Being in the “food industry” for the last 26 years has given me a lot of insight into the good and the bad of how our food is produced. Late last week when I stumbled upon yet another E. coli outbreak linked to leafy greens – specifically romaine – that had been hidden from public
O Canada – What’s Up with Salmonella and E. coli?
Salmonella: The Public Health Agency of Canada issued a news release this week announcing that 110 Canadians have been sickened by the Reading strain of salmonella.
There have, however, been no product recalls issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
“Based on the investigation findings to date, exposure to raw turkey and
Journal of Pediatrics weighs in on E. coli Outbreak linked to Soy Nut Butter
I.M. Healthy – goodness the irony.
For a bit(e) of history: In the Spring of 2017, the CDC reported that thirty-two people infected with the outbreak strains of E. coli O157:H7 were reported from 12 states – Arizona 4, California 5, Florida 2, Illinois 1, Massachusetts 1, Maryland 1, Missouri 1, New Jersey 1, Oregon
A parent’s nightmare on a Christmas Eve
I am working on yet another E. coli HUS case linked to a food product that should never had been tainted in the first place. I had asked a parent of a client to give me a sense of the worst of the many bad times. I deleted information that could identify the case.
On
I hate E. coli Outbreaks, but love Litigation and Discovery
And, I really LOVE emails.
Here is the CDC Abstract:
Authors: Amelia Keaton, R. Hassan, S. Luna, I. Lee, R. Magalhaes, M. Bidlack, L. Smith, R. Maves, D. Freer, K. Flinn, G. Monk, P. Graf, K. Trinh, J. Crandall, D. Noveroske, G. Fortenberry, L. Ramos, R. Recio, C. Peak, E. McDonald, T. Waltz, K. Patel,
Feedlots, Flies and Leafy Greens
Berry, Elaine D., James E. Wells, Lisa M. Durso, Kristina M. Friesen, James L. Bono, and Trevor V. Suslow (2019) Occurrence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Pest Flies Captured in Leafy Greens Plots Grown Near a Beef Cattle Feedlot. Journal of Food Protection: August 2019, Vol. 82, No. 8, pp. 1300-1307.https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-18-601
Leafy greens are leading
Man, we all were so much younger then
E. coli, and my clients, have been part of my life since 1993. Someone sent the video to remind me.
A Deadly reminder of the potential dangers of E. coli and Petting Zoos
The 2015 OXFORD COUNTY FAIR E. COLI O111:H8 Outbreak
E. coli Outbreaks in these types of settings are nothing new. On October 1, 2015 Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ME CDC) staff was notified that a child was hospitalized at Maine Medical Center with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). The next day St. Mary’s
Marler Clark retained to investigate case of San Diego Petting Zoo E. coli Outbreak
First cases exposed between June 8 and June 15 with the newer cases being exposed June 21 and 22.
Two new probable cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) that may be related to animals at the San Diego County Fair have been reported, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency announced
Seriously, Time to Ban Petting Zoos?
I woke up this morning to the sad news of yet other injuries and a death linked to animal contact at a fair.
San Diego County health officials announced late Friday night that a 2-year-old child has died and three other children between 2 and 13 years old have become ill after having contact with