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August 27, 2010 • Salmonella
Map of Recalled Salmonella Eggs
CNN was kind enough to do a nice map of where all the bad eggs went – all 22: …
August 27, 2010 • Outbreaks
August 27, 2010 • Listeria
Raw Milk Cheese from Morningland Dairy Has Been Ordered to Halt Production and Distribution
This comes after cheese samples were found to contain traces of Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus. The samples were collected in California on June 30, but the Missouri-based cheese company has been asked to stop production and distribution while further tests are carried out. Morningland Dairy produces raw milk Cheddar …
August 27, 2010 • Listeria
Queseria Chipilo Recalls Listeria Laden Cheese
Queseria Chipilo of Passaic, N.J., is recalling certain packages of cheese products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and in others with weakened immune systems. The company says no illnesses have been …
August 27, 2010 • Salmonella
Robin Shaffer, Minnesota Salmonella Egg Victim Speaks Out
WCCO reports that Robin is one of the cases identified by the Minnesota Health Department connected to the recent egg recalls. Robin Shaffer said it wasn’t just the eggs, but how they were handled that made her sick. “It’s the worst thing I’ve ever been through,” she said. Shaffer said …
August 26, 2010 • Recalls
Marler Clark Files Salmonella Egg Lawsuit in Iowa
The massive egg recall and Salmonella outbreak has resulted in a third lawsuit filed by food safety law firm Marler Clark and by Wandro, Baer, and McCarthy. The suit was filed against Quality Egg (doing business as Wright County Egg) in the Northern District Court of Iowa, Western Division, on …
August 25, 2010 • Outbreaks
Before salmonella outbreak, egg firm had long record of violations
The Iowa egg producer that is at the center of a salmonella outbreak and recalls of more than a half-billion eggs has repeatedly paid fines and settled complaints …
August 25, 2010 • Outbreaks
FDA investigates 2 egg farms tied to salmonella
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 1,300 illnesses that have occurred already in the salmonella enteritidis outbreak …
August 25, 2010 • Outbreaks
Egg Recall Sparks Food Fight
A recent nationwide recall of eggs appears poised to touch off a litigation battle …
August 25, 2010 • Outbreaks
Egg recall is a golden opportunity to whip food safety into shape
Fourtune article on Salmonella Egg Outbreak. …
August 24, 2010 • Outbreaks
August 24, 2010 • Outbreaks
August 24, 2010 • Listeria
Zemco Industries Recalls 380,000 pounds of Listeria Deli Meat
Zemco Industries in Buffalo, New York, has recalled approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat that may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday. The products were distributed to Wal-Marts nationwide, according to the USDA’s website. The meats may be …
August 22, 2010 • Hepatitis A
Delgado’s Deli linked to Hepatitis A Risk
Patrons of a New York deli could have been exposed to Hepatitis A from an infected employee, local news website LoHud.com reported Saturday. The Westchester County Health Department said the potential contact could have occurred from July 26 to Aug. 9 at J&D Deli & Catering, also known as Delgado’s …
August 21, 2010 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A shots available in Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) has announced that a case of hepatitis A in a food worker employed at a local restaurant has been confirmed and they are urging some patrons to receive a preventive inoculation. Health department officials say that people who ate at Quiznos at …
August 20, 2010 • Salmonella
550 Million Eggs recalled from Alaska, California, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa
The original recall announced August 13 included 380 million eggs produced by Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa. A second farm, Hillandale Farms of Iowa, said it will recall 170 million eggs after tests confirmed Salmonella. First issued August 13 the recall of eggs in their shells, or “shell eggs,” …
August 20, 2010 • Outbreaks
Egg recall is still evolving
The Los Angeles Times reports on the widening egg outbreak …
August 19, 2010 • Outbreaks
Egg recall grows to 380 million, hundreds may be sick
CNN reports on the growing Salmonella outbreak related to eggs, as well as the Marler Clark lawsuit. …
August 19, 2010 • Outbreaks
Troubles mount for Iowa firm as egg recall expands
The Iowa Firm at the Center of the Salmonella Egg Recall and Outbreak has been fined for immigration, worker welfare, and environmental violations. …
August 19, 2010 • Case News
Wright County Egg Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
In August, 2010 eggs contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis were linked to thousands of Salmonella illnesses nationwide. Marler Clark filed four Salmonella lawsuits in connection with the outbreak. After a Congressional hearing into the egg recall and outbreak revealed systematic Salmonella problems and long term disregard of the consumers who purchased …
August 19, 2010 • Outbreaks
First Lawsuit in Salmonella Egg Outbreak Filed by Marler Clark
An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) at a restaurant in Kenosha, Wisconsin has been linked to the recall of 380 million eggs and nearly 300 illnesses in the rapidly widening nationwide outbreak tied to Wright County Egg company. A lawsuit originally filed in the Kenosha County Branch of the Wisconsin …
August 19, 2010 • Outbreaks
Kenosha salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs
Pleasant Prairie woman files suit after allegedly getting sick from restaurant's food …
August 19, 2010 • Hepatitis A
Salt Lake City Hepatitis A Health Alert – Quiznos
People who ate a Quiznos at 30 East Broadway (300 South) in Salt Lake City on August 6 or 7 may have been exposed to Hepatitis A via an infected food worker and should receive an injection of immune globulin (IG) or hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible. Those …
August 19, 2010 • Salmonella
Snow White Food Products Inc. Recalls Alfalfa Sprouts
Reason: Due to the presence of salmonella. Pack/Codes: The recalled alfalfa sprouts are packaged in 3.5 ounce plastic clamshell containers. They have a UPC code of 0-46421-11236-6. Distribution: [NY]: The product from the Brooklyn-based company was distributed in New York state and potentially elsewhere in the New York City region …
August 19, 2010 • Outbreaks
Salmonella outbreak here linked to eggs
A nationwide outbreak of Salmonella linked to eggs has been tied to a June outbreak in Kenosha. …
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