The Allegheny County Health Department today reported the results of its investigation of E. coli O157:H7 cases involving employees and customers of The Porch restaurant in Oakland.
“There were 12 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 and nine others with suggestive symptoms who could not be confirmed. We have been unable to pinpoint the source
Between Friday, August 23 and Monday, August 26, 2013, the San Francisco Department of Public Health Communicable Disease Control Unit (SFDPH CDCU) received eight reports of laboratory- confirmed Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 infection in unrelated
With eight with E. coli O157:H7 in Denver linked to Jimmy John’s, it might be helpful to document some of its past problems.
Multistate Jimmy John’s Restaurants Raw Clover Sprouts 2011
A total of 29 persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 have been reported from 11 states. The number of ill
Background information
In March 2013, the Centers for Disease Control reported on a multistate outbreak of foodborne illness related to Salmonella typhimurium in 6 states. A total of 22 confirmed cases were listed in the report, which were indistinguishable by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and included 9 cases in the State of Michigan and
On March 23, 2012 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its final update on the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce. The outbreak investigation was assigned outbreak code 1110MOEXH-2. Genetically, the outbreak strain was identified by Pulsenet pattern designations EXHX01.0047/EXHA26.0015. At the completion of the investigation on
The FDA published two reports today for those who want to stop eating, or using spices.
Draft Risk Assessment: Pathogens and Filth in Spices
Pathogens and Filth in Spices: Peer Review Report
The FDA found that microbial pathogens found in spices include Salmonella, Bacillus spp. (including Bacillus cereus), Clostridium perfringens, Cronobacter spp., Shigella, and Staphylococcus
Today the CDC increased its total to 362 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg reported from 21 states and Puerto Rico. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows:
Alaska (1), Arkansas (1), Arizona (14), California (268), Colorado (7), Connecticut (1), Delaware (1), Florida (4), Idaho (3), Kentucky
The Public Health Agency of Canada, along with its health and food safety partners, is investigating 27 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness; 12 in British Columbia, 10 in Alberta, 2 in Saskatchewan, 2 in Manitoba and 1 in Quebec.
These individuals became ill between mid-July and late-September. There has been one death.
Certain
As of September 20, 2013 (5pm EDT), CDC has been notified of 643 ill persons with of Cyclospora infection from 25 states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (including New York City), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and
And, still no recall?
Outbreak No. 1: From May 2012 to April 2013 the CDC reported a total of 134 individuals infected with an outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg from 13 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain was as follows: Alabama (1), Alaska (13), California (11), Hawaii
