individuals who have been hospitalized, and three with a potentially life threatening complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)...

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Freshway Lettuce E. coli O145: More Recalls, Second Strain of E. coli

Posted on May 11, 2010
The number of confirmed and probable E. coli O145 infections remained steady at 29 today, but additional recalls were announced as evidence of additional contaminated product surfaced. CIDRAP reported on developing news on a number of fronts: Location of the outbreak strain of E...

Chicken Salad Kills Three in Louisiana Hospital in Pineville and Sickens 40 Others

Posted on May 10, 2010
A health official says food poisoning perhaps from an ingredient in chicken salad could be what killed three Louisiana mental health hospital patients and sickened 40 others. Officials say patients at Pineville's Central State Hospital showed signs of gastrointestinal stress beginning Friday morning...

Ohio E. coli tests prompt another lettuce recall

Posted on May 10, 2010
Ohio foodpoisoning and outbreak problems are mounting by the day. The state's top outbreak journalist, Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch, added another layer to the romaine lettuce E. coli O145 outbreak story. According to Misti's article this morning, tests conducted by the State of Ohio on lettuce from Andrew Smith Company have returned positive for an entirely different strain of E...

E. coli in Lettuce - A Study of Yuma Lettuce Production, 2006

Posted on May 10, 2010
With 29 confirmed and probable cases of E. coli O145 infection linked to Freshway brand romaine lettuce, investigators continue their search to confirm the lettuce's place of origin. A possible answer is the farms in Yuma, Arizona: "A potential location has been identified in Yuma," Kurt Nolte, Yuma County Cooperative Extension director and agriculture agent, said Friday...

Listeria Prosciutto Recall Prompts Health Warning

Posted on May 10, 2010
Today, USDA-FSIS issued apublic health alert for various ready-to-eat deli meat products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS was notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that various ready-to-eat deli meat products subject to recall in Canada may have been exported to the United States...

Romaine lettuce recall expands

Posted on May 10, 2010
To recap, Freshway Foods has recalled chopped romaine lettuce products due to an outbreak of E. coli O145 associated with the product in Michigan, Ohio, and New York. To date, the outbreak has caused 29 confirmed probable illnesses in those three states, although the true number of illnesses in the outbreak is likely much bigger...

E. coli O145 and HUS illness: did the romain lettuce cause it?

Posted on May 10, 2010
At least 29 confirmed and probable E. coli O145 illnesses have been linked to romaine lettuce manufactured and delivered by Freshway Foods. Freshway has recalled romaine lettuce due to the outbreak in 23 states and the District of Columbia...

As lettuce outbreaks continue, HUS parents must ask, were warnings ignored?

Posted on May 09, 2010
The recent E. coli O145 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, which has caused several children to develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), parents of severely injured kids are certainly questioning whether warnings to the leafy greens industry were ignored...

Romaine Lettuce E. coli O145 outbreak: great detective work in New York

Posted on May 08, 2010
An epidemiological investigation consists of many moving parts, an incredible degree of teamwork, and sometimes from multiple federal and state agencies. But success in stopping the spread of disease sometimes turns on the actions of one competent department...

With E. coli O145 Illnesses in New York, Ohio and Michigan, a Refresher Course on the Enemy is in Order

Posted on May 08, 2010
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are members of a large group of bacterial germs that inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and other warm-blooded animals (mammals, birds). More than 700 serotypes of E. coli have been identified. Their 'O' and 'H' antigens on their bodies and flagella distinguish the different E...

Wappingers Central School District Reports Two Students with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Posted on May 08, 2010
According to the Poughkeepsie Journal, Freshway Foods shredded romaine lettuce sent from the Wappingers Central School District to the New York state Health Department tested positive for E. coli O145 bacteria and led to a national recall AFTER several students were sickened...

Romaine lettuce outbreak: HUS illnesses in Wappinger Falls, New York

Posted on May 08, 2010
The romaine lettuce outbreak has caused at least two E. coli O145-induced cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Wappinger Falls, New York. A bag of Freshway Foods romaine lettuce intended for consumption in the Wappinger School District also tested positive for the outbreak strain of E...

Marler Clark, food safety advocates and lawyers, provide consumer informational site on E. coli O145 complication - hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)

Posted on May 07, 2010
Ongoing outbreak and recall of Romain Lettuce tainted with E. coli O145 Freshway Foods and the Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday. An a press release, Freshway Foods said the E. coli O145 - tainted Romaine Lettuce was sold to wholesalers, food service outlets, in-store salad bars and delis in Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin...

