Well, I woke up to snow this morning while parts of the world had either Salmonella or E. coli.
Dutch food safety officials have announced and increase of 76 patients with Salmonella Thompson infection. There is now a total of 1,026 people sickened by Foppen smoked. The US CDC has reported nearly 100 Salmonella Thompson
WSET reports that a former employee of the Lynchburg based Peanut Corporation of America says she’s been subpoenaed to testify before a Federal Grand Jury in Georgia next month. The company was at the center of the 2008 and 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened roughly 700 others.
A total of 38 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bredeney have been reported from 20 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (1), California (7), Connecticut (3), Illinois (1), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (3), Maryland (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), Missouri (2), Nevada (1), New Jersey
Elizabeth Weise of USA TODAY reported yesterday that Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket chain, had announced it will stop selling sprouts next week because of their “potential food safety risk.” Ms. Weise reported today that Walmart quietly stopped selling the crunchy greens in 2010.
Rumor has it that restaurant chain Jimmy John’s is going in the opposite direction despite in February 2012, Jimmy himself saying:
“I agree wich ya, we no longer serve sprouts, sprout supplies were inconsistent.”
And, who could blame him:
Multistate Jimmy John’s Restaurants Raw Clover Sprouts 2011
14 Sickened (possibly 19) – On February 15, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control announced an ongoing investigation into illnesses linked to the consumption of raw clover sprouts consumed at Jimmy John’s Restaurants in several states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Arkansas (1), and Wisconsin (1). Among 11 ill persons with information available, 10 (91%) reported eating at a Jimmy John’s sandwich restaurant in the 7 days preceding illness. Ill persons reported eating at 9 different locations of Jimmy John’s restaurants in 4 states in the week before becoming ill. One Jimmy John’s restaurant location was identified where more than one ill person reported eating in the week before becoming ill. Among the 10 ill persons who reported eating at a Jimmy John’s restaurant location, 8 (80%) reported eating a sandwich containing sprouts, and 9 (90%) reported eating a sandwich containing lettuce. Currently, no other common grocery stores or restaurants are associated with illnesses. Preliminary traceback information has identified a common lot of clover seeds used to grow clover sprouts served at Jimmy John’s restaurant locations where ill persons ate. FDA and states conducted a traceback that identified two separate sprouting facilities; both used the same lot of seed to grow clover sprouts served at these Jimmy John’s restaurant locations. On February 10, 2012, the seed supplier initiated notification of sprouting facilities that received this lot of clover seed to stop using it. Investigations are ongoing to identify other locations that may have sold clover sprouts grown from this seed lot. http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2012/O26-02-12/index.htmlContinue Reading Say it isn’t so Jimmy Johns – Sprouts making a comeback?
Last week the CDC reported that a total of 35 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bredeney have been reported from 19 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (1), California (5), Connecticut (3), Illinois (1), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (3), Maryland (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1),
Earlier this year Jimmy John’s himself posted on Facebook:
“I agree wich ya, we no longer serve sprouts, sprout supplies were inconsistent.”
I am sure it had nothing to do with the several prior outbreaks and lawsuits.
Now today, Kroger announced its decision to no longer sell sprouts due to its potential food safety
The FDA and Sunland should release the inspections and findings of 2009 and 2010.
The Sunland, Inc. peanut butter processing plant in Portales, New Mexico is the epicenter of the current and ongoing Salmonella Bredeney outbreak.
A total of 35 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bredeney have been reported from 19 states.
106: The Division of Public Health of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in collaboration with Local Health Departments is investigating an outbreak of E. coli infection in 106 people who attended the Cleveland County Fair. Preliminary findings suggest animal exposure may be the source of this outbreak.
As of 2 p.m., 64
Food Safety News reports that at least 105 people now have confirmed or suspected Salmonella Virchow infections after eating at mexican-style restaurant, On the Border, in Vancouver, Washington according to Clark County Public Health. Six have been hospitalized.
That number includes 34 laboratory-confirmed cases and 71 suspected. Suspected cases are those with known exposure and
At least 94 people are now suspected to have been sickened with Salmonella Virchow at an On the Border in Vancouver, Wash. since September 20. That number is expected to be over 100 by the end of the week.
So far that number includes 29 laboratory-confirmed cases and 65 probable. Probable cases are people with
