Food Safety News dogged reporters did what the government and Taco Bell did not do, be open with the public about the Salmonella Outbreak Linked Taco Bell restaurants in ten states. FSN first reported that Oklahoma and Michigan broke ranks with the FDA, CDC and other states when those two states let FSN know the
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Yet Another Transparency Problem – Meat Glue
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Come on, at some point people that produce food need to stop with the BS and put food safety first.
KCTS Seattle Public Television Interview with Bill Marler, E. coli Attorney and Lawyer
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From Seattle KCTS Public Television: Attorney, Lawyer and food-safety advocate Bill Marler talks about how his career has changed since the 1993 E. coli break in Seattle and his ongoing fight for tough food-safety laws.
Fifth Listeria Cantaloupe Lawsuit Filed
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Clarence Wells consumed cantaloupe on multiple occasions before becoming ill with symptoms of Listeria infection, including fluid retention, on August 23, 2011. By August 25, Mr. Wells had gained 9 pounds and had begun having difficulty breathing. He was taken to the ER, and was admitted to John’s Hopkins Medical Center later that day. On…
PBS Video – What Lessons have we learned since the Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak?
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PBS Station KCTS in Seattle spent nearly 30 minutes exploring where we were and where we are. We also talk for a long while about the book, “Poisoned,” that chronicles the Jack in the Box outbreak.
Watch the full episode. See more KCTS 9 Connects.
Over 2,000 Ill, over 500 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and now 19 Deaths in E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak
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Besides Germany, illnesses have surfaced in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Britain and United States (people who had visited Northern Germany). The source is still elusive, but officials are still warning consumers in Europe to not eat cucumbers, tomatoes or lettuce. Yesterday I spent the day talking with the…
U.S. Press starts to cover Europe’s E. coli Outbreak
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The U.S. Press machine has finally taken notice of an expanding tragedy happening in Europe (with two reported HUS cases now in U.S.).
Smoking gun elusive in deadly E. coli outbreak
Illnesses can occur days after tainted food is eaten and leftovers thrown out, so “the trail gets cold pretty quick,” said Bill Marler, a…
Video – Listeria Lawyer and Attorney
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In August of 2010, Veron Foods, LLC of Prairieville, Louisiana recalled approximately 500,000 pounds of “ready to eat” sausage and hog head cheese products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following products were subject to recall:
A Louisiana State Report noted the 14 ill from the Veron products. In yesterday’s Morbidity Mortality…
Del Monte Salmonella Cantaloupe Update
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• As of March 29, 2011, 13 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Panama have been reported from Oregon (5 cases), Washington (4 cases), California (2 cases), Colorado (1 case) and Maryland (1 case).
• Collaborative investigative efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies have linked this outbreak to…
DeFuco’s Zeppoles Salmonella Outbreak Update
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Reported Illness as of April 3, 2011
• 60 Reported cases of illness (59 in Rhode Island, 1 in Massachusetts)
• 27 Hospitalizations (22 Discharged, 5 Current)
• 31 Lab-confirmed Salmonella