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August 28, 2008 • Salmonella
Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Saintpaul Infections Associated with Multiple Raw Produce Items — United States, 2008
From MMWR Weekly Report, August 29, 2008: On May 22, 2008, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) notified CDC about four persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul strains that were indistinguishable from each other by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and 15 other persons with Salmonella infections whose isolates had not yet been characterized. […] …
August 27, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 27, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 26, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 26, 2008 • Listeria
12 Listeria Deaths Now Linked to Maple Leaf Recall
Canadian health officials now say 12 deaths have been linked to a listeriosis outbreak from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in North York, Ontario. The spike in deaths is because they have reworked the definition to include any cases where Listeria is an underlying or contributing factor to a person’s …
August 25, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 25, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 25, 2008 • Outbreaks
Oklahoma Outbreak Claims One Life, Sickens Many
A food borne illness outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma has sickened as many as 30 and taken one life. Although lab results are not in, signs point to the highly toxic E. coli O157:H7 bacteria as the culprit. Many of the ill have eaten at the same restaurants, and leads are …
August 25, 2008 • Outbreaks
Country Cottage Restaurant E coli O111 Outbreak
The Country Cottage buffet restaurant in Lucst Grove, OK was the source of a 2008 E. coli O111:NM outbreak that led to hundreds of E. coli cases. …
August 25, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 22, 2008 • Listeria
Alaska’s Santa’s Smokehouse In Small Recall Due To Listeria Contamination
About 150 pounds of Santa’s Smokehouse brand smoked keta salmon is being recalled because may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause people serious infections. Fairbanks, AK-based Interior Alaska Fish Processors Inc. sold the keta in random weight portions and packaged in clear plastic vacuum sealed bags …
August 22, 2008 • Listeria
Second Death In Canada’s Listeria Outbreak
There’s been a second death in Canada due to the listeria outbreak that may be linked to Maple Leaf Foods ready-to-eat meats. CTV reports: A second person is confirmed to have died from the deadly bacterial in Waterloo, Ontario. The victim is described as an elderly woman. The first person …
August 21, 2008 • Press Releases
Governor Schwarzenegger, Veto This Bill! Pleads Food Safety Advocate William Marler
An ambitious and well-meaning attempt to make California’s dairy products safer arrives this week in the California Assembly in the form of State Bill 201—but the country’s top food safety advocates are calling on California legislators to vote against it. The bill places regulations on producers of raw milk dairy …
August 21, 2008 • Outbreaks
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August 21, 2008 • Outbreaks
Student sickened by E. coli-Tainted Lettuce files Suit
A victim of the June 2008 lettuce E. coli outbreak in Thurston and Pierce counties filed suit today in the Superior Court of Washington, King County. Heather Whybrew of Federal Way, Washington was a student at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland when she was infected with E. coli O157:H7. The …
August 20, 2008 • Salmonella
Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak Continues In August
The Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak may be winding down, but it is not over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today updated its publicly available data for the first time since last Friday. The outbreak, which began last April 16, continues this month with August 8 being the latest …
August 20, 2008 • Listeria
Maple Leaf Might Be Responsible For Ongoing Listeria Outbreak
The Public Health Agency of Canada is now investigating whether an outbreak of listeriosis since June 17 that has made 17 people ill and killed one, mostly in the Ontario area, can be blamed on Maple Leaf Foods Inc. And while they wait for those findings, Maple Leaf is recalling …
August 19, 2008 • Salmonella
A Laugh From Argus Hamilton
"Everything that’s wholesome and good for you costs $4 a pound and has salmonella in it." –Argus Hamilton is host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. …
August 19, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Foodborne Pathogen Epidemiologist at the FDA Southeastern Regional Meeting (2008)
Patti Waller traveled to Atlanta, GA to present to "Headlines You Want to Avoid" to the FDA Southeastern Regional Meeting. …
August 19, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 19, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 18, 2008 • Listeria
Canada Puts Warning Out On Listeria Tainted Roast Beef and Corned Beef
Roast and corned beef made by Maple Leaf Consumer Foods may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIC) warns tonight. According to Canada’s AHN News: One-kilogram packages of Sure Slice Roast Beef with a best-before date of Aug. 9 and Sure Slice Corned Beef with an …
August 18, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 18, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 14, 2008 • Outbreaks
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