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October 06, 2021 • Outbreaks
October 06, 2021 • Outbreaks
October 06, 2021 • Outbreaks
October 04, 2021 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Food Regulatory and Quality Assurance Summit (2021)
The food safety attorneys at Marler Clark were invited to present to a group of 400 participants. This group included the Vice President and Director of Regulatory Affairs, the Vice President of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Senior in House Counsel and the Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance. …
October 01, 2021 • Outbreaks
September 30, 2021 • Case News
How To Find Out if You Have Salmonella
How to find out if you have Salmonella Salmonella bacteria can be detected in stool. In cases of bacteremia or invasive illness, the bacteria can also be detected in the blood, urine, or on rare occasions in tissues. The test consists of growing the bacteria in culture. A fecal, blood …
September 30, 2021 • Outbreaks
September 28, 2021 • Outbreaks
September 27, 2021 • Outbreaks
How Can You Help Prevent a Hepatitis A Outbreak?
What is Hepatitis A? Hepatitis A is the only common vaccine-preventable foodborne disease in the United States. This virus is one of five human hepatitis viruses that primarily infect the human liver and cause human illness. Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A does not develop into chronic hepatitis or …
September 25, 2021 • Outbreaks
September 23, 2021 • Outbreaks
What Are the Common Causes of an E. coli Outbreak?
E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks have been linked to red meat (specifically ground beef), alfalfa, clover and radish sprouts, lettuce, and spinach. Other vehicles for outbreaks include unpasteurized juices, yogurt, dried salami, mayonnaise, raw milk, game meats, hazelnuts, and raw cookie dough (likely dried flour). …
September 23, 2021 • Outbreaks
September 09, 2021 • Case News
How Common Is Botulism in the World?
Botulism is a rare, life-threatening paralytic illness caused by neurotoxins produced by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum). …
September 09, 2021 • Case News
Tips To Avoid Contact with Campylobacter
Most Campylobacter infections in humans are caused by the consumption of contaminated food or water. Direct contact with infected animals, including pets, is also a well-documented means of disease-transmission. …
September 09, 2021 • Case News
What Are the First Signs of Norovirus?
Norovirus illness usually develops 24 to 48 hours after ingestion of contaminated food or water. Symptoms typically last a relatively short amount of time, approximately 24 to 48 hours. Symptoms of norovirus include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Headache and low-grade fever may also accompany this illness. People infected …
September 04, 2021 • Outbreaks
September 04, 2021 • Outbreaks
September 04, 2021 • Outbreaks
September 03, 2021 • Case News
Facts About Foodborne Bacteria, Viruses, & Parasites in the United States
The CDC estimates 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases each year in the United States. Most foodborne illnesses were caused by norovirus (over 60%), followed by Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter and Staphylococcus aureus. Leading causes of hospitalization were Salmonella, followed by norovirus …
September 03, 2021 • Case News
How Do You Catch Salmonella? What are Things to Watch For?
What Foods have been Implicated in Salmonella Outbreaks? Most Salmonella infections are caused by eating contaminated food, especially food from animal origins. One study found that 87% of all confirmed cases of Salmonella were foodborne, with 10% from person-to-person infection and 3% caused by pets. Among single foods implicated in …
September 03, 2021 • Case News
Which Foods Are the Cyclospora Parasite Found In?
Which Foods has Cyclospora been found in? In North America, outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in humans have been reported mostly from contaminated fresh food products, such as soft fruits (raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries), leafy vegetables (lettuce and mixed salad), and herbs (basil and cilantro). Marler Clark Cyclospora Lawyers and Cyclospora Attorneys …
September 03, 2021 • Case News
Which Foods Does Listeria Affect?
Listeria is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that is an environmental pathogen and can grow under either anaerobic (without oxygen) or aerobic (with oxygen) conditions. Of the six species of Listeria, only Listeria monocytogenes causes disease in humans. Marler Clark - Listeria Lawyers, Listeria Attorneys …
September 01, 2021 • Outbreaks
August 25, 2021 • Outbreaks
August 25, 2021 • Outbreaks
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