Person-to-person transmission within a family is both common and exceedingly well-documented in the extant literature, including numerous cases in which the primarily infected person was asymptomatic. See, e.g. K. Ludwig, “Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection in a Large Family,” Eur. J. Clin. Microb. Infect. Dis. Vol. 16, at 238-41 (1997); P. Rowe, “Diarrhea in
Two children in Texas and an Indiana couple hospitalized with Botulism Poisoning – Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce, Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce Recalled – Botulism Lawyer Investigates
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat 10 ounce cans of Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030000101), Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030099533), and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 1111083942) with “best by” dates from April 30, 2009 through May 22, 2009 due to possible botulism
Second Booty Suit Filed
Cathleen Crowley of the Albany Times Union interviewed my client and I yesterday.
Family sues maker of Veggie Booty – Voorheesville parent just wanted apology after children got sick
They said Veggie Booty sickened their children and left a bad taste in their mouths. Now, the Scheels family of Voorheesville is suing the maker of
Pars Cove Persian Cuisine Salmonella Heidelberg Outbreak Continues – 678 Sickened
From City of Chicago Press Release:
City Health Dept. Continues Investigation of Food Borne Illnesses
As of noon today, a total of 678 people have reported that they became ill after they ate food purchased from the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth—up from the 636 reported Tuesday.
Eighty-five of the 678 are laboratory-confirmed cases of
Common Sense for Petting Zoos and Fairs
One again the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians has set forth a reasonable way for Petting Zoos and Fairs to “play it safe.” For a complete overview of the study, click on link below. For an overview of the history of this problem and my work to combat it, visit, www.fair-safety.com. It
Taste of Chicago and Pars Cove Persian Hummus Cuisine Salmonella Outbreak Tops 600
Public health officials said Tuesday that 636 people have reported becoming ill after eating at a food vendor’s booth at the Taste of Chicago. Officials said more than 100 reports have come in since Monday. Those who became ill said they ate at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the yearly food festival. According
United States House Food Safety Probe
In hearings today on Capitol Hill, investigators from the House of Representatives committee on Energy and Commerce found the Food and Drug Administration inspects only one percent of all food imports and samples only a fraction of those.
Perhaps the best quote on food safety ever:
“Who needs Al-Qaeda when you have got E. coli?”
Salmonella Infection Complications
After fourteen years and thousands of Salmonella cases, we have seen post-acute infections arise in a small number of cases, but when they do, the results are devastating.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
A recently published study surveyed the extant scientific literature and noted that post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) is a common clinical phenomenon first
Marler Clark, parents of triplets file Salmonella lawsuit against Robert’s Gourmet Food
Seattle-based Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit against Robert’s American Gourmet Food, Inc. today in Albany County Supreme Court in New York. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Voorheesville, New York residents Patrick and Elex Scheels and two of their 20-month-old triplets who became ill with Salmonella Wandsworth infections after consuming Veggie Booty in
Taste of Chicago and Pars Cove Persian Cuisine Salmonella Outbreak Update
The Associated Press in Chicago reported this morning confirmation that – Two people who got sick after food festival sue restaurant
Two people who say they fell ill after eating hummus at the Taste of Chicago food festival are suing the restaurant that served the food. Forty-nine-year-old Monique Roach and 43-year-old Willie Smith filed a