Raw milk salmonella outbreak

Posted on May 07, 2010
A salmonella outbreak linked to raw milk has occurred in Utah. Heather May of the Salt Lake Tribune reported today on the outbreak: Public health and agriculture officials are investigating six cases of salmonella they believe were caused by drinking unpasteurized milk...

The Poughkeepsie Problem: E. coli contaminated romaine lettuce

Posted on May 07, 2010
The E. coli O145 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce has reached Wappinger Falls, New York, which is separated from the town of Poughkeepsie by Wappinger Creek. Early reports were that students from Daemen College, which is located in Buffalo, New York, were the only New Yorkers affected, but the Wappinger School District was, in fact, the unfortunate recipient of the bag of lettuce that actually tested positive for the outbreak strain ofE...

Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak hits Wappinger NY school district

Posted on May 07, 2010
Emily Stewart of the Poughkeepsie Journal today reported that a bag of lettuce intended for distribution to Wappinger Central School District schools was the bag that tested positive for E. coli O145, thus providing the smoking gun in the E...

Lettuce E. coli O145 outbreak has a high hospitalization rate

Posted on May 07, 2010
One defining feature of the E. coli O145 outbreak linked to Freshway lettuce is its apparently high hospitalization rate. Generally, non-O157 strains of E. coli cause foodpoisoning illnesses severe enough to require hospitalization in ...

Lettuce E. coli Outbreak: the Yuma, Arizona link

Posted on May 07, 2010
Based on scheduled growing seasons, the product involved in the E. coli O145 lettuce outbreak that has sickened many people in Michigan, Ohio, and New York was likely grown and processed in Yuma, Arizona. The outbreak has resulted in at least 12 hospitalizations and 3 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome...

Ohio foodpoisoning count increases: 22 Salmonella cases at Athens restaurant

Posted on May 07, 2010
A salmonella outbreak linked to an Athens, Ohio restaurant has sickened at least 22 people. 10 TV news reported today on the salmonella outbreak: More than 20 people have been sickened after eating at the same restaurant and health officials on Friday said they suspect it was the result of salmonella...

Salmonella linked to salami and pepper: CDC update

Posted on May 06, 2010
Statistics about thesalmonella montevideo and senftenberg outbreak linked to salami and pepper were recently updated. According to the CDC, 272 people were sickened by Salmonella montevideo from since July 2009 after consuming salami that was manufactured using salmonella-contaminated red and black pepper...

Oregon Salmonella outbreak counts at least 17 cases

Posted on May 06, 2010
In the Oregon Salmonella outbreak linked to Dos Amigos mexican restaurant, Douglas County Health officials now say they have confirmed 17 cases. The illnesses are said to have taken place from April 9 through April 17. KVAL.com reported today on the Salmonella outbreak: Dawnelle Marshall from the Public Health Division of the Douglas County Health Department said they still don't know what caused the outbreak, but they are interviewing people that ate there during that time, to see if they can figure out where the problem started...

Freshway Foods Voluntarily Recalls Products Containing Romaine Lettuce Because of E. coli O145

Posted on May 06, 2010
May 6, 2010 - Sidney, Ohio – Freshway Foods is voluntarily recalling products containing romaine lettuce with a use by date of May 12 or earlier because they have the potential to be contaminated with Escherichia coli O145 bacteria (E. coli O145)...

Lettuce and leafy greens E. coli outbreaks: a continuing problem

Posted on May 06, 2010
E. coli outbreaks linked to lettuce and other leafy green vegetables have happened again and again, particularly over the past decade and a half. Not all have garnered the media attention that the 2006 spinach outbreak did, and some have even gone unreported publicly...

Fight Over Raw Milk "Buying Clubs" in Massachusetts

Posted on May 06, 2010
Massachusetts is another battleground between advocates of raw-milk and those who point out its association to outbreaks of pathogens like E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Campylobacter. Massachusetts officials have been making efforts to enforce a ban on the sale of raw milk outside of the producing farm: The Boston Globe's Alex Beam writes: It is legal in Massachusetts to buy raw milk at a farm but not in a store...

E. coli O145 lettuce outbreak: how many people sick?

Posted on May 06, 2010
The E. coli O145 outbreak in Michigan, Ohio, and New York, which has long had a suspected lettuce link (and was publicly confirmed today), has no doubt sickened quite a few people. Just how many, however, is hard to know for sure...

College E. coli outbreaks: 3 more schools on the distinguished list

Posted on May 06, 2010
E. coli outbreaks and college life are becoming more and more synonymous. Most parents of incoming freshman worry about alcohol and other extracurricular activities, but several recent E. coli outbreaks might cause a shift in the worry paradigm...

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