Our fourth food poisoning lawsuit was filed today in the enormous egg recall and Salmonella outbreak tied to two Iowa egg farms. The lawsuit was filed against Quality Egg (doing… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Wright County Egg’s First ever 483 Inspection Report – It is not too Pretty
As I was boarding a plane to Chicago, my inbox filled up with Wright County Egg’s and Hillandale Farm’s first every FDA inspection – the so called 483. Here are… Continue Reading
AOL’s Andrew Schneider weighs in on E. coli O26
I am heading to Chicago to attend two E. coli O157:H7 mediations and the annual CDC PulseNet conference, and just got the chance to read Mr. Schneider’s “USDA Lax on… Continue Reading
Why does the AMI not want bacteria that can kill you to be considered “adulterants?”
In a letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack on August 18, 2010, J. Patrick Boyle, President and CEO of AMI stated “outbreaks associated with non-O157:H7 STECs in various foods have been documented,… Continue Reading
Doing my part during the Salmonella Egg Mess
I know realistically that raising a few chickens for eggs in my backyard (presently in the guest room shower) will not change what happened over the last few weeks with… Continue Reading
Non – E. coli O157:H7 EHEC (O26, O45, O111, O121, O145, and O103) should be “Adulterants”
In light of this weekends recall by Cargill Meat Solutions of approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, and the sickening of… Continue Reading
Cargill Meat Solutions Sickens Three in Maine and New York with E. coli O26 Tainted Burger
In another late Friday night press release, FSIS announced that Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be… Continue Reading
Marler Clark to Donate $100,000 to Green Valley High
I was visting my clients, Linda and Richard Rivera, in San Francisco today where Linda is in her 15th month of hospitalization from an E. coli O157:H7 infection. She has… Continue Reading
Possible Salmonella Typhi link to Fruiti Pops
Fruiti Pops, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs has recalled its mamey frozen fruit bars because of a possible link to a rare U.S. outbreak of typhoid fever. The company said… Continue Reading
What if I had a food safety magic wand?
The other morning when I was prepping in another studio to talk with another cable channel about yet another food crisis—this time the recall of a half of a billion… Continue Reading