I was about to board a plane to London for a well-deserved break, when I received a call from a Colorado reporter about yet another raw milk outbreak. This one (I think it is the 10th or 11th raw milk outbreak this year) is a Longmont, Colorado goat dairy that has been ordered to stop
Parent Food Safety Guide for Norovirus
Noroviruses are estimated to cause 23 million cases of acute gastroenteritis (commonly called the "stomach flu") in the U.S. each year, and are the leading cause of gastroenteritis. Of viruses, only the common cold is reported more often than viral gastroenteritis (norovirus). Click below for handy download:
Noroviruses may cause more outbreaks of foodborne illness
Another E. coli Daycare Outbreak and the Risk of Secondary Infections
Two day cares in Ellensburg, Washington have been closed after one confirmed E. coli O157:H7 illness and two suspected ones were reported to county officials.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that the Kittitas County Public Health Department temporarily shut down Creative Kids Learning Center and Little Tot Town after the cases were reported this past week.
Salmonella Outbreak at Skokie Country Club Hits 29 and Expected to Rise
According to news reports, Cook County public health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak at the Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois. So far, 29 people have been sickened with confirmed salmonella, including seven hospitalizations.
Officials say they’re also checking on more than 50 additional reports of salmonella-like symptoms in people who ate at the
A Day off from being a Lawyer and Blogger
I received a few emails from readers who did not get their daily quota of Marler Blog wondering what happened. Well, I went fishing in the Florida Keys.
And, actually caught something (catch and release) – 125 pound Tarpon – which took me over two and a half hours to bring along side the boat.
Salmonella Outbreak at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe Illinois
Health officials were investigating an outbreak of salmonella poisoning at the Skokie Country Club in Glencoe. As of this morning, there have been seven laboratory-confirmed cases of the bacteria originating from the north suburban country club since June 10, officials said.
Salmonella is a group of bacteria that can cause diarrheal illness in humans. According
ConAgra’s Marie Callender’s Cheesy Chicken & Rice Frozen Dinner Toll now 37
According to the CDC, a total of 37 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Chester have been reported from 18 states since April 11, 2010. The number of ill people identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AK (1), CA (5), CO (2), GA (7), IL (1), KY (1), MA
Marler Clark Files Second Salmonella Lawsuit In Marie Callender’s Outbreak
A second lawsuit was filed in Oregon District Court today against food giant ConAgra. The lawsuit arises from the nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to the Marie Callender’s brand frozen Cheesy Chicken and Rice dinners. Food safety law firm Marler Clark filed the lawsuit on behalf of Oregon resident Kevin Taylor, Jr.
Two days after Mr.
Some Salmonella good news for Subway
From the Illinois Department of Health:
Confirmed cases of Salmonella serotype Hvittingfoss – 97 (case total unchanged from June 21)
Age range of confirmed cases: 2 to 79
Cases have reported eating at Subway restaurants located in 28 counties — Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, Dekalb, DeWitt, Ford, Fulton, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, Livingston, Macon, Marshall
The Last Topp’s Brand Hamburger E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak 2007 Case
I am heading to what appears to be the last case (this one a hemolytic uremic syndrome case) mediation stemming from the 2007 Topp’s Brand Hamburger E. coli O157:H7 outbreak (assuming that my flight to Los Angeles and then to Miami actually leaves).
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According to the CDC, in the Fall of 2007 health officials in