Pre-COVID, I spent at least 5-6 days of any month somewhere in the world preaching the gospel of “why it is a bad idea to Poison your customer.” There are the business reasons – you will likely see a downturn in sales of your leafy green, and I will sue you for millions of dollars
Canada puts restrictions on Salinas Valley Romaine due to multiple E. coli Outbreaks
Some would say, why it took so long?
Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is now requiring testing of romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley, but not from Yuma.
Romaine lettuce imported from the United States has been associated with several outbreaks of foodborne E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Canada and the USA. Food safety investigations
Settlements reached in a 2016 Chicago E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
Introduction. On June 28, 2016, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) received five reports of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia Coli (STEC)1 through routine surveillance. By June 29, routine interviews conducted by the CDPH Communicable Disease (CD) Program revealed that three of the five cases reported consuming food items from Carbon (Restaurant A) within 2-3 days
Ouch – Sodexo Faces Punitive Damages Claims in E. coli Outbreak Suits
As my Marine Corps dad use to say “Semper Fi.” (Semper fidelis is a Latin phrase that means “always faithful” or “always loyal”)
I am so proud of the work of the lawyers and staff at Marler Clark for finding Semper Fi in what we do for our clients.
Bloomberg’s Julie Steinberg reported oFood services
Captain Obvious: Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli Outbreaks in leafy greens
This is not meant as a criticism of my friends at the FDA or the good people at LGMA – California and Arizona – or at Western Growers, United Fresh or PMA. But seriously, since leafy green E. coli O157:H7outbreaks spiked in the early 2000’s, is anyone surprised by the following conclusion by the FDA
Sprout E. coli O103 Outbreak – most linked to Jimmy John’s – sickens 51 in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Virginia and New York
Up from last months count of 39 , the CDC announced today that a total of 51 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 were reported from 10 states – Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Virginia and New York.
Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 6, 2020, to
United State Meat Supply, we are having a problem!
You cannot slaughter animals without workers to do the work, and you cannot sell meat without inspectors.
We need to protect both workers and inspectors or we will see more plants shutter and our grocery stores empty.
Forcing workers and inspectors to work unprotected is not the answer.
According to the New York Times,
E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts in Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Texas and Utah
As of March 17, 2020, 39 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 have been reported from six states – Florida (1), Illinois (6), Iowa (3), Missouri (1), Texas (1) and Utah (27).
Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 6, 2020, to March 2, 2020. Ill people range in age from
Jimmy John’s E. coli “Sproutbreak” link is Chicago Indoor Garden
Jimmy John’s LLC reported that all of its restaurants stopped serving clover sprouts on February 24, 2020. Investigators worked to trace the source of the clover sprouts served at the Jimmy John’s restaurants where sick people ate, and to determine whether other restaurants or retailers received the same clover sprouts.
FDA is now recommending that
More E. coli cases linked to Jimmy John’s Sprouts
As of February 25, 2020, 14 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 have been reported from five states.
Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 6, 2020, to February 11, 2020. Ill people range in age from 1 to 79 years, with a median age of 28. Sixty-two percent of ill