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.
During June of 1999, both the Washington State Health Department and the Oregon Health Division independently
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.
In early July 2004, while conducting routine surveillance, Pennsylvania Department of Health (PDOH) personnel noted an
Months ago the CDC reported a total of 127 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Braenderup from 15 states.
33 ill persons were hospitalized. No deaths were reported.
Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicated that mangoes were the source of this outbreak.
On September 13,
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.
Although certainly not the first pathogen outbreak linked to leafy greens, it was one that got
We were hired today by a Canadian family to locate the name of the unnamed California grower.
The total number of victims in Canada’s most recent E. coli lettuce outbreak caused by California lettuce hit 30. E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses by province are New Brunswick (7), Nova Scotia (10) and Ontario (13). According to the
According to the Final Reports issued by the State on October 6 and 9, 2000, the outbreak was first noted on July 24 when staff at Children’s Hospital notified the City of Milwaukee Health Department regarding a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 cases. Eventually, sixty-four confirmed cases were discovered – 62 linked to the Layton
I am always a bit shocked that we seem never to be able to learn from history – even if it is recent.
Largest Death Toll in Decades
In September 2001, a total of 147 persons infected with any of the five (5) outbreak-associated strains[1] of Listeria monocytogenes were reported to CDC from 28
On March 23, 2012 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its final update of the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce.[1] 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
Customers of the Casper, Wyoming Golden Corral filed a class action lawsuit against the restaurant today, alleging they were part of a norovirus food poisoning outbreak that was traced to food served at the restaurant in December. The lawsuit was filed in Federal District Court in Wyoming (Case Number 3CV-024-J) by The Ochs Law Firm
