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May 18, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 18, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 16, 2009 • Salmonella
WAL*MART Cantaloupes In Carolinas And South Hill, Virginia Recalled After Testing Positive For Salmonella
How big is "a lot?" Raleigh, NC-based L&M Companies, Inc. has recalled "one lot of whole cantaloupes because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. One lot must be a lot because there were enough cantaloupes to fulfill the needs of Walmart Supercenter Stores in North Carolina …
May 14, 2009 • Salmonella
Peanuts & Pistachios Will Mark The History Of Change At Food & Drug Administration
biological defense disease control peanuts pistachios Salmonella Typhimurium. …
May 14, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Royal Institute of Public Health, London E. coli Conference (2009)
Bill Marler traveled back to the UK to present at the Royal Institute of Public Health E. coli Conference. …
May 13, 2009 • Outbreaks
Flanders Provision Company E. coli Outbreak
E. coli outbreak traced to hamburger patties sold at Wal-Mart …
May 13, 2009 • Outbreaks
Interstate Meat E. coli Outbreak
A 2007 E. coli outbreak was traced to ground beef in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. …
May 12, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
VTEC E. coli Conference (2009)
Bruce Clark and Patti Waller traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina for VTEC 2009. They presented a poster on non-O157:H7 STEC E. coli. …
May 12, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 12, 2009 • Salmonella
FDA Updates Its Alfalfa Sprout Investigation And Continues To Ban Their Consumption; Tells About The Seeds of Destruction
Here are the highlights of an update just posted from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the sprout-caused Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak that has impacted at least 14 states: A preliminary report of the investigation is available from CDC’s, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, MMWR [PDF …
May 11, 2009 • Press Releases
US Foodborne Illness Expert to Address RSPH E. coli Conference
William Marler, food safety advocate and expert in foodborne illness litigation, will speak at the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) conference E. coli: Cases, Controls, and Common Sense. The conference is being held Wednesday, 13 May at the Regent’s Park Holiday Inn. Mr. Marler will present his lecture, The …
May 11, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 11, 2009 • Listeria
Raw Milk Cheese Makers Look To FDA For Understanding
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “is currently conducting a risk analysis of the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in foods like dairy products, deli meats and fresh produce, and has encouraged raw milk cheesemakers to contribute data to the study. Their conclusions could vindicate or signal the end of raw …
May 10, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 08, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Northeast Food And Drug Officials Conference (2009)
Drew Falkenstein addressed the NEFDOA at their 2009 conference in Burlington, VT. …
May 07, 2009 • Recalls
Grocery Manufacturer's Association Food Borne Illness Litigation Conference (2009)
Denis Stearns traveled to New Orleans to address the GMA. His topic was "Lessons Learned From Recent Outbreaks and Recalls". …
May 07, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 06, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 06, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Conference of the Candian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) (2009)
Bill Marler presented keynote address at the 75th Annual conference of CIPHI, being held in Kananaskis, Alberta. …
May 06, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Nebraska Governor's Conference on Food Safety (2009)
Andy Weisbecker traveled to Lincoln, NE for the Governor's Conference on Food Safety. This year's conference focused on E. coli. …
May 06, 2009 • Press Releases
Sprout Seed Manufacturer Named in Amended Lawsuit
Litigation in the outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul sourced to alfalfa sprouts has taken a new turn, as an amended lawsuit now names the alfalfa seed supplier, Caudill Seed Company of Kentucky. Certain batches of the seed are implicated in a multi-state outbreak that sickened over 150 people. The amended lawsuit …
May 06, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 04, 2009 • Press Releases
William Marler to Address Conference of Canadian Public Health Inspectors
High profile foodborne illness attorney William Marler will deliver a keynote address to the 75th annual gathering of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) on Wednesday, May 6. One of conference’s focus topics is Global Impacts on Health, to which Mr. Marler will speak. …
May 04, 2009 • Listeria
Canada’s Ag Minister Blames Previous Liberal Government
In case anybody was wondering, political tactics remain the same world-wide. In the United States, President Obama is still blaming President Bush for most anything that might stick. In Canada, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz of the Conservative government in Ottawa just blamed a 2005 decision by the previous Liberal government …
May 03, 2009 • Outbreaks
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