Fifty-three people infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 have been reported from 9 states. The majority of illnesses have been reported from Washington and Oregon during October 2015. The number of ill people reported from each state is as follows: California (3), Illinois (1), Maryland (1), Minnesota
January 2016
Boston Chipolte Sickened Nearly 140 with Norovirus in December
More than 120 Boston College students were taken ill after eating at the same Chipotle at 1924 Beacon Street in Brighton in December 2015.
After receiving reports of multiple cases of gastrointestinal illness among patrons who ate at the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Cleveland Circle, the Boston Public Health Commission, the City of Boston Inspectional…
I’m 41, well actually 58, but I’m 41 on the list of “Most Powerful People in Food”
Well, I made the Daily Meal’s “50 Most Powerful People in Food” again. I’m up a few spots from last year – now wedged between the Dole CEO (didn’t they just have a Listeria outbreak) and Rachael Ray. Here is the full list:
#49 Andrew Zimmern, Host, ‘Bizarre Foods’
#48 …
New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Hit with Norovirus Outbreak
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is working with the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment to investigate an outbreak of norovirus infection among individuals who became ill after attending the New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park, Kan. Based on reports of illness from attendees, KDHE…
Dole Listeria Outbreak Expands in US to 15
Since September 2015, CDC has been collaborating with public health officials in several states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Public Health Agency of Canada to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis).
Listeria can cause a serious, life-threatening illness.
Fifteen people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have…
Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant in Bellevue Linked to Norovirus
Public Health is currently investigating an outbreak of norovirus-like illness associated with Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant in Bellevue. We are in the early stages of our investigation so information could change. Preliminary information indicates that as many as 50 who attended a private event at the restaurant on 1/18/16 may have come down with norovirus…
Ongoing Salmonella Cucumber Outbreak: 888 Sick, 191 Hospitalized, 6 Dead, 39 States
The CDC, multiple states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections.
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback investigations identified cucumbers imported from Mexico and distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce as a likely source of the infections in this outbreak.
Two recalls of cucumbers that…
Costco Hepatitis A Class Action Granted by Federal Court
Impacting as many as 25,000 who received Hepatitis A vaccines to prevent becoming ill with the Hepatitis A Virus.
Although it has been a long time coming, with much work done to get here, but today we finally received the court’s ruling on class certification, and the ruling was in our favor. The court granted…
Could the Microbiological Data Program Prevented the Dole Lettuce Listeria outbreak?
At the end of 2012 the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) formerly run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ended. Because of produce industry pressure Obama killed a food safety program started by Bush.
Here is how the MDP worked. Public health officials pulled samples of Tomatoes (cherry, round, roma), Cantaloupe, Lettuce (leaf, romaine, cut, and…
234 with Norovirus – including over a dozen employees – at Chipolte in Simi Valley
In late August 2015 Ventura County Environmental Health and Ventura County Public Health investigated an outbreak of norovirus occurring among customers of the Chipotle Restaurant located at Simi Valley Towne Center. Ill customers ate at the restaurant on August 18 or August 19. Symptoms began between 3 and 30 hours after patrons ate at the…