I will be in lovely Minneapolis for the coming week meeting with defense counsel and the insurers for the manufacturers of E. coli O26-tainted ground beef, Salmonella-tainted cut fruit and E. coli O157:H7-tainted romaine lettuce who sickened dozens in 2018. I hear the weather in Minnesota may still have some snow in it, but heck,
Could or Should officials at Caito Food Face Criminal Prosecution after two Salmonella Outbreaks?
Criminal prosecutions in food cases have been quiet for the last few years.
Outbreak 2: The recent multistate investigation began on April 2, 2019, when CDC’s PulseNet identified the Salmonella Carrau outbreak. As of April 24, 2019, 117 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Carrau have been reported from 10 states – Minnesota,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky hardest hit is recent Salmonella cut fruit Outbreak
The CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationExternal are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Carrau infections.
Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and
FDA Reports on Listeria and Salmonella risks at certain Ice Cream Facilities
- FDA inspectors found Listeria in 19 of the plants (21 percent) and Salmonella in one
- More than half of the facilities (45) had 39 objectionable and 39 insanitary practices
- Six facilities were selected for extremely unsanitary practices
- The findings prompted three voluntary recalls,
According to an FDA Press Release today:
“Inspecting food facilities and collecting
Salmonella Outbreak in Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota and Washington linked to Frozen Ground Raw Tuna from Vietnam
Jensen Tuna of Louisiana is recalling frozen ground raw tuna sourced from JK Fish of Vietnam due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled tuna was individually packaged in one-pound bags and sold in 20-pound boxes under lot numbers z266, z271, and z272
No other tuna products are impacted or part of this recall.
The product
Caito Cut Fruit – Two Salmonella Outbreaks in Two Years
Symptoms of Salmonella infection include diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever. Symptoms usually begin within 12 to 96 hours after exposure, but they can begin up to 2 weeks after exposure. Infections usually clear in five to seven days, but about 28 percent of laboratory-confirmed cases require hospitalization. More serious invasive infections occasionally occur. Many Salmonella
Iowa Mediations set in consumer/victims vs Fareway and Triple T Salmonella Outbreak
CDC collaborated with public health and regulatory officials in several states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections. Public health investigators used the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that were part of this outbreak. DNA fingerprinting was performed on Salmonella bacteria isolated
403 reasons that Salmonella should be deemed an Adulterant
A few days ago I posted “Seriously, FSIS and Congress, it is time to deem Salmonella an Adulterant.” The CDC just before called the JBS outbreak Salmonella Newport outbreak “over” after 403 people were sickened.
A total of 403 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport were reported from 30 states.
Seriously, FSIS and Congress, it is time to deem Salmonella an Adulterant
According to Food Safety News article this morning, the CDC says a Salmonella outbreak traced to ground beef from the world’s largest beef producer is technically over, but there is a continuing threat because unknowing consumers likely still have some of the implicated meat in their home freezers.
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback evidence indicates that
So, why again is Salmonella NOT an adulterant in ground beef?
A total of 403 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport were reported from 30 states.
Illnesses started on dates ranging from August 5, 2018 to February 8, 2019.
117 people were hospitalized. No deaths were reported.
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback evidence indicated that ground beef produced by JBS Tolleson, Inc. was a