A further three cases of listeriosis have been reported in NSW in people who have consumed recalled soft cheeses. There are now 21 cases of Listeria infection nationally, and a link to batches of Jindi manufactured cheeses sold at delicatessens and supermarkets has been identified. Two people – a Victorian man, 84, and a Tasmanian
Homestead Creamery License Renewed After E. coli O103 Outbreak
The Missouri Department of Agriculture has reinstated the plant license for Homestead Creamery of Jamesport following an inspection this week. Earlier this month a 250-pound batch of Flory’s Favorite cheese was being pulled from stores. The 60-day aged cheese is labeled as “Packed On 210.”
It was sold at the Homestead Creamery facility in Jamesport.
Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin
Collaborative investigative efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicated that ground beef produced by Jouni Meats, Inc. and Gab Halal Foods are likely sources of this outbreak. Seven of the ill persons reported eating a raw ground beef dish at the same restaurant before becoming ill. The restaurant served raw
Salmonella Typhimurium Link to Raw Beef Kibbeh Illnesses in Michigan and Arizona
Jouni Meats, Inc., a Sterling Heights, Michigan retail store, is recalling approximately 500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. These products were produced between Dec. 4, 2012, and Dec. 9, 2012, and distributed
Salmonella Uganda Outbreak Linked to Head Cheese in Louisiana
Hog head cheese products produced by EST. 2257 have been linked to a recent Salmonella Uganda cluster involving six case-patients from Louisiana. Working in conjunction with the Louisiana Office of Public Health, FSIS was able to link illnesses to the RTE pork products produced at this establishment based on epidemiologic and traceback investigations. Illness onset
Another Lesson Learned the Hard Way: Odwalla E. coli Outbreak 1996
In the fall of 1996 the very last of the Jack in the Box cases had resolved and the media attention surrounding the outbreak had faded away. For most of the summer and fall I juggled being a lawyer and the campaign finance chair for, what would become, Gary Locke’s successful run to become the
Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak: Lessons Learned the Hard Way
I have thought a lot over the last 20 years about what lessons can be drawn from the tragedy that was the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Knowing the children—many who are now nearing 30—who still bear the scars of eating a hamburger, and knowing the parents of those who died,
Chicken Salad Recalled Due to Listeria Risk
Knott’s Fine Foods, Inc. of Paris, TN, is voluntarily recalling its 3 ounce Chicken Salad Sandwiches with an expiration date of 1/29/13 and earlier because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with
I’m one of the 50 most powerful people in Food?
Well, according to the Daily Meal:
America’s 50 Most Powerful People in Food for 2013: These men and women decide what and how you eat, whether you realize it or not
Bill Marler (#48), a leading food safety advocate and a personal injury lawyer who specializes in defending people who contract foodborne illnesses
When Cheese Kills – Listeria Jindi Camembert and Frescolina Marte Ricotta Salata
In Australia a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to soft cheeses has sickened 18 people; two victims have died and one woman miscarried as a result of infection with the bacteria. The outbreak began in November of 2012, at which time an 84-year-old man from Victoria and a 44-year-old Tasmanian man died as a result of