In early October 2012, the Clark County Public Health Department (“the health department”) received the first reports of a cluster of Salmonella Virchow infections occurring in the county. Additional reports came in rapidly, and by October 9, interviews of ill persons indicated that the source of the developing outbreak was the On the Border restaurant
Sushi, Salmonella and Arkansas 2006
Sushi is not what I think about when I am in Arkansas.
On February 13, 2006 a physician in Benton County, Arkansas reported 4 cases of gastroenteritis among area residents to the Benton County Health Unit (BCHU). All four reported eating at the Sushi King Restaurant in Bentonville just prior to symptom onset. Laboratory test
Farm Rich Products Test Positive for E. coli O121 – 27 Now Sick – 2 With HUS
A total of 27 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) have been reported from 15 states. 81% of ill persons are 21 years of age or younger. 35% of ill persons have been hospitalized. Two ill people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney
10.5 Million Pounds of Frozen Mini Meals Recalled Due to E. coli O121
That is 5,250 tons. Or, 184,800,000,000 Ping Pong Balls, or 40,000,000 iPhones, or 5,833 Smart Cars, or 1,300 Asian Elephants, or 1,900,500,000 Pennies –you get the point. According to my middle daughter’s boy friend, it would take you approximately 72,000 years to eat one mini meal a day.
Rich Products Corporation of Buffalo, New York
Needle Tenderized E. coli-tainted Tri-tips lead to Outbreak
On May 25, 2007 the Fresno County Department of Community Health (FCDCH) was notified of a possible outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to a private event in Fresno County a few days before. The next day, FCDCH began receiving reports from local hospitals of patients testing positive for E. coli O157:H7, and so
Salmonella Spice was not one of the Spice Girls
This is another it what will be a long – too long – series of outbreak investigations where we have represented consumers in what I hope will be a cautionary tale, and a learning experience, for manufacturers of food.
Veggie Booty is a puffed rice and corn snack food, coated with vegetable spices. This snack
E. coli in Raw Milk Cheese – Is it time for aging longer than 60 Days?
I have written about about this issue before – The Raw Milk Beat Goes On: A Look at the Literature and the 60-Day Raw Milk Cheese Aging Rule – UPDATE.
But, there are stories behind why the FDA is considering lengthening the time for cheese to age.
On November 4, 2010, the Centers for Disease
McDonald’s and E. coli – Thirty Years Later
A few weeks ago I was giving a talk at the Association of Health Care Journalists conference in Boston. My talk was primarily an overview of where food safety has come since the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in 1993. I introduced an article I found in 1993 at the beginning of
OIG Audit of FSIS finds room for improvement
OIG finds that more components of ground beef need to be tested for E. coli, as well as needle tenderized steaks. OIG also found traceback records were lacking.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) to determine how effectively the agency was testing boxed beef items that downstream processors used
Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Linked to Jouni Meats and Gab Halal Foods, but what was the source?
In January 2013 local, state and federal officials announced an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to consumption of ground beef produced by Jouni Meats, Inc. and Gab Halal Foods. Public health investigators used DNA “fingerprints” of Salmonella bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to identify patients considered to be part of