We have filed two lawsuits on behalf of sickened customers.
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health continues to investigate the source of a Salmonella infection outbreak announced May 14 at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux, 1707 Owen Drive.
To date, 99 cases of individuals with signs and symptoms consistent with Salmonella infection have been reported.
The Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Health today advised consumers to discard raw milk produced by The Family Cow in Chambersburg, Franklin County, because of potential bacterial contamination.
Agriculture and Health Department laboratory tests and several recent illnesses indicate the raw milk may contain Campylobacter bacteria.
The Department of Health has confirmed five cases of
With nearly 150 Firefly Salmonella victims as clients, it did not take long for one of the locals to send a picture of the new, hopefully Salmonella free, location.
Questions that I plan on asking is how long had the new location been in the works? And, did the focus on the new facility take
Food Safety News reports that at least 86 people fell ill after eating at one of two restaurants within the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville, N.C., as of Friday, according to Cumberland County Department of Public Health Director Buck Wilson. That number is up from 70 cases counted on Monday.
Seven of the patients have
According to today’s REPORT from the Southern Nevada Health District, the epidemic curve as of May 20, 2013 is presented in the figure below and shows a total of 294 people whose illnesses met the case definition (73 confirmed and 221 probable cases). All identified ill persons ate at Firefly during April 21 through April
North Carolina:
WNCN reports that a Salmonella outbreak stemming from a Fayetteville hotel has now reached 70 possible cases, 12 of which are out of state. The Cumberland County Department of Public Health says 70 people have reported signs or symptoms consistent with salmonella infections. Five people have been hospitalized.
All seem to have eaten
Sarah Schacht has the dubious distinction of being a client of mine – twice – 20 years apart. However, Sarah has turned her double bad luck into a positive – advocating for the public’s ability of seeing restaurant inspections more readily.
Thanks Sarah. Over at Food Safety News we are doing our best to provide
Note – in the CDC study there was no indication that the E. coli found was pathogenic.
Hmm, I guess they forgot the White Water Water Park E. coli Outbreak.
In June of 1998, Georgia health officials were notified that a number of children had become ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections and were
Apparently, what goes on in Vegas does not stay in Vegas.
According to a report just released by the Health Department, as of May 5, 2013 at least 196 patrons and 4 employees of Firefly who consumed food and/or drinks at Firefly restaurant during April 21-26, 2013 have been determined to be confirmed or
Consumption of imported cucumbers is the likely source of infection for the ill persons. On April 24, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse of Culiacán, Mexico on Import Alert. Cucumbers from these two firms will be denied admission into the United States unless the suppliers show
