Just about 34 years ago today 6-year-old Lauren Rudolph was about to eat an undercooked, E. coli O157:H7-tainted hamburger at a San Diego area Jack-in-the-Box. She would die just after Christmas.
Lauren would be the first of four children to die. Eventually, more than 700 people were sickened across five states. Nearly 200 people were hospitalized, many suffering life-altering complications.
It is hard to keep up with outbreaks lately. There has been an E. coli outbreak sickening 22 (killing 1) in Montana linked to local beef. There is 59 sick, with 10 dead tied to Boar’s Head Listeria-tainted Liverwurst. And at least 104 (1 death) with E. coli tied to McDonalds in multiple states. Then
The FDA’s investigation into a deadly outbreak of illnesses traced to Diamond Shruumz edible microdosing products has been switched from active to “post-incident.”
The Food and Drug Administration is now focused on activities, which may include additional surveillance, as well as prevention and compliance activities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 180
According to Food Safety News, the Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by E. coli O157:H7.
As of Nov. 14, 18 confirmed patients have been identified. The FDA has not reported where the patients live or their ages. The agency has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what
CDC typically coordinates between 17 and 36 investigations of foodborne illnesses involving multiple states each week. The table below shows the number of active CDC multistate investigations for Campylobacter, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella. CDC reports on this each Wednesday.
I have been searching for things positive today.
Here is one.
My grandfather, Lawrence, bought this Ford tractor new in 1940 and used it on his farm until the 1970’s when he died of lung cancer – likely acquired during his decades of working in the lead mines between farming and raising eight kids –
I tried to avoid politics today until folks started talking about it on Food Safety Sites.
My Comment:
“Right now I am processing how a person with multiple marriages, multiple affairs, multiple bankruptcies, multiple indictments, multiple convictions and multiple impeachments will soon have access to our nuclear codes.
Food Safety is not on my mind
Here is the full Program – https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/10/2024-IMIFT-Symposium-Program-Version-10102024.pdf
