For my 2,500th post at Marler Blog, according to an CBS Poll, most Americans are at least somewhat confident that the food they buy to eat is safe, and while only one in four would give the country a grade of D or F on ensuring the safety of the food supply, few
“All the Food that’s not Fit to Eat” – Pasta Salad Downs 15 at New York Times
Stephanie Gaskell of the New York Daily News reported last week that the “New York Times cafeteria food may be past its deadline.” According to the Daily News, “[t]he Health Dept. is investigating cases of possible food poisoning at the New York Times cafeteria. …The dining room at the paper’s headquarters on Eighth Ave. and
Newark Iberia Peninsula Restaurant Sickens Several with Salmonella
According to Newark health officials, Salmonella contamination caused many people to suffer food poisoning at Iberia Peninsula restaurant in the Ironbound section of the city. Dozens of patrons got sick and a few were even hospitalized after attending parties there around Christmas. Health inspectors are in the process of testing food sources and employees. Some
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
My guess is that my mom is on the selection committee.
Two Reasons to get up early in the Morning
One is the view from my kitchen window:
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The other is for the email I received from the family of E. coli victim, Linda Rivera:
1-6-2009 @ 9:35pm
Linda’s condition is amazingly improved. Though still seriously disabled, she actually has a reasonable prospect of a decent rehabilitation and restoration of most normal day-to-day functions.
CDC Weighs in on National Steak and Poultry E. coli Recall from CA, CO, FL, HI, IA, IN, KS, MI, MN, NV, OH, OK, SD, TN, UT, and WA
I should have waited until 6:00 AM to post what I did below at 2:00 AM. In any event, the CDC confirmed that it is collaborating with public health officials in several states and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human infections due
E. coli Outbreak in California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Washington linked to Steaks
Where are the Sick People?
According to the CDC (well, actually the Washington Post last week), we know that 21 persons were infected with E. coli O157:H7 in 16 states caused by National Steak and Poultry "mechanically tenderized" steaks.
Also, according to the CDC (well, actually efoodalert), the ill persons reside in California (1)
Olive Garden, Applebees, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Carino’s Italian and 54th Street Grill & Bar linked to E. coli Meat Recall
According to Alan Liddle of Nation’s Restaurant News “at least five restaurant chains are now included in a list of those affected by the late December recall of 124 tons of beef including,” Olive Garden, Applebees, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Carino’s Italian and 54th Street Grill & Bar.
"The Owasso, Oklahoma-based National Steak and Poultry said
CDC tells which states have the 21 ill due to E. coli O157:H7 tainted National Steak and Poultry beef products
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As of Monday, January 4, 2010, 21 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 had been reported from 16 states. The number of ill persons who were identified resides in each state as follows: California (1), Colorado (1), Florida (1), Hawaii (1), Iowa (1), Indiana (1), Kansas (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (3), Nevada (1), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (1), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (1), Utah (2), and Washington (1). Known illness onset dates range from October 3, 2009 through December 14, 2009. Most patients became ill between mid-October and late November. Patients range in age from 14 to 87 years and the median age of patients is 34 years, which means half are younger than 34 years. Forty-three percent of patients are females. There have been 9 reported hospitalizations, 1 case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and no deaths.
According to the FSIS, National Steak and Poultry, an Owasso, Okla., establishment, is recalling approximately 248,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
"Tip-o-pen" to efoodalert.
The products subject to recall include:Continue Reading CDC tells which states have the 21 ill due to E. coli O157:H7 tainted National Steak and Poultry beef products
As you might recall from last year the House passed,