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April 20, 2005 • Listeria
Current Recall Information
April 20, 2005 A Los Angeles County meat processing factory has voluntarily recalled 40 pounds of sausage products that could contain toxic bacteria. Federal officials said Don Pedro’s Meat of La Puente recalled packages of cooked pork blood sausage produced April 8 because they may contain the Listeria bacteria. The …
April 20, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Officials urge Hep A shot for those with possible restaurant exposure
Katie Allison Granju, Online Producer 4/20/2005 The East Tennessee Regional Health Office in Knoxville reports that 534 people received a shot to prevent Hepatitis A at a clinic set up in Clinton on Tuesday. The clinic is also open The vaccine given was Immune Serum Globulin (IsG), and the clinic …
April 20, 2005 • Hepatitis A
about Hepatitis A
KnoxNews April 20, 2005 Transmitted person-to-person by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with infected feces. Infected food handlers can pass virus through food or beverages. Also transmitted on improperly cleaned diaper-handling tables and through raw/partially-cooked shellfish from waters containing raw sewage. Infected person can transmit two …
April 20, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella infection found
The Kittitas County Health Department reports people in Yakima and Kittitas County had been infected with the salmonella bacteria. The department reported the origin for the infection has been traced to baby chicks, that came from a distributor in Walla Walla to a retailer in Kittitas County. Salmonella has to …
April 20, 2005 • Hepatitis A
5,000 Face Shots After Hepatitis Outbreak
By Associated Press April 20, 2005, 5:50 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Unable to find the source of a hepatitis A outbreak in eastern Tennessee, health officials offered to inoculate as many as 5,000 people who ate at a restaurant where an infected food server worked. Health officials offered free shots Tuesday to anyone potentially exposed at […] …
April 20, 2005 • Listeria
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Launches Campaign to Inform Hispanic Community about Risks of Listeriosis from ëQueso Fresco–
Several deaths due to contaminated cheeses in various cities across U.S. prompts call to action Los Angeles, CA–HISPANIC PR WIRE–April 20, 2005–The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a warning today to Hispanics, especially pregnant women and newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems, to use …
April 20, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Shots given to diner customers, workers
KnoxNews Clinton Waffle House employee tests positive for hepatitis A By KRISTI L. NELSON, nelsonk@knews.com April 20, 2005 A Clinton restaurant worker has tested positive for the hepatitis A virus, prompting the East Tennessee Regional Health Office to offer shots for residents who might have been exposed while eating at …
April 19, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Marler Clark – Hepatitis A outbreak was preventable
CAMPBELL COUNTY, TX (April 19, 2005) — The Regional Health Department confirmed that a foodservice worker who worked at the Waffle House restaurant located at off Highway 61 in Clinton tested positive for hepatitis A. People who ate at the restaurant between April 1 and April 15, during the time when the worker was infectious, […] …
April 19, 2005 • Listeria
California Firm Recalls Sausage Product for Possible Listeria Contamination
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-020-2005 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113; FAX: (202) 690-0460 Amanda Eamich WASHINGTON, April 19, 2005 – Don Pedro’s Meat, a La Puente, Calif., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 40 pounds of sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the …
April 19, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Update: New hepatitis cases confirmed; clinic set up
Jeff Webb, Webmaster 4/19/2005 The Regional Health Department confirms that four more people have tested positive for Hepatitis A in the last 24 hours. That brings the total number of Hepatitis A to 17. Health department officials say a restaurant worker in Clinton is one of those who tested positive …
April 19, 2005 • Hepatitis A
More hepatitis A cases confirmed in Scott Co.
