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September 22, 2006 • Hepatitis A

Demand high for free pizza after scare

September 22, 2006 The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN) http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/15579143.htm A local Pizza Hut gave away “thousands” of pizzas in a promotional deal to remedy slumping sales in the aftermath of a hepatitis A diagnosis involving a server at the restaurant last month. Coventry Pizza Hut, near Interstate 69 and …

September 22, 2006 • Salmonella

‘US may need more food safety laws’

United States food safety regulators say they are still mystified by an outbreak of E coli that has killed one person, sickened 157 and forced all fresh spinach to be pulled from store shelves. The investigation centers on nine farms in three California counties, and the outbreak may signal a …

September 22, 2006 • Salmonella

Salmonella report due

School officials say they still are waiting for a final report on an investigation of last spring’s salmonella outbreak at Jefferson Elementary School by the state Department of Public Health. While 28 students were confirmed to have bacterial infections after the incident, at least 50 students came down with related …

September 22, 2006 • Outbreaks

UPDATE: 9/22/2006 – Wisconsin

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September 21, 2006 • Outbreaks

The smoking bag

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September 21, 2006 • Hepatitis A

Local spinach pinch

Wed, Sep. 20, 2006 The FDA’s alarm is extreme, area farmers say, and threatens their harvest this month. By Edward Colimore, Michael Klein and Dianna Marder Inquirer Staff Writers Farmer Jamie Graiff of Gloucester County surveys his crop of baby leaf spinach. Usually, he would sell 14,000 pounds a week …

September 21, 2006 • Hepatitis A

Patrons contract Hepatitis A after dining at eatery

September 19, 2006 Ontario Inland Valley Bulletin (CA) Joe Blackstock POMONA — Individuals who ate at a north Pomona restaurant in August are being urged by county officials to get tested for acute Hepatitis A if they suffer from symptoms of the disease. Three patrons, who ate at the Senor …

September 21, 2006 • Hepatitis A

Pomona Restaurant Linked To Hepatitis-A Outbreak

Sep 18, 2006 (CBS) POMONA, Calif. Three people who ate at a Pomona restaurant last month have been diagnosed with acute hepatitis A, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Monday. Health officials are working with Senior Baja, located at 320 E. Foothill Blvd., to identify the source …

September 21, 2006 • Salmonella

Dozens of Austrian school children feared struck by salmonella

Dozens of school children in the Austrian town of Eisenstadt were hospitalized Thursday with possible salmonella poisoning, Deutsche Presse Agentur reported. Up to 80 children are believed to have come in contact with the bacteria in a midday meal of roast chicken. The Health Ministry has not yet confirmed the …

September 21, 2006 • Salmonella

Viral Meat Spray: Advancing Food Safety?

There are still no firm answers as to what caused an E. coli outbreak in fresh spinach that has now been reported in 21 states and taken one life, and there are not many firm answers as to how to avoid similar outbreaks in the future. We know that people …

September 21, 2006 • Salmonella

Wendy’s recalls croutons for salmonella

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to eat Wendy’s Homestyle Garlic Croutons because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The croutons are sold at Wendy’s restaurants in Ontario and Quebec. They’re now being recalled. There have been no reports of illness associated with the product. The …

September 20, 2006 • Press Releases

E. coli Attorney Calls on Spinach Industry to Pay Victims’ Medical Bills

William Marler, a nationally-recognized food safety advocate and attorney, today called on the spinach industry “to do the right thing and immediately pay the medical bills for the victims of this most recent outbreak traced to E. coli-contaminated spinach.” Marler noted that, in other large outbreaks, companies such as Jack …