Sea Port Products Corp is voluntarily recalling a batch of its scallops after at least 206 people became sick with hepatitis A, prompting an investigation by the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease control and Prevention.
The federal agencies are assisting the Hawaii Department of Health, which reported the cases on August
The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) is continuing to investigate a cluster of hepatitis A infections in the state.
On August 15, 2016, HDOH identified raw scallops served at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai as a likely source of the ongoing outbreak. The product of concern is Sea Port Bay Scallops (Wild Harvest,
The Hawaii State Department of Health has ordered all Oahu and Kauai Genki Sushi Restaurants to close for business immediately. The Department of Health has determined the Hepatitis A outbreak on Oahu is likely due to imported frozen scallops served raw at Genki Sushi Restaurants on Oahu and Kauai. The restaurants have been closed tonight
As of Wednesday, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) has identified 33 new cases of Hepatitis A, bringing the total to 168.
All cases have been adults with 46 requiring hospitalization.
Findings of the investigation suggest that the source of the outbreak is focused on Oahu.
Eight individuals now live on the islands of Hawaii,
I am still in Australia where I spoke on food safety today and was pleased to see in the new that Hawaii health authorities and its restaurant association step up with a call to vaccinate food service workers – something that I have been pitching for some time.
KHON reports that the Hawaii Restaurant Association
I gave my keynote in Nelson, New Zealand (thanks again for the Seattle weather) – “How to avoid the lawyers coming calling on a food safety issue” – I am now in Auckland for a few days and next week I will be in Sydney, Australia giving a similar speech – “Foodborne illness litigation –
As of August 3, 2016, the Hawaii Department of Health has identified 42 new cases of hepatitis A. All cases have been in adults, 39 have required hospitalization. The total is now 135 with onset of illness ranging between 6/12/16 – 7/24/16.
Findings of the investigation suggest that the source of the outbreak is focused
Texas health officials today finalized with Blue Bell Creameries a penalty and agreement that the company will continue to test and monitor its ice cream following last year’s outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to Blue Bell products made in Brenham.
The total penalty amount is $850,000. Of that, $175,000 must be paid within 30 days.
The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) today jointly issued a consumer advisory for potato salads made in and sold by Big G Food Store in Marengo, Iowa. Big G’s “Zesty Potato Salad” and “Traditional Potato Salad” have been implicated in several cases of foodborne illness
What can the 74 do to help health officials? Being your own Jr. Epidemiologist.
Sitting in my hotel room on the shores of Waikiki in the remnants of tropical storm Darby, has given me time – perhaps too much – to think about this outbreak – especially after meeting with a few of the families.
