Peanut Corporation of America in the News Again – New England Journal of Medicine reviews the tragedy
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published today on the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that occurred between September 1, 2008, and April 20, 2009. NEJM found that among 714 case patients identified in
Lynne Terry, the E. coli Lady of The Oregonian, today wrote that Oregon scientists confirmed today that deer droppings from Jaquith Strawberry Farm contained the same strain of E. coli that sickened people in Multnomah, Washington Clackamas, Yamhill and Clatsop counties.
Lab testing confirmed deer as the source of the outbreak,” said William Keene, senior
Seriously, “Grilled Turkey Burgers with Tomato-Mango Chutney?”
Did you miss that over 100 people in 31 States are sick and 1 person died from Salmonella Heildeberg and neary 36,000,000 pounds of turkey burger was recalled?
As for cooking instructions:
Combine the turkey, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, soy sauce, scallions, and cumin by hand in a
18 Ill, including 1 death – Oregon Public Health officials have identified fresh strawberries from a Newberg farm with fields in Washington County as the source of a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections that sickened at least 18 people last month, including one person who died.
The strawberries were produced in July by Jaquith
Last Friday night when I should have been doing many things other that blogging about food recalls, I penned “Another Friday Night FSIS Recall – this time E. coli in Beef.” Considering that I had apologized once before about the same topic – “I was wrong, FSIS gets bad news out nearly every day of
This month, the Cargill was forced to recall 36 million pounds of fresh and frozen ground turkey products potentially contaminated with a strain of Salmonella that caused one death in Sacramento County. The recall is one of the largest meat recalls in U.S. history. As of August 11, 107 have been infected by the strain
A total of 107 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 31 states linked to Cargill ground turkey. Ruby Lee was one of those. She lives in Oregon.
Since 1993, Cargill has been the source of contaminated meat implicated in at least 10 major outbreaks, 10 deaths, three stillbirths
A few years ago I attended food safety conferences in London and then in Cardiff, Wales and gave a history lesson on E. coli Outbreaks in the United States. This weekend Cardiff, Wales health officials urged the public to remain vigilant as the number of E. coli O157:H7 cases rose to a possible nine, with
For years I have been warning food manufacturers and restaurants to voluntarily vaccinate their employees against Hepatitis A. Large, well-publicized Hepatitis A outbreaks have become increasingly common in the restaurant industry.
As of last Friday afternoon, the Cumberland County North Carolina Health Department announced that it had administered an estimated 3,000 doses of Hepatitis
Listeria monocytogenes was found in the imported avocado pulp used in various Layer Dip products made by Fresh Food Concepts, Inc. of Buena Park, California. Accordingly, the company is recalling its Layer Dip products containing guacamole because the avocado. The products affected by the recall were distributed to supermarkets and club stores throughout the U.S.
