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June 03, 2005 • Listeria
Packaged Tony Packo’s hot dogs part of meat recall
June 3, 2005 A voluntary recall of packaged meat products that includes Tony Packo’s hot dog products has been issued by a Detroit-area meat processor. Winter Sausage Manufacturing, of East Pointe, Mich., initiated the recall that was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. It …
June 03, 2005 • Salmonella
3 contract salmonella poisoning in Camden
Flat Creek resident Lou Couch and at least three other people from Lancaster County were among the more than 270 people who contracted salmonella poisoning in the outbreak that began in Camden last week. Couch was hospitalized when she came down with salmonella poisoning after eating at the Old South …
June 03, 2005 • Salmonella
Undercooked turkey most likely cause of salmonella outbreak
Laboratory analyses of turkey samples has identified salmonella enteritidis as the probable cause of the foodborne outbreak in Camden, South Carolina. 20 specimens collected from ill patrons also have tested positive for salmonella enteritidis. To date, there have been 304 confirmed and suspected cases, with 56 hospital admissions for people …
June 03, 2005 • Salmonella
Bankrupt Coronet Foods Facing Lawsuit
Bankrupt Coronet Foods is now facing a lawsuit by 92 people from several states. A judge has ruled the people who claim they got sick after eating tainted roma tomatoes could sue Sheetz, the store that sold them, and the company that supplied them, Wheeling based Coronet Foods. Coronet laid …
June 02, 2005 • Salmonella
Suit claims salmonella infection
A Hurley woman has filed a lawsuit against Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center, claiming that she contracted a salmonella infection from food served by the center last year. Helen Kolson, a resident of Villa Vista at the time, alleges in the suit that she was asked by Villa officials …
June 02, 2005 • Outbreaks
June 02, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Webutuck student ill with hepatitis A
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 School warns parents in letters By Michael Woyton Poughkeepsie Journal AMENIA — A Webutuck Elementary School student has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. Superintendent Richard Johns said he received confirmation Thursday the fourth-grader had contracted the virus. The child, who Johns would not identify, had become …
June 02, 2005 • Salmonella
Health officials track salmonella source
Health officials expect to announce the source of the largest salmonella outbreak in recent S.C. history by the end of the week. Lab workers should determine which food was contaminated with the bacteria in the next few days. "They have gotten some information back, but its not enough to be …
June 01, 2005 • Press Releases
Salmonella lawsuit filed against Old South Restaurant
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against the Old South Restaurant in Camden, South Carolina. The lawsuit was filed in Kershaw County Circuit Court on behalf of a New Richmond, Ohio, resident who became ill with Salmonellosis after eating at the Old South restaurant in May of 2005. …
June 01, 2005 • Listeria
Family Fare recalls deli meats
Wednesday, June 01, 2005 The Grand Rapids Press BYRON TOWNSHIP — Family Fare Supermarkets, owned by Byron Township-based Spartan Stores, announced Tuesday it is recalling all ready-to-eat Spartan brand roast and corned beef deli meats manufactured by Winters Sausage Co. and sold at the supermarkets beginning April 1. Winters Sausage …
June 01, 2005 • Outbreaks
June 01, 2005 • Outbreaks
June 01, 2005 • Salmonella
With product dating, food’s days are numbered
Except for a few items, neither the government nor industry regulates dates on food products. That means it’s up to the manufacturers and the grocery stores to create the dates and follow them. "There is no uniform or universally accepted system used for food dating in the United States. Although …
June 01, 2005 • Salmonella
Officials hope to announce cause of Camden salmonella outbreak this week
Health officials hope to announce the source of the largest salmonella outbreak in recent South Carolina history this week. Lab workers should determine which food was contaminated with the bacteria. 58-year-old James Alredge of Lugoff died from complications related to the salmonella poisoning. 51 people were hospitalized and 293 patrons …
June 01, 2005 • Salmonella
Cause Of Salmonella Outbreak To Be Released This Week
Health officials hope to announce the source of the largest salmonella outbreak in recent South Carolina history this week. Lab workers should determine which food was contaminated with the bacteria in the next few days. One person has died, 51 people were hospitalized and 293 patrons reported symptoms after eating …
June 01, 2005 • Salmonella
Tomatoes Recalled
Red Pear Tomatoes distributed to wholesalers that are restaurant suppliers by California Specialty Produce Inc. may have been contaminated with salmonella, which can be fatal in young children and ill or older people. The half-inch long, pear-shaped tomatoes were distributed to restaurant suppliers in Los Angeles and Denver and to …
May 31, 2005 • Salmonella
Number affected by salmonella nears 300
With the number of people reporting symptoms from the salmonella outbreak in Camden rising to 272 Friday, DHEC is faced with its largest food-borne illness investigation in recent state history. State health officials will work over the weekend to determine the source of salmonella at the Old South Restaurant, according …
May 31, 2005 • Listeria
Ready-To-Eat Meat Products Recalled
Call 586-777-9080, Ext. 224 For More Information CBS2 – New York May 31, 2005 11:23 am US/Eastern WASHINGTON (AP) Ready-to-eat meat products made by Winter Sausage Manufacturing are being recalled, because they may be contaminated with listeria. The products recalled by the East Pointe, Mich., firm were distributed to retail …
May 31, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 31, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 31, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 31, 2005 • Salmonella
Outbreak sparks questions at S.C. health agency
Facing the largest food-borne illness investigation in recent history, the S.C. health department says it is "too early to say" whether the agency will look at how it inspects restaurants or issues public health advisories. But Department of Health and Environmental Control spokesman Thom Berry said the state has fewer …
May 31, 2005 • Salmonella
DHEC discontinues salmonella phone line
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced it has discontinued a special line established for the investigation of last week’s salmonella outbreak at a Camden restaurant. People with concerns or questions about the case are asked to call DHEC’s Kershaw County Public Health Department. The outbreak led to …
May 31, 2005 • Salmonella
Eggs the culprit in 1996 salmonella outbreak
Nine years ago, that Upstate city was swept by a salmonella outbreak from contaminated eggs that sickened more than 200 people. Until this week, it was the worst outbreak of salmonella in South Carolina history. That record has been broken now that 272 people have reported being sickened by salmonella …
May 31, 2005 • Salmonella
FOOD ILLNESS UPDATE: Camden Outbreak
The number of people made ill by the salmonella outbreak in Camden has risen to 287, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported: – Fifty people have been hospitalized, no change from figures reported Friday. – The agency has interviewed 511 people as part of its investigation. – A phone bank set up […] …
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