Marler Blog - The Topps story continues to grow more ominous - Comments http://www.marlerblog.com/ Food Poisoning Lawyer & Attorney : Bill Marler : Marler Clark en Copyright 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 05:22:34 -0800 Wed, 16 May 2012 05:22:34 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Phyllis Entis Here are the first three paragraphs of the CFIA (Canadian) press release:
"OTTAWA, October 26, 2007 Á™∂" The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are currently investigating possible linkages between E. coli cases that occurred earlier this summer in Canada.

The investigation is examining 45 cases of E. coli O157:H7 that were found in New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Ontario and British Columbia. These cases were previously reported from July to September, 2007. As a result of these cases, eleven people were hospitalized and one elderly individual died.

Ongoing testing has determined that most of the cases share a unique pattern of E. coli and the cause of the illnesses has been mostly associated with ground beef. This new E. coli pattern has also been found in the United States, and we are working closely with our counterparts at the United States Department of Agriculture to share information. We greatly appreciate the USDA窶冱 input and cooperation in this investigation."

As I understand this release, the Canadian and US outbreaks were concurrent. I don't believe that CFIA withheld information from USDA for a period of months. Both outbreaks ran through the period of July - September, 2007.

]]> http://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/the-topps-story-continues-to-grow-more-ominous/#7626 http://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/the-topps-story-continues-to-grow-more-ominous/#7626 Case News Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:51:53 -0800 marler@marlerclark.com (E. coli Attorney)