CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O121 infections linked to cake mix.
As of July 27, 2021, 16 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O121 have been
COVID has been a curse for most reasons, but it has allowed me to do more speaking with far less travel. Here is a course I am speaking at on Saturday, and I have already done the speech – virtually. Link: https://www.cme.ucla.edu/courses/event-description?registration_id=620979&client_view_p=f
To protect Canadians from possible health risks, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing temporary import conditions for romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley (Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey) in California for the 2021 growing season.
Between September 30 and December 31, 2021, importers of romaine
I starting going to this great conference n 2005 or 2006 (the years blend) and we have been proud to be a major sponsor over the years. Last year I did my speech virtually due to COVID. This year, likely do to our inability to keep COVID in check in the US, I will likely
August 19, 2021
Ms. Sandra Eskin
Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Docket Clerk
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Re: Requesting a Status
As I posted yesterday, I am still unclear why the FDA has not used its recall authority to force Felix Custom Smoking to recall the product that the FDA determined to be at risk of being tainted by the deadly pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes.
Taking aside the weakness of the FDA (or whatever the cause of
The Chicago Tribune reported today that the Illinois Department of Public Health is looking into whether a recent E. coli outbreak is linked to a Portillo’s in Glendale Heights, authorities said Friday.
Four cases of a toxin producing the bacteria and one case of a resultant blood syndrome stemmed from customers eating at the Portillo’s
Is there another outbreak brewing?
It was about three weeks from now, sixteen years ago, that I was teaching my daughters to surf on the Oregon coast when I got a tip that an E. coli outbreak was brewing. It eventually blew up to the 2006 Dole baby spinach E. coli outbreak that sickened 205
Hilliard, Lori – complaint FINAL
As of July 22, 2021, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from three states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 10, 2021, to July 1, 2021.
Sick people range in age from 19 to 61 years, with a median age of 47,
With both the FDA and CDC being more transparent on the status of outbreak investigation, it is easy to keep track of the outbreaks even is we do not yet know the causes.
