Lynne Terry (a.k.a., the raw milk lady) reports today that Oregon health officials suspect two more illnesses are part of a raw milk outbreak traced nearly three weeks ago to a farm near Wilsonville.
William Keene, senior epidemiologist with Oregon Public Health, said the two adults had both consumed raw milk from Foundation Farm, including
The recall was prompted after samples during a routine inspection tested positive for Salmonella.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced today the voluntary recall of the 12-ounce packages of Smiling Hara unpasteurized soybean tempeh. The company says anyone with packages marked with a best-by date of 7/11/12 through 10/25/12 should
A total of 7 “clusters” at restaurants (unnamed) and grocery stores (unnamed) have been identified by the CDC linked to a Salmonella Bareilly and Salmonella Nchanga outbreak tainded tuna. In each cluster, at least one ill person reported eating sushi purchased at a restaurant (unnamed) or a grocery store (unnamed). These clusters were located in
North and South Carolina, Tennessee and New York impacted.
As many as thirty-four cases of Salmonella paratyphi B have been identified in North and South Carolina, Tennessee and New York since February 28th according to the North Carolina Buncombe County Department of Health.
According to the CDC, humans are one of the only known reservoir
As many as three Stanford Kentucky Elementary School kindergarten students may have contracted E. coli according to the Lincoln County Public Schools. State and local health officials are investigating and have examined the elementary school cafeteria without finding a cause. Two of the 5-year-olds became ill within the last few days and are being treated
It has been a bad few weeks for proponents of raw milk.
According to the Oregon Department of Health, nineteen people in Oregon are ill with E. coli in an outbreak traced to raw milk from Foundation Farm near Wilsonville, Oregon. Of the 19 people, 11 have culture-confirmed E. coli O157 infections. Fifteen of the
The Buncombe County Department of Health (BCDOH) is currently investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Paratyphi B infection in Buncombe County.
Communicable Disease Nurses and Environmental Health Specialists are conducting interviews with people who currently have or have had the infection, reviewing laboratory reports and inspecting food sources that may be linked to the outbreak.
Communicable
Last years Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak is still claiming lives. December 2011 official CDC report counted a total of 146 persons infected with any of the four outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes from 28 states. However, the CDC still only counts thirty deaths as being reported in addition to one woman pregnant at the time of
The beef idustry has been having a bad month – “Pink Slime,” “Mad Cow” and now “Meat Glue.”
Are there 5,860 Sickened by Salmonella Sushi?
The CDC’s recent estimates that for every case counted, 29.3 cases go unreported and therefore uncounted. See Table 2 – (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/1/p1-1101-t2.htm) in this citation: Scallan E, Hoekstra RM, Angulo FJ, Tauxe RV, Widdowson M-A, Roy SL, et al. Foodborne illness acquired in the United States—major pathogens.
