Twenty-three “confirmed” and “probable cases,” and forty-one “suspect cases.”
Most of the time I am traveling the country – I have done E. coli cases in most states – So, it is good to have one within driving distance.
The Dirty Top 40 – Annual Disease Burden of All Pathogen/Food Combinations
I love the folks at the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute for keeping track of all the data of foodborne illness burden and publishing it last month in the Journal of Food Protection. The top ten alone cost us over $8,000,000,0000 yearly. Here is the Top 40 List by number of illnesses caused on an annual basis in the Untied States:
1. Campylobacter/Poultry
2. Toxoplasma/Pork
3. Listeria/Deli Meats
4. Salmonella/Poultry
5. Listeria/Dairy
6. Norovirus/Complex*
7. Salmonella/Complex
8. Toxoplasma/Beef
9. Salmonella/Produce
10. Toxoplasma/GameContinue Reading The Dirty Top 40 – Annual Disease Burden of All Pathogen/Food Combinations
Salmonella Beef from Cargill Illnesses Hit 40
The number of ill persons identified in each state is now as follows: Maine (1), Massachusetts (3), New Hampshire (2), New York (18), Rhode Island (2), Vermont (11), Virginia (2), and West Virginia (1) according to the CDC.
Eleven ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
Among 40 persons for whom
Sunday Night Listeria Recall of Beef and Chicken from Minnesota
Reichel Foods, a Rochester, Minnesota establishment, is recalling approximately 15,880 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The products subject to recall include:
• 5.6 oz. packages of “Armour Active Packs Turkey & Cheese Wrap”
Burch Equipment seems not to know its Listeria Cantaloupe
Facts:
1. It is only 11 months since the Jensen Farms cantaloupe outbreak that sickened 147 with likely 37 dead.
2. The USDA’s Microbiologic Data Program (MDP) prompted the original recall, which leads to an inspection of Burch, which lead to the recall of more cantaloupes.
3. It appears that Burch did not know what
Pig Flu and Petting Zoos and Fairs – And, then there is E. coli
AP’s Mike Stobbe has a story about another reason to pay attention at petting zoos and fairs – Pig Flu. As Mike wrote – It’s the season for state and county fairs, and health officials are reminding fairgoers to be careful around pigs because of a new flu spreading from the animals to people. Officials
Gills Onions Listeria Recall Impacts Tons of Food – Complete Recall List to Date
What started out as a recall of Gills Onions – then expanded – after Gills was notified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that a random sample of diced yellow onions taken at retail tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes – has expanded into something that is getting harder to follow. Below are Gills two
Orange County Health Officials Continue to Hide Name of Restaurant Linked to E. coli Outbreak
I loved this piece by Gustavo Arellano of the OC Weekly:
Indigestion: The OC Restaurant Where Customers Got Sick With E. coli in April–And That OC Health Care Officials Don’t Want You to Know About
Some time in April, nine customers at a restaurant in Orange County got sick with E. coli that was
Will Sunstein’s Departure from OMB Free FSMA Regulations?
Andrew Zajac reported today that Cass Sunstein, the chief regulator for President Barack Obama, said today he will resign, leaving behind a record criticized by both political opponents and White House allies. Sunstein, 57, will return to Harvard Law School later this month after three years at the White House Office of Information and Regulatory
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) – A Food Poisoning Perspective
Several years ago I started following the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). It used to come weekly in the mail (perhaps it still does), but it is a bit easier to see it online and it can be quickly downloaded.
Given my profession, I tend to quickly pass over some