WALB TV reports today that Faye Bryant was transferred to the intermediate intensive care unit at Archbold Memorial Hospital last Saturday after her condition continued to get worsen. The Bryant’s ate at the Barbecue Pit Steak And Seafood restaurant in Moultrie 3 weeks ago. Health investigators say beef served at the popular restaurant is the
E. coli Sickens Several Moultrie Residents
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According to Georgia Public Radio, several Moultrie residents have been infected with a harmful strain E. coli O157:H7, according to local health officials.

 The common link in all the cases is the consumption of meat supplied by Nebraska Beef limited. The company has recalled five million pounds of beef because of suspected E.
Tomatoes, Jalapeno Peppers, Serrano Peppers and Cilantro Still Under Salmonella Saintpaul Suspicion
Again, according to the CDC, since April, 1065 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. These were identified because clinical laboratories in all states send Salmonella strains from ill persons to their State public health laboratory for characterization. One new
Nebraska Beef, Why Did You Not Disclose E. coli Tests? Are Criminal Sanctions Warranted?
E. coli reporter, Josh Funk, and I had a chance to talk a bit following my speech to ConAgra’s Food Safety Council about Nebraska Beef Ltd.’s slow response to indications that its products might have been tainted with E. coli. According to the FSIS, “Nebraska Beef was notified in the first half of June that
Georgia E. Coli Illnesses Linked to Nebraska Beef E. coli Recall
The widening cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections in Georgia may be linked to an outbreak E. coli illnesses in Ohio and Michigan. The Moultrie Observer reports that preliminary testing has linked the at least 9 Georgia cases to the 41 in Ohio and Michigan, which have been traced back to beef products from Nebraska
OK, so it seems like it is Jalapenos and Salmonella, or is it Serrano Peppers or Cilantro?
As I said to the Baltimore Sun about the confusion between tomatoes and Jalapenos:
"I’ve never seen a situation like this," William Marler, a Seattle lawyer who litigates food-borne illness claims, said in a recent interview. A mistaken focus on tomatoes would be a "black eye" for investigators, he said, while acknowledging that produce investigations
Guacamole or Salsa – where is the Salmonella Saintpaul?
See CNN Interview on CDC and FDA action to date.
Nebraska Beef E. coli and Colquitt County Georgia Do Not Mix
According to WALB TV 10:
A Moultrie restaurant bought tainted beef from a Nebraska distributor, which also supplied beef linked to an E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio. The Barbeque Pit Steak and Seafood Restaurant voluntarily closed last Thursday at the request of the health department. Health officials called in the USDA who met
Off to Omaha in the Morning to Meet with ConAgra
I have the honor of speaking to ConAgra’s Food Safety Council on Wednesday. I always find it a bit odd that I get asked to speak to corporations that I have sued, or are suing, on behalf of victims of food poisoning. But, if they are willing to listen, I am willing to talk.
Tainted Food: How To Combat Food Poisoning in the United States? Mr. McCain, Mr. Obama, are You Paying Attention?
Once again, hundreds of Americans have been sickened by outbreaks of foodborne illness. This time it is nearly 1,000 (and counting) in 40 States put down by salmonella in fresh tomatoes (or is it the salsa?), and nearly 50 in Ohio and Michigan (possibly Georgia) stricken by the deadly E. coli O157:H7 bacteria, again in