Summary of Investigation as of March 3, 2016
In January 2016, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Food and Drug Branch (FDB) was notified by the CDPH Infectious Diseases Branch (IDB) about a cluster of four California children with Shiga- toxin producing E. coli O157 infections who reported consuming a commercial brand of raw
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo has temporarily closed the Kids’ Farm exhibit because E. coli bacteria were discovered in a few of the animals. The animals are now being managed under quarantine protocols.
To the Zoo’s credit, I am not aware of any other exhibit like this that monitors animals’ stool.
Zoo veterinarians detected the original
Minnesota and Wisconsin state health and agriculture officials are investigating an outbreak of foodborne illness associated with alfalfa sprouts produced by Jack & The Green Sprouts. Retailers and restaurants should not sell or serve alfalfa sprouts produced by Jack & The Green Sprouts, and consumers should not eat them at this time.
Routine disease monitoring
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California Department of Public Health (CDPH):
As of February 11, 2016, eight persons with a unique strain of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli O157 have been identified; four reported drinking Organic Pastures raw milk before they got sick. All eight illnesses occurred in January. The investigation is ongoing.
In this outbreak, two cases of hemolytic uremic
QUESTION: Can you provide any details? CDPH should provide the current case count?
CDPH RESPONSE: As of February 8, 2016, six children with a unique strain of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli O157 have been identified; of these six children, four have reported drinking Organic Pastures raw milk before they got sick. All six illnesses occurred
From a Organic Pastures recent Facebook Post:
Voluntary Internal Recall of OPDC Raw Dairy Product: In abundance of caution, and as part of our safety program, we ask that Organic Pastures customers and stores immediately dispose of any whole milk with the following lot codes:
Use by date: 1/23/16
Lot code: 20160105-1
Use by
Yesterday, with the announcement of an expanded criminal investigation and slumping sales, combined with a stock price creeping slightly back up from the bottom after a multi-billion dollar free fall, it does make you wonder if Chipotle could have turned its bus around before it drove off this cliff?
Now it could be facing criminal
Last week I had a talk with Roberto Ferdman of the Washington Post on “Why a top food poisoning expert won’t ever eat these foods.” Putting aside the things that I shy away from (here is the list), it was good to walk down memory lane on the Odwalla case:
You keep telling
The initial, larger STEC O26 outbreak was first detected by public health officials in Washington and Oregon through local foodborne disease surveillance. In late October 2015, officials in those states detected an increase in illness and after interviewing ill people, they determined that illness was likely linked to eating at multiple Chipotle Mexican Grill locations.
Will the numbers go above 58?
Fifty-three people infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 have been reported from 9 states. The majority of illnesses have been reported from Washington and Oregon during October 2015. The number of ill people reported from each state is as follows: California (3), Illinois (1), Maryland (1), Minnesota
