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June 18, 2008 • Outbreaks
Tomatoes and Salmonella: A Look at Past Outbreaks
The CDC, public health officials in 28 states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are working together on an ongoing multi-state outbreak of human salmonella serotype saintpaul infections linked to the consumption of raw tomatoes. According to food borne illness attorney William Marler, this isn’t the first time …
June 18, 2008 • Outbreaks
Alabama Environmental Health Association (AEHA) (2008)
Drew Falkenstein traveled to Florence, Alabama, to present to the AEHA. His presentation was titled "You Break it, You Bought it: Incentivising Food Safety by Making Restaurants Reimburse Outbreak Costs." …
June 18, 2008 • Salmonella
CDC Tomato/Salmonella Update: 383 Confirmed Cases In 30 States Plus D.C.
States with persons with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, by state of residence. Here are the money lines from today’s update on the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak involving tomatoes from the Centers on Disease Control & Prevention: Since April, 383 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint …
June 18, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Food Network Wales (2008)
Bill Marler was in Cardiff, Wales presenting to the Food Network Wales Conference. …
June 17, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
British Food Journal (BFJ) Inaugural Lecture (2008)
Bill Marler traveled to London to to take part in the Inaugural Lecture series of the British Food Journal (BFJ) at the Royal Institute of Public Health. …
June 17, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA) (2008)
Bruce Clark traveled to Monterey, CA to participate in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA) World Forum and Symposium. …
June 17, 2008 • Salmonella
CDC Says Tomatoe Outbreak Now Spans 28 States
Bill’s blog has the new official numbers from the Centers on Disease Control & Prevention on the Salmonella Saintpaul tomato outbreak. Go here for it. We’ve got a border-to-border, coast-to-coast outreak here involving 28 states with 277 confirmed cases and the related death of Raul Rivera in Houston. One state …
June 17, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 17, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 16, 2008 • Press Releases
R. Drew Falkenstein to Address AEHA Conference
Accomplished foodborne illness attorney R. Drew Falkenstein is a featured speaker at the Alabama Environmental Health Association (AEHA) Annual Education Conference being held this week in Florence. Mr. Falkenstein will present You Break It, You Bought it: Incentivising Food Safety by Making Restaurants Reimburse Outbreak Costs on Thursday, June 1 …
June 16, 2008 • Outbreaks
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association World Forum and Symposium (2008)
Bruce Clark, accomplished personal injury lawyer and expert in foodborne illness litigation, spoke at the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA) World Forum and Symposium. Mr. Clark spoke on Tuesday, June 17 at 2:00 p.m., in a panel titled Managing Food Safety and Health Concerns. The conference was held …
June 16, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 16, 2008 • Outbreaks
William Marler Addresses UK Conferences
William Marler, food safety advocate and expert in foodborne illness litigation, will speak at the Inaugural British Food Journal Annual Lecture on Tuesday, 17 June from 11:00 a.m. His lecture, titled “Caused Food Poisoning? See You in Court” will be presented at the Royal Institute of Public Health, 28 Portland …
June 14, 2008 • Salmonella
Some Tomato Growing Areas Of Mexico Said To Be Safe
Now it’s been two weeks and a day since the Centers For Disease Control called up the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to report that we have a problem with tomatoes. Instead of quickly being able to come up with the area growing the tomatoes tainted with the deadly Salmonella …
June 13, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 13, 2008 • Salmonella
More Cases In New States and D.C.
Since yesterday’s update of the numbers from the Centers for Disease Control, it appears that new cases of Salmonella Saintpaul have turned up in Ohio, Kentucky, and the District of Columbia. The Columbus Dispatch reports: Three cases of salmonella have been reported in central Ohio and linked to the national …
June 13, 2008 • Salmonella
The New Map – States with persons with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, by state of residence.
The CDC website’s updated map showing states with persons with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, by state of residence. …
June 12, 2008 • Salmonella
Tomato Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul Grows To 228 In 23 States
The official number of confirmed cases of Salmonella Saintpaul now stands at 228, up from 167; and the number of affected states now is 23, up from 17. Six states added to the outbreak are: Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee and Vermont. The addition of states in the South …
June 11, 2008 • Salmonella
Is Federal probe stumped on bad tomatoes?
Everybody knows that coming "close" usually does not count. For the last couple news cycles, top officials from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration(FDA) including Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach have been quoted saying that the agency is "very close" to naming the source of the tainted tomatoes that have spread …
June 11, 2008 • Salmonella
FDA actions ” have basically shut down the southern tomato growers.”
State agriculture commissioners just happen to be meeting in Louisville, and they say the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is harming innocent tomato producers throughout the South. “We understand that the FDA has a big responsibility, but it is necessary for them to open the lines of communication with …
June 11, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Association of Food and Drug Officials' Annual Conference (2008)
Denis Stearns presented at the Association of Food and Drug Officials' annual conference, to be held in Anaheim, California. His presentation is titled "Deja Vu, Bad Beef Back on the Table". …
June 10, 2008 • Listeria
Captains Select Seafood Tells Its Side of The Story
Captains Select Seafood of Twin Cities in Minnesota has published both a letter to its "friends and customers" and an affidavit from safety consultant William (Bill) Spinali of Gloucester, MA. Both are response to the enforcement action the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is taking against Captains Select Seafood …
June 10, 2008 • Listeria
Ready-to-eat Chicken Recalled Due To Listeria
There’s a very small recall –130 pounds of various ready-to-eat chicken products–underway at Gourmet Foods, Inc., of Rancho Dominquez, CA. The chicken may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The following products are subject to the recall: * 17-ounce packages of "Famima! …
June 10, 2008 • Salmonella
State Of Florida Added To “Safe to Eat” List: $40 Million of Tomatoes On The Line
State of Florida officials say the Sunshine State has been added to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) "Safe to Eat" list —meaning Florida is NOT responsible for the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak in tomatoes. Florida is the nation’s largest grower of fresh tomatoes and it has a $40 million …
June 10, 2008 • Salmonella
“Killer Tomatoes” Did Take Mr. Rivera’s Life
We think we just heard a radio network news report saying that the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention now lists the death of 67-year old Paul Rivera of Houston as the first official fatality of the outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul in tomatoes. Mr. Rivera died June 4th after he …
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