Prying information out of California and Canadian public health officals should not be how the public is informed about and E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.
Coral Beach (what a great name) of the Packer continued the work of Food Safety News and eFoodert when she reported this morning that California health officials have traced romaine lettuce
As a result of eating food at a picnic at Neff’s Lawn Care in Germantown, at least 68 individuals have become ill. Of those, 14 have been hospitalized.
Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County is continuing an investigation into the cause of the foodborne outbreak. Estimates are that as many as 300 people may
On June 30 I posted “What is California link to Canadian E. coli cases linked to Romaine Lettuce?” And, now slowly – very slowly – information is coming out – sort of.
On July 13 Food Safety News reported:
That in late April, at least 30 people fell ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after
According to Food Safety News: After an uptick in press coverage on the impending shutdown of the Microbiological Data Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided to keep the produce testing program running, at least through the end of the year.
As Food Safety News reported last week, if the program were to shut
According to Jill Jensen of the Post-Bulletin in Rochester Minnesota, the first Salmonella outbreak in years is linked to Denny’s Restaurant in Rochester. Three confirmed cases and one suspected case of Salmonella montevideo are being investigated by Olmsted County Public Health Services and the Minnesota Department of Health. As of Friday, they had not found
For those who are touting Colorado cantaloupe today being back on store shelves, take some time to remember one of your (former) customers.
In working on this case, I got a note from the family on one of the last few days of Frances’s life. Here is one of the hardest parts:
The focus now
According to the Dayton & Montgomery County Health Department, as a result of eating food at a picnic at Neff’s Lawn Care in Germantown, at least 62 individuals have become ill. Of those, 13 have been hospitalized. Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County is continuing an investigation into the cause of the foodborne outbreak.
As the press gushed over the last few days over cantaloupes grown in Colorado making it back on to store shelves, I thought the above headline might well be more appropriate. And, for those who have forgotten, on December 8, 2011, the CDC determined that deadliest foodborne illness outbreak was officially over and issued its
A total of 144 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Newport, and Salmonella Lille have been reported from 26 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (4), Arizona (1), Delaware (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (1), Indiana (3), Kansas (1), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (1), Maine
The Allegheny County Health Department and Whole Foods Market are recalling cheese sold at the Whole Foods store in East Liberty over concerns of Listeria bacterial contamination. The recall was prompted by one illness that has been reported.
The recalled cheese, labeled Jean Perrin Edel de Cleron, was cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap
