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March 23, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 23, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 21, 2005 • Listeria
Scientists discover that host cell lipids facilitate bacterial movement
Public release date: 21-Mar-2005 Contact: Nicole Kresge nkresge@asbmb.org 301-634-7415 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bethesda, MD — When the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes invades the body, it commandeers its host cell’s actin cytoskeleton to invade other cells. In a report published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a group …
March 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 21, 2005 • Salmonella
Yanni’s last supper closes circle
Yanni’s, The Greek-American restaurant loved for its voluptuous pancakes and traditional Greek food, closed Sunday afternoon. The popular pancake spot went through a troubled period in 2003, when St. Louis County Health Department inspectors closed the restaurant for a month after a salmonella outbreak. Thirty-five people became ill and seven …
March 21, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella danger is real when using eggs
Dyeing eggs has become a tradition for many families, but through the years food safety has become a big concern. Salmonella has become a buzzword related to the handling of eggs, reports Christy Walter for the Sentinel. During this time of year, eggs are handled more than usual, and each …
March 21, 2005 • Listeria
Company expands sandwich recall
Sat, Mar. 19, 2005 BRIEFING: EDEN PRAIRIE A Twin Cities company has expanded its recall of sandwiches sold to convenience stores and in vending machines because of possible listeria contamination. E.A. Sween Co. earlier this month announced the recall of 12,600 Deli Express turkey and cheese sandwiches distributed nationwide in …
March 21, 2005 • Listeria
Michigan deli recalls additional sandwiches sold in convenience stores
March 18, 2005 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan deli is voluntarily recalling 17 more sandwiches after a line of its submarines was recalled because of possible listeria contamination. Eastside Deli Supply Inc. of Lansing earlier this month recalled its 8-ounce beef-and-cheese subs because they could be contaminated with the …
March 21, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Claims A Life
3/14/2005 By: Sean Carroll Pine City Donald and Jane Rockwell are coming to grips with the death of their oldest son. Their son Donald fought a losing battle with Hepatitis A. “He could not speak, he couldn’t move, he couldn’t ring a bell, they really watched to make sure that …
March 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 21, 2005 • E. coli
Epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreaks, United States, 1982–2002
Josefa M. Rangel, Phyllis H. Sparling, Collen Crowe, Patricia M. Griffin, and David L. Swerdlow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Escherichia coli O157:H7 causes 73,000 illnesses in the United States annually. We reviewed E. coli O157 outbreaks …
March 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 17, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 17, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 17, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 17, 2005 • Events & Speaking Engagements
National Restaurant Association Meeting (2005)
Denis Stearns delivered a presentation titled, "Some new things to keep you up at night: Greedy managers, sick employees, and crappy produce," at the NRA's Quality Assurance Meeting in Washington, DC. …
March 16, 2005 • Listeria
California Firm Recalls Chicken Dumplings for Possible Listeria Contamination
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-010-2005 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Steven Cohen WASHINGTON, March 16, 2005 – Day-Lee Foods, Inc., a Santa Fe Springs, Calif., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 12,090 pounds of chicken dumplings that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department …
March 16, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 16, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella Legal Cases
Pennsylvania: Sheetz Salmonella Litigation In the summer of 2004, more than 400 in Pennsylvania and four other Eastern states suffered salmonella poisoning that was traced to contaminated Roma tomatoes in sandwiches sold at Sheetz convenience stores. Marler Clark represents more than 80 of the victims. The tomatoes are believed to …
March 16, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Legal Cases
Boston: Quizno’s Hepatitis A Litigation Marler Clark, the Seattle food safety attorneys, filed a class action lawsuit against Quizno’s Friday on behalf of all individuals who received Immune globulin (Ig) injections after being exposed to the hepatitis A virus at the Quizno’s Sub shop located at 74 Summer Street in …
March 16, 2005 • Listeria
Listeria Legal Cases
British Columbia: Abbott Listeria litigation Marler Clark represented Molly Sandvick who was eight weeks pregnant when she and her fiancÈ took a float plane from Seattle to Victoria for a weekend getaway. The couple, who are getting married that weekend, stayed at a resort hotel where they ordered from room …
March 16, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 16, 2005 • Salmonella
News briefs from Southern California: Food-borne Illness
County health officials said a study shows food-borne diseases have been reduced 13.1 percent because of the restaurant inspection and letter grading system imposed in 1998. Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the county’s public health director and an author of the study, said it was the first scientific proof that the grading …
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