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June 10, 2008 • Salmonella
Tomato Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul Grows To 17 States
States with persons with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, by state of residence. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention offers the following summary of the outbreak as of today: Since mid-April, 167 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 17 states …
June 09, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 09, 2008 • Outbreaks
Wal-Mart Jalapeno and Serrano Pepper Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - Nationwide (2008)
Marler Clark represents victims of a Salmonella outbreak that was traced to contaminated jalapeno and Serrano peppers sold at Wal-Mart in 2008. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 1442 people became ill with Salmonella Saintpaul infections after consuming the contaminated peppers. At least 286 people …
June 09, 2008 • Salmonella
A Second Source Says: “It Must Be Mexico”
Bob Drobatz is president of operations for Petaluma Market in Santa Rosa, CA. He told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat that the tomatoes he was pulling from grocery shelves came from Mexico. Mexico is one of the biggest suppliers of red round tomatoes and the country was conspicuously absent from …
June 09, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 08, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 08, 2008 • Salmonella
Hunt For Killer Tomato Growing Area May End In Mexico
The Gallup, New Mexico Independent Sunday (6/8/08) is reporting that Mexico is the likely source of the tainted tomatoes responsible now for making people in 16 states sick with Salmonella Saintpaul. The newspaper quotes Dr. Michael Landen, deputy state epidemiologist with the New Mexico Department of Health, as saying “Preliminary …
June 07, 2008 • Salmonella
16 States, 145 Sick, 23 In Hospitals: FDA Expands Warnings
Consumers got an expanded warnings today (06/07/08) from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration NOT to eat Red Plum or Red Roma nor Round Red raw tomatoes. The expanded warning comes as the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak blamed on red raw tomatoes spreads to 16 states with at least 145 people …
June 06, 2008 • Press Releases
A Long History of Tomatoes and Salmonella
The CDC, public health officials in several states, the Indian Health Service, 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 tomatoes. According to food borne illness attorney William Marler, this isn’t …
June 06, 2008 • Press Releases
E. coli Tainted Lettuce Sickens Ten in Washington State
Ten confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection found in north Thurston and south Pierce counties have been traced to bagged, commercial romaine lettuce, commonly used in food service (not sold retail). The Washington State Health Department says four cases of infection with the highly toxic E. coli O157:H7 were …
June 06, 2008 • Listeria
Staph & Listeria Concerns May Force Shutdown Of Fish Company
The violations of the federal Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations documented by the FDA pose a public health hazard because, without adequate controls, products made by Captain’s Select Seafood could harbor pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes. Food products with these kinds of pathogens can …
June 06, 2008 • Salmonella
Houston TV Reporting On Death That Maybe Due To Salmonella Outbreak
Raul Rivera will be buried Saturday (6/7/08) in Houston. His family is telling Houston television stations tonight that Mr. Rivera is the first death in the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak. Rivera was battling cancer, specifically lymphoma, and more recently his insurance company. He’d just won with the insurance company, allowing payments …
June 06, 2008 • Salmonella
FDA Issues List of The Innocent In Salmonella Outbreak
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration is out with a list of states and countries that have been eliminated as sources for the Salmonella Saintpaul-tainted tomatoes. States and countries on the list below were eliminated based on FDA traceback review and production and distribution patterns. The sources not associated with …
June 05, 2008 • Salmonella
Big Salmonella Outbreak Remains Unsolved: Chicks Nabbed In Smaller Outbreak
At least 97 sickened by Salmonella Tomatoes in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin That’s the headline on tonight’s Salmonella Saintpaul update on the Marler blog. It can be found here. Pressure is building. Health officials are now also looking at Florida and …
June 05, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 05, 2008 • Salmonella
Here Are the Latest Salmonella Saintpaul Numbers; State-by-State
The Centers for Disease Control, along with several state health agencies and the federal Indian Health Service says the investigation into the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak has identified consumption of raw tomatoes as the likely source of the illnesses in New Mexico and Texas. The specific type and source of tomatoes …
June 04, 2008 • Salmonella
Texas Hunts For Source Of Salmonella Outbreak
The hunt is on. What is the source of the tomatoes making people sick throughout the Western United States with the rare Saintpaul strain of Salmonella? Texas is looking at its own Harris County. The Houston Chronicle reports: Frank Borden, manager of the Texas Department of State Health Services’ food …
June 04, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 04, 2008 • Hepatitis A
Source of Cherokee Lake Outbreak of Hepatitis A Remains Unkown
In land that was once the independent country/state of Franklin, also known as Eastern Tennessee, the mystery continues. The Northeast Tennessee Regional Health District has not found the source of the Hepatitis A outbreak. The location is known, near beautiful Cherokee Lake and Mooresburg in Hawkins, County, TN. At least …
June 03, 2008 • Salmonella
Uncommon Salmonella serotype Saintpaul Making People Sick
Here’s tomato update from the Marler blog: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers in New Mexico and Texas that a salmonellosis outbreak appears to be linked to consumption of certain types of raw red tomatoes and products containing raw red tomatoes. The bacteria causing the illnesses are …
June 02, 2008 • Outbreaks
New Mexico Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Raw Tomatoes
New Mexico health officials have announced that uncooked tomatoes appear to be the source in the salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 31 people since early May. The specific strain—known as salmonella St. Paul—has infected residents of seven New Mexico counties: Dona Ana, Socorro, Curry, McKinley, San Juan, Bernalillo …
June 02, 2008 • Salmonella
Tomatoes Giving People Samonella In New Mexico
The Marler Blog is out today with Tomatoes Cause Salmonella Illnesses in New Mexico and Other States. Blamed are uncooked tomatoes that already have been found responsible for giving the strain known as Salmonella St. Paul to 31 people in seven New Mexico counties. Those are Dona Ana, Socorro, Curry …
May 31, 2008 • Outbreaks
Country Cottage Restaurant E coli O111 Outbreak Lawsuits - Oklahoma (2008)
Marler Clark represented over a dozen victims of an E. coli O111:NM outbreak that occurred among patrons of the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, during the summer of 2008. The outbreak was the largest E. coli O111 outbreak in US history, with 341 illnesses reported, 70 hospitalizations, and …
May 31, 2008 • Hepatitis A
Kentucky Says Hepatitis A Outbreak Is At Tennessee Lake
Cherokee Lake in Hawkins County, Tennessee is apparently Ground Zero for the Hepatitis A outbreak we reported on in the previous post. The neighboring Kentucky River District Health Department says there have been eight confirmed cases of hepatitis A from people who live in or have recently visited the Tennessee …
May 30, 2008 • Outbreaks
California Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak – Washington State
An E. coli outbreak was traced to Romaine lettuce gown in California in 2008. …
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