P.J. Huffstutter of the Los Angeles Times reported this morning the “Eggs from Ohio farm recalled from 8 states over Salmonella.” Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the nation’s leading egg seller and distributor, said Monday that it was recalling 288,000 eggs [due to Salmonella enteritidis] that the Jackson, Mississippi, firm had bought from Ohio Fresh Eggs. The
First E. coli O157:H7 Lawsuit against Bravo Farms
Maricopa County, Arizona resident Annette Sutfin filed an E. coli lawsuit today against Bravo Farms Cheese, LLC, the cheese manufacturer that produced and distributed Gouda cheese that has been identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among Costco Wholesale customers in the southwestern United States.
A Food Safety walk through Shanghai – What would the FDA and FSIS have to say?
I had a long walk through the streets of Shanghai this morning and kept thinking about how I get dozens of comments when I take on raw dairy poisoning people, but seldom get a word when I take on big ag for being responsible for the same – go figure. Although some of the commentators
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?
Our new “about” site went live last week about Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS is one disorder in a spectrum of common functional gastrointestinal disorders.
The observation that the onset of IBS symptoms can be precipitated by gastrointestinal infection dates to the 1950s. Different studies have shown that 7-31% of individuals who have experienced an
E. coli O157:H7 Tests Confirm Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese Linked to Outbreak
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human infections due to E. coli O157:H7. This is a
Hello from Sunday Morning from Shanghai
After a bit of a delay from Arkansas to Detroit and Detroit to Shanghai, I landed safely at my hotel, where after a long walk, I am working in my room (with a view) on my speech on food safety to the students at East China University on Monday and then the China Food Safety
Cilantro recall prompts APPA Fine Foods to recall chicken pasta salad
APPA Fine Foods, a Corona, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 7,325 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken pasta salad products because they contain cilantro that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products are subject to this recall:
• 12 oz. packages of “Spicy
E. coli and Listeria in Raw Milk and Cheese – Growth Sectors at Marler Clark
I am having a hard time keeping up on the outbreaks and recalls related to raw milk products. Estrella in the last week and Bravo Farms this week. I certainly need to update our table of outbreaks and recalls related to both raw and pasteurized milk products, but I am about to board a plane
Costco, say it isn’t so – The E. coli – tainted Bravo Dutch Style Gouda Cheese was not Raw, was it?
According to the FDA and CDC, as of Thursday, November 4, 2010, 25 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from five states since mid-October. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AZ (11), CA (1), CO (8), NM (3) and
Baugher’s Unpasteurized Apple Cider Linked to E. coli Illnesses in Maryland
Maryland public health officials said a Westminster company has voluntarily recalled call of its apple cider because of its potential to contain the E. coli bacteria.
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Thursday that it was investigating a cluster of seven E. coli infections; three people have been hospitalized.
Officials said