April 2012

The CDC announced today a total of 29 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O26 have been reported from 11 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), Iowa (5), Kansas (2), Michigan (10), Missouri (3), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (1), Washington (1), Wisconsin

A total of 29 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O26 have been reported from 11 states. JimmyJohns-map.jpgThe number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), Iowa (5), Kansas (2), Michigan (10), Missouri (3), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (1), Washington (1), Wisconsin (1), and West Virginia

In the morning I am taking an early flight to Washington State Universtity (Pullman) where I will have the honor of spending the day with the author of “Poisoned,” the true story about the Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak, that changed many lives, including my own.  You shoud buy the book at Amazon

What if you were the CEO of a multimillion dollar, privately held food manufacturing company and awoke one morning to find that the name of your best selling product (you previously had painstakingly crafted the name to sound so appetizing) was now known to the public as “Blue Barf,” “Green Goop,” “Purple Puke,” “Red Rubbish,&rdquo