PBS Station KCTS in Seattle spent nearly 30 minutes exploring where we were and where we are. We also talk for a long while about the book, “Poisoned,” that chronicles the Jack in the Box outbreak.
Watch the full episode. See more KCTS 9 Connects.
1,500 Olive Garden Diners Get Hepatitis A Shot
Olive Garden diners in North Carolina are flocking to get hepatitis A vaccines after a server at an Olive Garden in Fayetteville told her bosses she tested positive for the virus.
Roughly 1,500 people who ate at the restaurant on one of the eight days in late July and early August when the server was
Michigan E. coli O157:NM Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef from McNees Meats and Wholesale Sickens Nine, Hospitalizes Six
The Michigan Departments of Community Health (MDCH) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) are issuing a public health alert regarding E. coli O157:NM gastrointestinal illnesses linked to the consumption of ground beef from McNees Meats and Wholesale LLC, a meat-processing and retail establishment in North Branch, Mich.
A total of five confirmed Shiga-toxin producing E.
Cargill linked to 10 major outbreaks, 10 deaths, three stillbirths and 347 illnesses
1993 – Cargill supplied meat to Northwest Sizzler restaurants that was implicated in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infection involving 39 confirmed and 54 probable cases. Public health investigators said the illnesses were the result of cross-contamination between raw Cargill Tri-tips and salad bar ingredients.
2000 – Cargill provided meat to Sizzler restaurants linked
Should Cargill have recalled more than 35,709,675 pounds of ground turkey? Is it poised to do so? Is FSIS?
According to the CDC latest report on August 4, a total of 78 persons infected with the outbreak strain of multi-drug resistant strain Salmonella Heidelberg were reported from 26 states between March 1 and August 3, 2011. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: AL (1), AZ (2), CA
North Carolina Olive Garden Hepatitis A Outbreak
More than 250 Hepatitis A immunizations were administered today at the Cumberland County Public Health Department to individuals who may have been exposed to the disease at a local restaurant.
Employees and anyone who visited the Olive Garden at 234 North McPherson Church Road anytime on July 26, 28, 29, 31 and Aug. 1, 2
E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses in Michigan Prompt Beef Recall
Can you say canary in the coal mine?
Yes, we recall meat in the United States – AFTER – we poison people.
McNees Meats and Wholesale LLC., a North Branch, Mich., establishment is recalling approximately 360 pounds of ground beef product products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Last Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Death Case Settled for Undisclosed Sum
With his family at his bedside, Bobby “Pete” Hullett was pronounced dead at 6:32 PM on November 26, 2008, the day before Thanksgiving.
Two days later, Pete’s blood cultures were finalized as positive for Salmonella. In his “Death Summary,” of November 26, Dr. Kaariainen included the following diagnoses at death:
1. Multifactorial shock including cardiogenic
Food Safety Law Firm Marler Clark Gives $5,000 for Oregon Small Farm Food Safety
In the wake of the Oregon Public Health announcement that at least 10 people, including one woman who died, became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating fresh strawberries sold at farmers markets and roadside fruit stands in Oregon, the Seattle-based food safety law firm Marler Clark announced today that it is donating $5,000
First Ever E. coli Outbreak Linked to Strawberries and Deer
Lynne Terry of the Oregonian tells the tale of the medium-sized strawberry producer, with about 35 acres, who sold tainted fresh strawberries to buyers who in turn distributed them to roadside stands and farmers markets in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill and Clatsop counties.
The E. coli O157:H7 outbreak sickened over a dozen, sent four people