Why no recall? Why no manufacturer named? How many sickened?
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CDC adds 1 Hepatitis A illness to Strawberry Outbreak
Of 28 with Hepatitis A in the United States and Canada, 17 have been hospitalized.
We filed the first Hepatitis A Complaint – ArthurBrown – Complaint 6.2.22 Final WDM – To Be Filed
As of May 31, 2022, a total of 18 outbreak-associated cases of hepatitis A have been reported from 3 states – California…
Petting Zoos and County and State Fairs – a Toxic and Deadly Mix
I was reminded about the below post when I saw this headline this morning; California pays out more than $4 million to settle lawsuit stemming from E. coli outbreak:
Bill Marler, a Seattle attorney with decades of experience in food safety law who has represented dozens of families with loved ones sickened by E. coli…
Marler Clark retained by victims of Jif Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
Follow these steps:
- Check if you have Jif peanut butter in your home.
- Locate the lot code on the back of the jar, under the Best If Used By Date (the lot code may be next to the Best If Used By Date for cups or squeeze pouches).
- In the lot code, if the first
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Marler Clark files first Strawberry Hepatitis A Lawsuit in outbreak that has sickened 27 in California, Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A potentially linked to contaminated fresh organic strawberries reportedly sold as FreshKampo or HEB, purchased in the United States between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022. The Public Health Agency of…
OIG to determine whether FDA followed the inspections and recall process for infant formula in accordance with Federal requirements by 2023?
Report not to issue until 2023? Hey, OIG, see below, we need answers sooner and I will give you a head start.
HHS, OIG posted this morning:
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to safeguard the Nation’s food supply, including infant formula, and ensure that all ingredients…
Last Pure Eire Dairy Yogurt E. coli Case Settled
The 14 in Washington State are considered “primary” infections and the 3 in Arizona State are considered “secondary” cases.
On May 12, 2021, The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced a multi-county outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that began as a Public Health-Seattle & King County investigation involving several children with E. coli. The
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Strawberries from Mexico seem likely link in United States and Canadian Hepatitis A Outbreak
Canadian health authorities report that the strawberries were imported, but no additional details. The FDA says the strawberries were branded FreshKampo and HEB, but again give no…
What has been going on with Salmonella at the J.M. Smucker Company’s facility in Lexington, Kentucky since 2010?
According to the FDA and CDC, Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) analysis shows that samples from sick people in this investigation are closely related genetically to a sample collected in 2010 from the environment at J.M. Smucker Company’s facility in Lexington, Kentucky, where Jif brand peanut butter is produced. However, NCBI data seems to indicate that
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Where were the Fresh Organic Strawberries with Hepatitis A grown? Hepatitis A is a Human Fecal Virus
Canadian health authorities report that the strawberries were imported, but no additional details. The FDA says the strawberries were branded FreshKampo and HEB, but again give no indication were the strawberries were grown.
Total United States Illnesses: 17 – Canada 10
United States Hospitalizations: 12 – Canada 4
Illness onset dates range from March 28…