The CDC is reporting that a number of infections from a persistent strain of Salmonella are linked to chicken. It is currently legal for producers, distributors and retailers to sell Salmonella contaminated poultry in the United States.
A citizen petition to make it illegal to sell poultry contaminated with any one of 31 strains of
Public Health is investigating an outbreak of six people infected with Salmonella Berta, a specific type of Salmonella. All six cases are linked through genetic fingerprinting (whole genome sequencing) which indicates they likely have a common source of infection. These cases were reported from April 14, 2023, to June 12, 2023. Most people
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating two new outbreaks. Sources of the pathogens involved have not yet been identified.
In an outbreak of infections of Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+ there are 31 confirmed patients. The FDA reports that it has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what food or foods are being
Remember, by law and with the USDA stamp of approval – meat producers can sell knowing that the product may well be tainted with a pathogen that sickens over 1,000,000 yearly. This is because USDA/FSIS does not consider Salmonella an adulterant – see below.
The USDA FSIS has been investigating this outbreak for a month.
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – salmonellosis. [5]
The term Salmonella refers to a group or family of bacteria that variously cause illness in humans. Salmonella serotype typhimurium and Salmonella serotype enteritidis are the most common in
Boston health inspectors ordered the closure of a Brighton restaurant and suspended the restaurant’s permit to operate after foodborne illnesses were reported and an inspection identified multiple problems this week. Los Amigos Taqueria at 366 Washington St. in Brighton was ordered to close on Thursday.
The Boston Public Health Commission confirmed that it is investigating
My law practice lives and breathes the science of foodborne illness epidemiology. Stool cultures, incubation periods, case control studies and genetic fingerprinting make or break causation in cases. I have a nurse and an epidemiologist on staff who investigate each case, so we know that the claims that we make are well-grounded in both science
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USDA Proposes Declaring Salmonella an Adulterant in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released today a proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products when they
