Jamie Grey of KTVB Boise reported yesterday on what can be an “epidemiology learning moment.” According to Ms. Grey, around 5,000 cases of (about 60,000 fruit) Del Monte “cantaloupe sold at Costco stores in Idaho and other states in the west have been recalled because of possible Salmonella contamination.” According to the FDA, the cantaloupes
2011 Guiding Lights Weekend
Food safety attorney Bill Marler’s presentation at the 2011 Guiding Lights Weekend in Seattle on how to lobby for the public interest in an era of divided government.
Salmonella Cantaloupes and E. coli Bologna – Republicans Secretly Love Lawyers
You really have to wonder about Republicans. They always say they hate those damn ambulance chasing trial lawyers, but, short of sending flowers, defunding food safety is the best gift ever. Cutting the budgets for the CDC, FDA and FSIS will only mean more food poisoning outbreaks, more illnesses, more lawsuits, and more money in
Bill Marler Calls on Bologna Company to Put Customer Safety First
Attorney Bill Marler of the nation’s leading food safety law firm, Marler Clark, today called on Pennsylvania-based Palmyra Bologna Company, Inc. to reconsider its commitment to the safety of its customers in the wake of a recent E. coli outbreak linked to Lebanon bologna sold in five states.
“The onus is on Palmyra Bologna
Bill Marler Calls on Del Monte to Pay Medical Expenses for Victims
Public health officials have identified cantaloupes sold by Del Monte Fresh Produce as the likely cause of a recent Salmonella Panama outbreak that has sickened at least 12 people in 7 western states. The Gables, Florida based company recently recalled nearly 60,000 cantaloupes after learning of the product’s link to the Salmonella outbreak.
“The food
Del Monte Salmonella Cantaloupes (12 Ill) and Palmyra E. coli Bologna (14 Ill) – Busy Weeks for CDC Outbreaknet
The folks from CDC’s Outbreak Response Team (a.k.a Outbreaknet) are having a busy few weeks.
Salmonella CantaloupesAs of March 22, 2011, 12 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Panama have been reported from Oregon (5 cases), Washington (4 cases), California (2 cases), and Maryland (1 case). Reported dates of illness
Don’t Let Congress Threaten Your Health and (Food) Safety
On a morning with the news is Liz Taylor’s death, radiation in Tokyo’s drinking water and more bombing in Libya, thanks to the folks at Food and Water Watch for applying humor to a serious topic:
Del Monte Has Recalled Salmonella Cantaloupe Before?
In 2009 the California state department of public health warned consumers not to eat Del Monte brand whole cantaloupe sold between Oct. 5 and 16 at Northern California and Nevada Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods and Food Sources stores. Dr. Mark Horton, the department’s director, said these stores are voluntarily recalling 1,120 cartons of
Del Monte Fresh Recalls Cantaloupes after a Dozen Sickened in Costco in Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. (“Del Monte Fresh”) of Coral Gables, Florida is voluntarily recalling 4,992 cartons of cantaloupes, each containing 4 plastic mesh sleeves with 3 cantaloupes per sleeve, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Panama, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children
Ooops – The Palmyra Bologna Co., Lebanon Bologna 1995 Salmonella Outbreak
I love, and you will too will love www.outbreakdatabase.com:
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium occurred in south central Pennsylvania and was linked to the consumption of Lebanon bologna. The Lebanon bologna was produced by The Palmyra Bologna Co. and had been distributed nationwide. Lebanon bologna was named after Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, and is a