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August 26, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
United States Department of Agriculture (2009)
Denis Stearns traveled to Washington DC to address USDA District Managers on the topic of Adulteration Standards. The session he took part in was titled "FSIS' Actions in the Judicial Branch". …
August 26, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Safety of Northwest Produce Conference (2009)
Colin Caywood was in Wenatchee, WA to present to tree fruit producers of Washington. …
August 24, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 24, 2009 • Listeria
Mi Pueblito Queso Fresco Soft Mexican Cheese Recalled Due To Listeria Contamination
Passaic, NJ-based Puebla Foods Inc. said it is recalling its Mi Pueblito Queso Fresco soft Mexican cheese because of possible listeria contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the recalled cheese, sold in a clear plastic 14-ounce packages with a "Sell by Date" of "09/08/09" may be contaminated …
August 24, 2009 • Hepatitis A
Free Hepatitis A Vaccines Offers To Imperial Beach Users
Outside of the Milan, IL McDonald’s, the one place where you really should not be unless you have a Hepatitis A vaccine is Imperial Beach, CA. That’s because northbound ocean currents funnel the polluted water from the Tijuana River into the Imperial Beach surf. To say that the Mexican waters …
August 24, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 24, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 21, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 21, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 19, 2009 • Listeria
Listeria Outbreak On Virgin Blue Airlines Came From The Chicken Wraps
Virgin Blue is shaking up the airline business in Australia. It made a big mistake, however, when it chose Wollongong’s GMI Food Wholesalers Pty. Ltd., trading as Australian Poultry and Food Wholesalers, as its poultry supplier. The airline used the poultry in “chicken wraps” fed to passengers, but that’s where …
August 19, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 19, 2009 • Listeria
Los Angeles County Health Officials Fear Sale of Latin American Cheeses By Street Vendors Is “A Recipe For Disaster”
Los Angeles County’s public health officials are joining some of their counterparts in Utah by warning consumers NOT to purchase Latin American-style soft cheeses from unlicensed manufacturers or vendors because they may be unsafe to eat. The dairy products that most concern LA County health officials are Queso Fresco …
August 19, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 19, 2009 • Outbreaks
E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against JBS Swift Beef Company
A Wisconsin family sickened in the JBS Swift Beef Company outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 filed suit against the company today. The lawsuit was brought by the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark in the Federal Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. This is the third lawsuit filed by Marler …
August 18, 2009 • Case News
Milan McDonalds customer sick with Hepatitis A wants apology and medical bills paid
The Rock Island County Health Department Tuesday announced its 18th case of Hepatitis A has been reported. It says the the individual who became infected with Hep A is a …
August 18, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 17, 2009 • Listeria
Culinary Circle Macaroni & Cheese Recalled By Supervalu Stores
Frozen Culinary Circle™ Gourmet Macaroni and Cheese products are being recalled because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products are found in the frozen foods section in a 38 oz. package and were sold at SUPERVALU-owned stores including Acme®, Albertsons®, bigg’s®, Cub Foods®, Farm …
August 14, 2009 • Salmonella
Sprouts Thought To Be Serving Up Salmonella Cubana In Canada
Up in Canada, sprouts may be serving up an outbreak of Salmonella Cubana, a rare sub-type that in some cases can lead to fatal infections. The Salmonella Cubana outbreak appears centered on the Ontario area where seven confirmed cases have been logged to date. The last person known to become …
August 14, 2009 • Case News
Kappa woman sues McDonald's over hepatitis A outbreak
Karie Fiegel of Kappa and her family traveled to the Quad Cities in June, and the only place they ate, besides at her mother's home …
August 13, 2009 • Listeria
Listeria Problem That Put Peregrina Cheese In Federal Court Brings Recall Of All Products Since Last St. Pat’s Day
We previously reported on Brooklyn’s Peregrina Cheese Inc. and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York entering into a 16-page Consent Degree with many requirements—including the recall of all food products the company has distributed since March 17, 2009. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today posted …
August 13, 2009 • Salmonella
California Produce Firm Recalls Jumbo Green Onions Out Of Fear of Salmonella
Salinas, CA-based NewStar Fresh Foods has recalled 772 cartons of iced jumbo green onions it distributed under the Omo and Fu Choy brand names in Georgia, Michigan, and California. The company fears the onions may be contaminated with Salmonella.No illnesses have been reported. The product is packaged in a 48-count …
August 13, 2009 • Case News
Third suit filed against Milan McDonald’s
A third lawsuit stemming from this summer's hepatitis A outbreak was filed today in Rock Island County Circuit Court against the Milan, Ill., McDonald's restaurant and it …
August 13, 2009 • Case News
Number of Hepatitis A cases now at 30
The 30th case of hepatitis A from a summer outbreak of the disease in the Quad-City region this summer was reported …
August 12, 2009 • Salmonella
Six days after FSIS announces the recall of Salmonella Newport beef from Beef Packers (Cargill) and still no list of where the beef went?
On August 6, 2009 Beef Packers, Inc., of Fresno, California recalled approximately 825,769 pounds of ground beef products linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis (disease that can be caused by antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Newport). This was announced on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) website. Today …
August 12, 2009 • Hepatitis A
“It’s Possible This Outbreak Is Not Over”–30 Now Confirmed With Hepatitis A
Another lawsuit on behalf of a customer sickened in the Milan McDonald’s outbreak was filed today in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Rock Island County. The lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s Inc., and Kevin Murphy, the owner of the McDonald’s restaurant at 400 West First …
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