Or, at least it’s lawyers do. I’m always a bit shocked that people other than my mom and dad read my blog. I was pleased that the lawyers for Malt-O-Meal corrected me on one of my earlier posts (I posted a picture of the wrong product):
Dear Mr. Marler:
We represent Malt-O-Meal Company. Your web
There have been 411 reported cases of salmonella linked to the outbreak, with 112 of those cases confirmed through laboratory testing. Eighteen people had to be hospitalized. It now appears that there may be a death related to the consumption of Salmonella-tainted water. See story in the Pueblo Chieftain.
The CDC estimates that
According to the CDC’s most recent count, as of April 14 the outbreak had sickened 23 patients in 14 states, including two cases each were reported in New Hampshire and Massachusetts with California, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Rhode Island and Vermont each reported one case. Maine, New Jersey and New York each
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Andrew Schneider, crack investigating reporter and ubber-blogger, posted today on his coverage of the Seattle University Law School Food Safety Conference – “Who’s Minding the Store? See his coverage at:
Me, I
Illinois has joined Maine and Minnesota in naming themselves as locations of ill persons linked to Salmonella Agona tainted Unsweetened Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereal. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Saturday that diagnoses of salmonellosis linked with the consumption of Malt-O-Meal cereals have been reported in 14 states. Three people have been
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that at least 23 people in 14 states have been diagnosed with salmonellosis that was caused by the same strain of Salmonella that was found in the recently recalled unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals produced by Malt-O-Meal. The recalled products were distributed nationally under
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Salmonella is one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States. Salmonellosis (the disease caused by Salmonella) is the second most common foodborne illness after Campylobacter infection. It is estimated that 1.4 million cases of salmonellosis occur each year in the U.S.; 95% of those cases are foodborne-related. Approximately 220 of each
Well into the second day of "Who’s Minding the Store" food safety conference here in Seattle. The only competition seems to be our first sunny day with temperatures reaching 70 and the visit from the Dali Lama. The hot item at the conference is the Marler Clark hat:
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Maine and Minnesota have identified cases of infection with Salmonella Agona. At least 11 other states report as many as 20 other illnesses. The onset of illness dates range from January 22 to March 19. Two of the individuals were hospitalized. All three reported consumption of unsweetened puffed rice or wheat cereals, but at present
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Today, the CDC will conduct a Media Briefing on new FoodNet Data
Dr. Robert Tauxe, Deputy Director, CDC Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
Faye Feldstein, Acting director, Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Food Defense, Communication and Emergency Response
Dr. Morris Potter, Lead Scientist for Epidemiology in the FDA’s Office of Food Defense,
