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May 10, 2011 • Outbreaks
May 10, 2011 • Listeria
Goodness Gardens Recalls Listeria Tainted Chives
Goodness Gardens, Inc. of New Hampton, NY is voluntarily recalling Chives Lot # 0201111, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy …
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Linked to St. Charles Portillo’s
The seven people have tested positive for Typhimurium Salmonella. The Kane County Health Department, and the Illinois Department of Public Health Laboratories and other local Health Departments, have reported a recent increase in Salmonella ser. Typhimurium in Northeastern Illinois. In approximately the past two weeks, 10 cases of Salmonella ser …
May 10, 2011 • Listeria
THE SANGAR CELERY LISTERIA OUTBREAK
Texas Department of State Health Services (TX DSHS) announced on October 20, 2010 that the agency had identified food produced by SanGar Fresh Cut Produce (SanGar) as the source of listeriosis infections diagnoses in at least ten Texas residents over an 8-month period. The following day Texas authorities ordered SanGar …
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE 2010 ROSEBURG OREGON LOS DOS AMIGOS SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
On April 26, 2010, Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) received five Salmonella positive test results from a local laboratory. This influx of positive Salmonella reports immediately caught the attention of DCHD communicable disease staff as five cases in a single day is well above the county’s typical annual number of …
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE 2010 ATHENS OHIO CASA LOPEZ SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
On May 5, 2010, the Athens City County Health Department (ACCHD) received notification of four patients admitted to the local hospital in the preceding 24 hours with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. All patients had reported eating at the same local Mexican food restaurant, Casa Lopez. Later that day, health officials …
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE CAUDILL SEED / CW SPROUTS SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
On February 24, 2009, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services identified bacterial isolates from fourteen Nebraska residents who were infected with Salmonella Saintpaul. Salmonella Saintpaul is an uncommon serovar; only three Saintpaul isolates were identified in Nebraska in 2008. By PFGE testing, the genetic fingerprints of six of …
May 10, 2011 • Outbreaks
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE 2009 U.F. UNION SALMONELLA RISSEN PEPPER OUTBREAK
In early 2009, health departments in several states documents PFGE-matched cases of the rare strain of Salmonella rissen. As investigations into the apparent outbreak got fully underway, Salmonella rissen matching the outbreak-strain—that is, the strain isolated from the individuals infected—was isolated from ground white pepper found in three different restaurants …
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE 2010 TACO BELL’S SALMONELLA HARTFORD AND BAILDON OUTBREAK
In July 2010, CDC and public health officials in multiple states investigated two concurrent outbreaks of Salmonella infections, each involving a different Salmonella serotype: Hartford and Baildon. Both of these Salmonella serotypes are rare, and ill persons in both outbreaks had similar age and geographic distribution. By August 1, there …
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE 2010 WRIGHT COUNTY EGG SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
Beginning in July, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified a nationwide sustained increase in the number of Salmonella Enteritidis isolates with PFGE pattern JEGX01.0004 on PulseNet. As of December, 2010, the CDC counted 3,578 illnesses, while noting that there might still be more as yet uncounted …
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE 2010 SUBWAY SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
On May 25, 2010, the Sangamon County Department of Public Health reported receiving six Salmonella reports between May 21 and May 25. On May 26, personnel from the Communicable Disease Control Section (CDCS), Division of Infectious Disease (DID), and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) noted an increase in Salmonella cases in the daily report […] …
May 10, 2011 • Outbreaks
May 10, 2011 • Outbreaks
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE SPROUTERS NORTHWEST SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
On January 3, 2011, the Oregon Health Authority issued a News Release warning consumers of a health risk and recall related to clover sprouts produced by Sprouters Northwest, Inc. of Kent, Washington. The clover sprouts were sold in several states, including Oregon, Washington, and neighboring Canada. The sprouts were identified …
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE 2010-2011 JIMMY JOHN’S – TINY GREENS SPROUTS SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
Between November 1, 2010 and February 9, 2011, a total of 140 individuals from 26 states and the District of Columbia became infected with the outbreak strain Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-. In order to ascertain the number of people connected to the outbreak, investigators performed DNA analysis of Salmonella bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing to […] …
May 10, 2011 • Salmonella
THE 2009-2010 DANIELE PEPPER SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
In early July, 2009, a number of individuals tested positive for a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo. Over the next several months, a marked increase in the number of Salmonella infections with the exact same genetic fingerprint emerged—a number far greater than is typical for this particular bacteria. The Centers …
May 10, 2011 • Outbreaks
May 09, 2011 • Salmonella
Del Monte Fresh Recalls Grape Tomatoes due to Salmonella Risk
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. (“Del Monte Fresh”) of Coral Gables, has been advised that a limited number of grape tomatoes in a specific lot of grape tomatoes grown in Florida by Six L’s Packing Company in Immokalee, Florida may be contaminated with Salmonella. The grape tomatoes may have …
May 08, 2011 • Listeria
CDC warns – Cook your Cold Cuts to Aviod Listeria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA, is warning people aged 50 years or more to reheat their cold meat before eating, to avoid listeriosis – listeria infection. For those over 50, and especially over 65, such meats as hot-dogs, cold cuts, luncheon and deli meats should be heated to at least 165 […] …
May 08, 2011 • Salmonella
Salmonella-tainted Tomatoes Cause Recall in Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the pre-packaged vegetable products described below because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The following vegetable products, bearing a Best if Use By date between May 9, 2011 and May 16, 2011, inclusive, are affected by …
May 06, 2011 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Minnesota Environmental Health Association Conference (2011)
On May 6, food safety expert and leading food poisoning attorney Bill Marler spoke at the annual Minnesota Environmental Health Association conference. …
May 05, 2011 • Events & Speaking Engagements
University of Chicago (2011)
May 5, 2011 - Food poisoning attorney Bill Marler spoke at the University of Chicago. …
May 05, 2011 • Events & Speaking Engagements
GMA Foodborne Illness Litigation Conference, Illinois (2011)
Bill Marler spoke at the GMA Foodborne Illness Litigation conference in Chicago on May 5, 2011. …
May 05, 2011 • Salmonella
Nestle Recalls Salmonella Noodles
Nestle Philippines, Inc. on Thursday ordered a nationwide recall of all Maggi noodles from stores after a quality test showed traces of disease-causing salmonella bacteria in two batches of its beef flavor. Though it has not yet received any concerns related to the consumption of the product, Nestle said safety …
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