Between early May and early June 2005 the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) identified 11 state residents as being infected with an indistinguishable genetic strain of Salmonella Typhimurium as determined by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis. Eight of the cases were reported in children and five of the cases had required hospitalization. Interviews
Marler Clark Retained by Seattle E. coli Victims
According to Food Safety News, the number confirmed ill in an E. coli outbreak linked to a Seattle Ethiopian restaurant has risen to three. The health agency forced the closure of Ambassel Ethiopian Cuisine & Bar on March 6 after connecting the establishment to an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, along with finding a variety of
Chicken Polish Sausage and Chicken Breakfast Link Recall Due to Listeria
Hot Springs Packing Co., Inc., a Hot Springs, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,120 pounds of chicken polish sausage and chicken breakfast link 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 includes:
30-lb. packages of “DOUBLE D
Marler April Food Safety Speeches
April is a busy month.
Iowa Governor’s Conference on Public Health
April 9-10, 2013
Jack in the Box and E. coli O157:H7: The Outbreak, the Investigation and Improvements in Food Safety
I get to share the stage with Phillip Tarr, MD, Melvin E. Carnahan Professor of Pediatrics, and Director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Meat Inspections are on the Chopping Block
I’m an avid reader of the Hagstrom Report. You should too. And, if you did not think the Sequester would have an impact in food safety – think again!
FSIS delivers meat inspection furlough notice to unions
The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service today delivered to the National Joint Council of Food
$17,800 Fine Levied Against Seattle Tofu Maker
FDA Warning Letter issued in 2012.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has revoked the food-processing license of Chu Minh Corp., which produces tofu and other soy products, after several inspections found on-going sanitation problems with the Seattle business.
In addition to revoking the company’s license to process food, WSDA also assessed a civil
If you say you’re going to change food safety procedures, do it
In late July of 1999, Ohio public health officials began receiving reports that patients at local hospitals in Cincinnati were suffering from E. coli O157:H7 infections. By August 2, 1999, fifteen cases had been confirmed, and through investigative interviews the Ohio Department of Health learned that eleven of those fifteen people had eaten foods purchased
Why is food still making us sick in the 21st century?
I’m off to Boston this week to the Association of Health Care Journalists Conference. I will be on a panel with the following exploring – Why is food still making us sick in the 21st century?
• Will Daniels, senior vice president, operations and organic integrity, Earthbound Farm
• Bill D. Marler, J.D., managing partner,
Ambassel Shuttered After Being Linked to Seattle E. coli Illnesses
Ambassel, an Ethiopian restaurant in Seattle on Jefferson and Twelfth, has been shut down by the Seattle King County Department of Health for these violations:
• Foods not protected from cross-contamination
• Poor personal hygiene practices: insufficient handwashing
• Equipment not properly sanitized
• Handwashing facilities not working
• Imminent health hazard: establishment
Foster Farms Chicken Positive for Salmonella Heidelberg
Oregon and Washington have identified Foster Farms brand chicken as the most likely source of the infections in their states. Testing conducted by the Washington State Public Health Laboratories identified the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg in four intact samples of chicken collected from three ill persons’ homes in Washington.
State public health officials are