Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation
Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation
The World Health Organization reported another death today in Germany and confirmed a death in the United Sates (CDC had previously suggested an Arizona death). The death toll now from the E. coli outbreak centered in Germany has risen to 50.
In addition, the Institut de veille sanitaire, France, published new figures for the continuing…
AP Health reports this morning that European health experts warned Thursday there could be more E. coli cases across Europe and elsewhere after finding recent deadly outbreaks were probably linked to contaminated Egyptian fenugreek seeds. They say the fenugreek seeds are likely to blame for a massive food poisoning outbreak in Germany beginning in May…
Our President set out the choices today:
if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, if we choose to keep a tax break for corporate jet owners, if we choose to keep tax breaks for oil and gas companies that are making hundreds of billions of dollars, then that means we’ve…
According to the CDC, in the United States, five confirmed cases and one suspect case of STEC O104:H4 infections have been identified; one death has been reported. Of these six cases, five recently traveled to Germany, where they were likely exposed. The bacterial isolates from the three HUS cases reported in Massachusetts, Michigan and Wisconsin…
When I got a call last week from a Washington Post reporter that she was about to leave the food safety beat to cover education, I said congratulations until I learned than she would not be replaced. Then came the Tweet from the Dean of Ag reporters, Phil Brasher, that the Des Moines register was…
According to CIDRAP (my second favorite source of Food Safety News) a trace-back investigations in both the German and French E. coli O104:H4 outbreaks are pointing to two lots of fenugreek seeds that were imported from Egypt (not sure what happened to the Italian connection of yesterday). Sprouts from Egyptian fenugreek seeds are suspected…
My flight got cancelled today to Boston where I was to spend time with one of the six United States E. coli O104:H4 cases. As I passed through airport security before I headed back to the office, I thought about how difficult national and international travel has become post 9-11. Not so for bacteria.
As…
The CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to alfalfa sprouts and spicy sprouts.
As of June 27, 2011, a total of 21 persons with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported…
According to a news release – The Alabama Department of Public Health continues its investigation of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Lee County. Thirteen children and two adults who either played in the Splash Park or swam in the pool at the Opelika SportsPlex and Aquatic Center between June 4 and June 22 were…
I was struck by the press release on the FDA website that Nestle Purina PetCare was voluntarily recalling 870 bags of potentially Salmonella positive cat food shipped only to Colorado, Idaho and Oregon even though there had been no consumer complaints and no reports of illness. Nestle also posted this:
At Nestle Purina PetCare, the…
