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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing guidance for inspectors to begin conducting routine sampling of bench trim for E. coli O157:H7. Bench trim is the fat and meat trimmed from cuts like steaks and roasts as they are prepared in processing plants. Bench trim is normally
The Quad-Cities – Hepatitis A Ground Zero – McDonalds Linked to 26 Illnesses and 5,366 Injections
According to the Quad-City Times, the total of hepatitis A cases in the Quad-City region has grown by one, and the latest patient lives in Henry County. The Rock Island County Health Department has finished a series of free inoculation clinics to provide protection against the illness.
A total of 5,366 doses of either hepatitis
Tennessee Salmonella Lawsuit Filed in Memphis against A & R Bar-B-QUE
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – Salmonellosis. In some states (e.g. Georgia, Maryland), salmonellosis is the most commonly reported cause of enteric disease, and overall it is the second most common bacterial foodborne illness reported (usually slightly less frequent than Campylobacter infection).
E. coli O157:H7 Settlement reached in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Case Linked to Hamburger
A confidential settlement was reached this morning on behalf of twelve-year-old Rebecca Gosla, who was sickened in a 2007 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to contaminated ground beef that were manufactured by United Foods. Rebecca’s illness stands apart from most E. coli O157:H7 infections, even for children who develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). She
Salmonella Lawsuit Filed On Behalf of Memphis Father and Son Hospitalized by Tainted Barbeque
A lawsuit stemming from the recent outbreak of Salmonella illnesses was filed today in the Circuit Court for Shelby County, Tennessee against A&R Bar-be-que, LLC. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Memphis father and son by Seattle foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark and by John Day of the Tennessee firm Day &
At 159 Pages, H.R. 2749 – The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 is quite the read
Here is the bill that (I think) is to be voted on in about an hour:
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Congressman John D. Dingell – Superman of Food Safety
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Congressman John D. Dingell gave an impassioned speech today on behalf of HR 2749 – The food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. I think it should be renamed the Dingell Bell, errr, Bill. Anyway, the guy is a stud.
The vote on the Bill should happen soon. Check out www.foodpoisonjournal.com for the latest.
Congressman John
The Cost of Foodborne Illness
The Food Safety Bill is being debated on Capitol Hill as I write this post. Hopefully the human cost of foodborne illness will weigh on our Representatives’ minds as they vote. The folks below have been involved. They have visited Washington DC, met with members and have testified.
Lindsey Jennings (below, center) was a healthy
HR 2749 – The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 – Goes Down in Defeat
Congress, I have not much to say about this, except:
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The Time is now for Food Safety Legislation
In 2002, in the middle of the recall of 21,000,000 pounds of E. coli O157:H7-tainted ConAgra beef that sickened 50 Americans and killed one grandmother, I wrote an Op-Ed saying that it was time to “put me out of business.” People generally hate trial lawyers like me, and I said that the best way to