According to CNN, nine people have gotten sick in Washington, Oregon and Idaho from E. coli contaminated beef. Federal and state health officials issued a consumer alert Thursday after nine people were sickened by contaminated beef produced by Interstate Beef of Oregon. The recall is for 41,205 pounds (approximately 20 tons) of beef. As of
E. coli alert posted for ground beef after 6 in Washington, 2 in Oregon become ill
Carol M. Ostrom of the Seattle Times reported today on the growing problem of E. coli in hamburger in the United States. Over the last several months there have been close to a dozen recalls and nearly 7,000,000 pounds of meat recalled. We have a problem – again. Good thing I am about to
I am proud I went to Washington State University
I just finished giving my second of three talks here in Melbourne and just received an email with a link to an article in the WSU Magazine, by Hannelore Sudermann and photography by Bruce Andre and Robert Hubner. Sitting in an internet cafe several thousands of miles away, and a day ahead, is an interesting way to read about your life. It is an interesting read – see below:
The nation’s leading food-borne illness attorney tells all
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Metz Fresh announces voluntary recall of spinach due to Salmonella
According to an FDA Press Release of this morning, Metz Fresh has recalled spinach likely contaminated with Salmonella. I actually learned about this at 2:00 AM (Melbourne time). It is nearly a year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 205 illnesses and three deaths associated with consumption of E. coli O157:H7-contaminated
Salmonella Outbreak at Arby’s in Moses Lake Washington
Healthinspections.com has found that an Arby’s in Washington State responsible for an outbreak of salmonella poisoning has a history of temperature violations – as do many other Arby’s locations across the country. Full story at:
Customers Sick From Eating At Arby’s – Chain Has Many Repeat Violations
It’s the second time in less than a
Hepatitis A warning at San Jose Jamba Juice
In an all too common warning, Marisa Lagos of the San Fransisco Chronicle, warns customers at a San Jose Jamba Juice to seek medical attention. This all could have been avoided if Jamba Juice had required all employees to have Hepatitis A shots, BEFORE they worked.
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Customers at a Jamba Juice in San Jose may
Omaha World-Herald coverage of E. coli Increase
Bill Hord of the Lincoln Bureau wrote an interesting piece a few days ago – E. coli vexes despite safety effort
His story seemed to focus on the Hudson Meat recall (US largest in 1997 – some 21 million pounds of meat) as the turning point in the battle against E. coli. Frankly, I always
Imported food leaving bad taste
Alex Pulaski of the Portland Oregonian (part of Newhouse News Service) wrote a comprehensive article on imported food and the risked posed by its increase. I will be speaking in China in the middle of September of the risks of tainted food imports.
In the past year, federal inspectors have found salmonella in Hershey’s Kisses imported from Mexico, illegal pesticides and toxic compounds in peanut butter from India and scores of shipments of Chinese seafood tainted by unsafe animal drugs, unregistered pesticides or salmonella.
As the world turns into a huge buffet line for the American appetite, consumers face increasingly tough decisions about what export countries and food products pose higher risks of making them sick, while government inspectors struggle to protect and inform them. Mandatory country-of-origin labeling, passed by Congress in 2002, has been delayed under pressure by meat packers and retailers, leaving consumers with limited information about where their food might come from.
But an analysis by The Oregonian newspaper of Portland, Ore., points out some danger spots – food exports and exporting countries that have cropped up most often with problem inspections.
Overall, vegetable products, followed by seafood and fruit, were most often rejected. Most of the refused products had been subject to “import alerts,” meaning that federal inspectors had noticed a pattern of problems, requiring that shipments be held unless proven safe.
Specifically, The Oregonian’s analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration records shows that food items most often refused entry over the past year (and the most common reasons for the refusals) included:
Candy (filth), dried peppers (filth) and cantaloupes (salmonella) from Mexico.
Spices (salmonella) from India.
Vegetables (pesticides) from the Dominican Republic.
Seafood (animal drugs, pesticides, salmonella) from China.
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Dole Spinach E. coli victim speaks out.
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Blood donations save Lexington County woman’s life
Kara Gormley reported how Blood donations saved Erica Sturkie’s life:
She almost lost her life after eating a leafy vegetable. Now a young Lexington County woman is speaking about her distressing experience, and the generous acts that saved her life.
Erica Sturkie is about to embark on her
A horribly ineffective recall
I read today in the Charlotte Observer online that kids and parents at a church camp in North Carolina ate recalled Castleberry’s chili last Tuesday. Certainly, no one would knowingly serve recalled product at a camp for kids. This is just another testament to how ineffective the Castleberry’s recall was.
After the recall, major grocery