April 19, 2005 CAMPBELL COUNTY (WATE) — Health officials say Tuesday there are two more confirmed cases of hepatitis A in East Tennessee for a total of 17. There are 13 cases in Campbell County, one in Anderson and three in Scott. Investigators are still working to isolate the source of the outbreak that began […] …
April 19, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Health Dept. to Announce Source of Hepatitis Outbreak
Campbell County/ Knox County April 19, 2005 Knoxville, Knox County (WVLT) — The East Tennessee Regional Health Department is getting set to release at least one source of the Hepatitis-A outbreak in Campbell County. The Health Department is expected to release that information at a news conference around 11:45 am …
April 18, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Investigation of hepatitis A outbreak continues
April 18, 2005 By CATHARYN CAMPBELL 6 News Reporter CAMPBELL COUNTY (WATE) — Health officials say Monday there are no new confirmed cases of hepatitis A in East Tennessee. However, investigators are still working to isolate the source of the outbreak that began in Campbell County last week. There are 15 cases confirmed, spread between […] …
April 18, 2005 • Outbreaks
April 18, 2005 • Outbreaks
April 18, 2005 • Listeria
Florida Fish Company to destroy Listeria-loaded smoked salmon
C.onsumer A.ffair By John Roberts Apr 16, 2005, 19:45 A smoked fish company in Florida agreed on Friday to destroy all smoked salmon and other seafood in its inventory to comply with a court ruling. In January, government agencies and SeaSpeacialties, Inc., doing business as Florida Smoked Fish Company, detected …
April 18, 2005 • Listeria
Is Your Milk Safe?
Monday, April 18, 2005 OMAHA (DTN) — Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have joined forces with the Regional Dairy Quality Management Alliance (RDQMA) to make sure milk is safe. RDQMA is a group of state veterinarians, Extension personnel and university scientists in 10 northeastern and mid-Atlantic states who …
April 18, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Two people file lawsuits against Chi-Chi’s over hepatitis A outbreak
04/16/2005 PITTSBURGH (AP) – Two people have filed lawsuits alleging that they were among the more than 600 people who became ill from hepatitis A-tainted green onions served at a Center Township restaurant in 2003. Martha Funkhouser of Beaver Falls and Reginald Woods of Lake Milton, Ohio, sued bankrupt Louisville …
April 18, 2005 • Hepatitis A
UPDATE: Hepatitis-A Outbreak in Campbell County
East Tennessee Health April 18, 2005 There are two new confirmed cases of Hepatitis-A stemming from an outbreak in Campbell County. Doctor Paul Erwin the man in charge of the Health Department probe says there is one new case each from Anderson and Scott counties. That brings the total number …
April 18, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A outbreak hampering area businesses
Dan Farkas, Reporter 4/16/2005 Inside Naploy’s restaurant in La Follette, a man works feverishly with balloons trying to put a smile on a child’s face. Finding any kind of smile is challenging for some workers inside. “From a business perspective, yeah I’m worried,” said Jason Alvezois. Normally, Alvezois says 15 …
April 18, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Now 13 confirmed cases of Hepatitis-A in Campbell County
JACKSBORO, Tenn. – Health officials have confirmed that another person has tested positive for Hepatitis-A in Campbell County. This makes a total of 13 confirmed cases in the area and two suspected. Most of the people are from the La Follette area, another is from Scott County and one more …
April 18, 2005 • Hepatitis A
UPDATE: Another Hepatitis case reported in Campbell County
Lee Ann Bowman, Producer 4/16/2005 The Health Department has confirmed that another person has tested positive for Hepatitis-A in Campbell County. This makes a total of 13 confirmed cases in the area and 2 suspected. Most of the people are from the Lafollette area, another is from Scott County and …
April 18, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A cases increase, spread to more counties
April 15, 2005 By CATHARYN CAMPBELL 6 News Reporter CAMPBELL COUNTY (WATE) — Health officials say Friday the number of confirmed cases of hepatitis A are growing and the virus is now in three counties. There are 12 confirmed cases in the region. Ten are in Campbell County, where the …
April 15, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Two file suit stemming from hepatitis outbreak
PITTSBURGH Most of the 600 people sickened by a hepatitis-A outbreak in western Pittsburgh over a year ago have settled with the Chi-Chi’s restaurant chain. But two people have filed suit against the Louisville restaurant chain. Martha Funkhouser of Beaver Falls and Reginald Woods of Lake Milton, Ohio, sued the …
April 15, 2005 • Listeria
CDC sees drop in food-borne diseases
Across the nation April 15, 2005 Major food-borne diseases — including E. coli and listeria — have dropped dramatically in the United States since the late 1990s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decline is attributed to better food-industry practices. The rate of E. coli infections decreased 42 percent since 1996-98. […] …
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