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April 23, 2012 • Press Releases
Attorney Marler Calls for Increased Transparency in Foodborne Illness Investigations
Attorney and food safety advocate Bill Marler calls for increased transparency in foodborne illness investigation and urges the CDC to identify Salmonella Sushi outbreak restaurants and retailers. …
April 23, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 20, 2012 • Listeria
Listeria Recall – Pizza Calzone
Albie’s Foods, a Gaylord, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 311 pounds of pizza calzone products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The fully cooked, ready-to-eat, calzone products were produced on April 10, 2012, and then shipped …
April 20, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 20, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 20, 2012 • Salmonella
Tainted Tuna Toll Now 160 Salmonella Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that “it is likely many more illnesses have occurred than those reported.” If applying a previous CDC estimated ratio of non-reported salmonellosis cases to reported cases (38.6), one would arrive at an estimated 6,176 illnesses from this outbreak. Voetsch, et al …
April 20, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 18, 2012 • Listeria
M.E. Thompson, Inc. Expands Recall of Sub Sandwiches Because of Possible Listeria Risk
M.E. Thompson, Inc. is expanding the recall of its Anytime Deli Turkey & Ham Footlong, to include Italian Footlong, and Classic Cuban, because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly …
April 17, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 17, 2012 • Salmonella
Salmonella Lawyers and Attorneys: Salmonella Sushi Toll is 141
• A total of 141 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia. • The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (6), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (6), Illinois (13), Louisiana […] …
April 17, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 16, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 15, 2012 • Salmonella
166 Sickened by Salmonella Tuna in 20 States including: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana and Maryland
A total of 116 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (10), Louisiana (2), Maryland […] …
April 15, 2012 • Salmonella
166 Sickened by Salmonella Tuna in 20 States including: Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin
A total of 116 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (10), Louisiana (2), Maryland […] …
April 15, 2012 • Hepatitis A
1,000 Receive Hepatitis A Vaccines after exposure at Alabama McDonalds
About 1,000 people received hepatitis A vaccinations through the Tuscaloosa County Health Department last week after it was announced that a local fast-food employee had been diagnosed with the virus. But no one else has been diagnosed with the virus, which means it’s extremely unlikely that anyone else contracted it …
April 15, 2012 • Listeria
Canada – Deli Chef is recalling its “Super Loaded Sub” because of possible Listeria contamination
The sandwiches were sold in 330 gram packages bearing the UPC 0 56040 37452 6, an expiry date of May 18, and the Establishment number 318. They were distributed in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Listeria bacteria can pose a serious health threat, but so far there have been no […] …
April 15, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 14, 2012 • Salmonella
Dole Fresh Vegetables Recalls Lettuce Due to Salmonella Risk
Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 756 cases of DOLE(R) Seven Lettuces salad with Use-by Date of April 11, 2012, UPC code 71430 01057 and Product Codes 0577N089112A and 0577N089112B, due to a possible health risk from Salmonella. Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses have …
April 13, 2012 • Salmonella
Tuna Salmonella Sushi – Don’t eat the spicy tuna rolls
“Nakaochi Scrape” associated with a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly infections FDA Fast Facts • Moon Marine USA Corporation (also known as MMI) of Cupertino, Calif. is voluntarily recalling 58,828 lbs of a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, labeled as Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA. Nakaochi Scrape is tuna backmeat …
April 13, 2012 • Outbreaks
Foundation Farm Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak
19 ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections, 1 with Cryptosporidium and 1 with Campylobacter after drinking Foundation Farm raw milk …
April 13, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 11, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 11, 2012 • Outbreaks
April 11, 2012 • Salmonella
Salmonella Attorney and Lawyers: 116 Sickened by Sushi
A total of 116 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia. · The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (10), Louisiana (2), […] …
April 09, 2012 • Outbreaks
Stroupe Farm Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak
E. coli outbreak in Missouri traced to Stroupe Farm raw milk; 2 children hospitalized with HUS …
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