The New York City Health Department is investigating one confirmed and one suspect case of botulism, a rare but serious foodborne illness caused by an extremely potent toxin. Both patients… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Beware of Little Turtles with Salmonella
CDC reports today: • A total of 66 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, and Salmonella Poona have been reported from 16 states. • The number… Continue Reading
Botulism, Listeria and Scombrotoxin Risk at Blue Ocean Smokehouse
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a complaint filed by the Department of Justice, is seeking to stop the processing and distribution of fish products at Blue Ocean Smokehouse… Continue Reading
Easter Warning – Watch Out for Chicks and Ducklings
Ready for Easter our feed store is well stocked with chicks and ducklings for the Easter Bunny to deliver. They should come, however, with a warning. If you touch them,… Continue Reading
Alabama McDonald’s Employee with Hepatitis A – Again
The Alabama Department of Health yesterday alerted customers of McDonald’s, located at 2000 McFarland Blvd, Northport that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A virus through an infected employee…. Continue Reading
2011 Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak – Four Families
In September of 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) linked a Listeria outbreak to cantaloupe produced in the Rocky Ford region of Colorado. On October 18, the… Continue Reading
Poisoned Author (and Subject) to speak at Washington State University
In POISONED, Jeff Benedict delivers a jarringly candid narrative of the fast-moving disaster drawing on access to key documents and exclusive interviews with the real-life characters at the center of… Continue Reading
Peanut Proud, but no Justice – Yet
I was reading Greg Phillip’s piece in the Dothan Eagle about the “Peanut Proud” celebration in Blakely Georgia this weekend. Peanut Proud even has a web page and a facebook… Continue Reading
Sysco brings E. coli Burgers to Seattle
Sysco Seattle Inc., a Seattle, Wash. firm, is recalling approximately 16,800 pounds of ground beef patties imported from Canada because they may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the… Continue Reading
If you think raw milk is in the news a lot – you are right
Thanks to the folks at Real Raw Milk Facts. This line list was compiled through searches for government and dairy industry press releases, reports, and newsletters announcing dairy-related outbreaks and… Continue Reading