In Search of the Broad Street Pump
I am in London today (Sunday 5:00 AM – a bit jet-lagged) and am off to see if I can find the Broad Street Pump – famous because John Snow (a.k.a., father of Epidemiology) figured out that is was the water from the pump that was the vector in the 1854 Cholera outbreak. Inside the
Salmonella Tomatoes in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
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Efoodalert blogger Phyllis Entis, blogged today that Kentucky has been added to the torrent of tainted-tomatoes. It is now 229 people infected with genetically matching strains of Salmonella Saintpaul have been identified in 24 states since mid-April. Other states include: Arizona (19 people), California (2), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), Florida (1), Georgia (1), Idaho
Food Czar says – Salmonella SaintPaul Tomatoes Grown in One Place
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In a press briefing today, David Acheson, M.D., the FDA’s associate commissioner for foods (a.k.a., “Food Czar”), said that evidence available thus far suggests that a single geographic region (e.g., Mexico or Florida) is the source of salmonella SaintPaul that has contaminated tomatoes and resulted in 228 cases of salmonellosis in 23 states. Dr. Acheson
Off to England in the Middle of a Tomato Salmonella Outbreak and a Lettuce E. coli Outbreak – Well, I’ll be busy when I get back.
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Salmonella Tainted Tomatoes Now Sicken 228 Americans in 23 States – Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee and Vermont added
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According to the CDC, six states, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee and Vermont with 61 ill persons were added to the prior list of Arizona (12 persons), California (2), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), Idaho (2), Illinois (27), Indiana (7), Kansas (5), Michigan (2), New Mexico (39), Oklahoma (3), Oregon (3), Texas (56), Utah (1),
CDC Weighs in on the Raw Milk Debate – Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections in Children Associated with Raw Milk and Raw Colostrum From Cows — California, 2006
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections in Children Associated with Raw Milk and Raw Colostrum From Cows — California, 2006CDC this morning published the following findings in MMWR:
Five of six patients reported they had consumed brand A raw dairy products in the week before their illness onset; the sixth patient denied drinking brand A raw milk, although his family routinely purchased it. Among the five patients who consumed brand A dairy products, two consumed raw whole milk, two consumed raw skim milk, and one consumed raw chocolate-flavored colostrum. Four of the five patients routinely drank raw milk from dairy A. One patient was exposed to brand A dairy product only once; he was served raw chocolate colostrum as a snack when visiting a friend. No other food item was commonly consumed by all six patients. No other illness was reported among household members who consumed brand A dairy products.
Funny, there was a great article on Organic Pastures – See AP Article:
Health officials crack down on unpasteurized milk
My favorite quote:
McAfee, who was among the first in California to sell raw milk on a large scale, brushed off the investigation: "When you’re a pioneer, you have to expect to take a few arrows."
Tad bit racist I would say? My other favorite quote:
But parents like Melissa Herzog strongly disagree.
Herzog, whose 10-year-old daughter spent two months in the hospital after her kidneys failed because of E. coli poisoning, is one of the families suing Organic Pastures over the 2006 outbreak that health officials determined was probably caused by raw milk from the dairy.
"I don’t have anything good to say about raw milk," she said. "It was a horrible experience."
For the complete CDC report:Continue Reading CDC Weighs in on the Raw Milk Debate – Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections in Children Associated with Raw Milk and Raw Colostrum From Cows — California, 2006
Ohio E. coli Outbreak – Six cases in Franklin, Fairfield Counties – Is there an Ohio/Washington Connection to Lettuce?
Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch reported this morning that six cases of E. coli O157:H7 infections in the past week have health officials concerned and looking closely to see whether the illnesses are linked.
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Three cases in Fairfield County and three in Franklin County, including two in Columbus, were reported after the death on
Tomato CSI – Much of Florida Cleared – Mexico on the Block?
I also had a nice chat with Susan Salisbury of the Palm Beach Post Staff Writer how the “Tomato scare unlikely to alter laws.”
The salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 167 people in 17 states isn’t bad enough to generate national food-safety laws, said a leading lawyer specializing in food-borne illness cases.
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A Must Read
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At least pages 182-83, 188 and 196.