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June 19, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 18, 2011 • Events & Speaking Engagements
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) Annual Education Conference and Exhibition (2011)
Bill Marler will be speaking about the Food Safety Modernization Law and raw milk at the 2011 National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) Annual Education Conference and Exhibition. …
June 17, 2011 • Salmonella
Earth Fare Recalls Spicy Bean Burger in Akron Ohio
Earth Fare, Fletcher, NC is recalling its frozen Earth Fare Spicy Bean Burger with UPC code 8-78602-00518 and lot codes #05311 and #06711 because of a potential Salmonella contamination. No other Earth Fare Veggie Burger products were affected. The product was distributed and sold only in the Earth Fare located …
June 16, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 14, 2011 • Listeria
Kellogg Gets FDA Listeria Warning for Cookie Plant
The FDA warned Kellogg Co that they found the illness-causing bacterium listeria monocytogenes while inspecting a company cookie plant in Augusta, Georgia. In a letter dated June 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it found “significant violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for food manufacturers” …
June 13, 2011 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Conference (2011)
Bill Marler and Patti Waller spoke at the 2011 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) conference in Pittsburgh. …
June 10, 2011 • Press Releases
Attorney Bill Marler Sends Poisoned to Nation’s Capital
In an effort to bring attention to the need for improved food safety regulations, Bill Marler sent a copy of the new book Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. coli Outbreak that Changed the Way Americans Eat to each member of Congress. …
June 10, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 09, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 09, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 09, 2011 • Salmonella
CDC Reports that Chicks Cause Salmonella
CDC is collaborating with public health and agriculture officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Altona infections. As of June 8, 2011, a total of 39 individuals infected with the outbreak strain …
June 07, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 07, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 07, 2011 • Salmonella
Salmonella Still a Problem in the U.S.
Thank goodness for the AP and Mike Stobbe covering the CDC. He reports today that more Americans got food poisoning last year, with Salmonella cases driving the increase, the government reported Tuesday. Illness rates for the most common serious type of E. coli fell last year. There was a rise …
June 06, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 06, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 06, 2011 • Listeria
16,000 Lbs of Deli Meat Products Recalled in CA Due to Listeria Contamination
Rose & Shore Meat Co., of Vernon, C.A., has recalled about 15,900 pounds of ready-to-eat deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products subject to recall include: 40 to 50 pound boxes containing packages of “OLYMPIC GOLD BEEF PASTRAMI” with the lot number “20911″ and a …
June 06, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 03, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 03, 2011 • Salmonella
Salmonella Pig ears – Again
Bravo! is voluntarily recalling select boxes of Bravo! Pig Ears Chews because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The products affected by this recall includes only Bravo! 50 ct bulk Oven roasted Pig Ears Product Code: 75-121 Lot # 12-06-10. Salmonella can affect animals and there is …
June 03, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 03, 2011 • Outbreaks
June 02, 2011 • Listeria
Colorado Counts Two Dead Due to Listeria
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment epidemiologists today announced that they are working with Denver Public Health and Denver Environmental Health on an investigation of three reported cases of Listeria infection in Denver since May 20, including two deaths. All three cases involve people of Hispanic/Latinoheritage. The two deaths …
June 02, 2011 • Outbreaks
European E. coli O104 (EHEC) Outbreak Linked to Sprouts
The largest E. coli outbreak in European history was traced to bean and seed sprouts. …
June 01, 2011 • Outbreaks
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