According to a Press Release from Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, four individuals who were involved in shipping more than 110,000 pounds of Mexican cheese in 2007 were indicted (See, Full Indictment PDF) on federal charges for allegedly conspiring to distribute the cheese throughout the United States
The Wheels have come off the Crazy Bus known as the Raw Milk Movement
Outbreaks from Foodborne Pathogens in Raw Milk and Raw Milk Cheeses, United States 1998-present
These tables were compiled by the Real Raw Milk Facts working group through searches of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) online foodborne disease outbreak database (1998-2009). Because the CDC database has about a two-year lag period, preliminary data
Occupy Food Safety Now!
Below is the Rivera family. An E. coli O157:H7 infection cost them over $6,000,000 in medical costs and kept Linda, still in a wheelchair, in the hosptial for over two years.
Food poisoning is not a new concern. The problem is, it’s not an old one either. Consumers, Government and Industry have been working to
Summary of the Foundation Farm raw milk-associated E. coli O157:H7 outbreak
As of April 20, 2012, the Foundation Farm raw milk-associated Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak has sickened 19 persons. Of these 11 have culture-confirmed E. coli O157 infections; 15 of the 19 cases are in children <19 years of age. Four children have been hospitalized with kidney failure. Subtyping results of the E. coli O157 isolates
Sushi for Dinner? – NOT! Nakaochi Scrape (Tuna Backmeat) with a Side of Salmonella
The CDC announced today a total of 160 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (6), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (6), Illinois
Another Salmonella Lawsuit Filed – Against Taco Bell
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Marler Clark and Raw Milk, Like Oil and Water, Have Not Mixed Well
Since 2005 Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, has had the honor of representing families who have been struck down by pathogens contained in raw milk. Since then Marler Clark has also been at the forefront of informing families of the real risk of consuming raw milk. As part of that effort we
Salmonella Bareilly Tainted Tuna Toll Hits 141
A total of 141 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia. 21 ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (6), District
E. coli found in Raw Milk, Cows, Poop and People – 18 Sick, 4 with HUS
Given this evidence, what will the proponents of raw milk say?
Lynne Terry of the Portland Oregonian reports that lab tests confirmed today what Oregon health officials suspected: Raw milk from Foundation Farm near Wilsonville was contaminated with a deadly strain of E. coli. The tests found E. coli O157:H7 in the milk, manure and
It is time to Put Parnell Behind Bars!
I have developed a friendship with many of Stewart Parnell’s victims of the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) Salmonella outbreak of 2009. Many of them attended a press conference in 2011, where they asked why after two years Parnell was still free? Re-reading internal emails from PCA from 2008 and 2009, I have to