A total of 389 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 23 states and Puerto Rico. Most of the ill persons (74%) have been reported from California. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alaska (1), Arkansas (1), Arizona (16), California (288), Colorado (7),
Muskegon Mystery Meals have Salmonella
Michelle D. Anderson of Mlive reports that officials at Public Health – Muskegon County have identified 18 confirmed cases of Salmonella enteritidis in the region. Muskegon County spokesperson Dori Peters said the outbreak has affected 16 residents in Muskegon County and two in Ottawa County.
Agency director Ken Kraus said on Friday, Nov. 15 that
FSIS Engeljohn: Salmonella is Job One!
Lisa M. Keefe of www.meatingplace.com reported this week that “Salmonella is Job One” for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service for the next 12 months, said Dan Engeljohn, assistant administrator for the agency’s Office of Field Operations, speaking to processors gathered at the North American Meat Association education forum at ProcessExpo here.
“This year in
Salmonella Heidelberg Toll Reaches 362 in 21 States
Today the CDC increased its total to 362 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg reported from 21 states and Puerto Rico. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows:
Alaska (1), Arkansas (1), Arizona (14), California (268), Colorado (7), Connecticut (1), Delaware (1), Florida (4), Idaho (3), Kentucky
If I were the Chairman of Foster Farms
I would chop of the head (fire) young Mr. Foster, or at least clip his beak (find a different spokesperson), despite being the president of the company founded by his grandparents for allowing our chicken to sicken hundreds – likely thousands – of our valued customers.
Honestly, Mr. Foster is simply not up to being
Foster Farms Salmonella Chicken has Likely Sickened 18,172 from 2012 to 2013 – So Far
And, still no recall?
Outbreak No. 1: From May 2012 to April 2013 the CDC reported a total of 134 individuals infected with an outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg from 13 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain was as follows: Alabama (1), Alaska (13), California (11), Hawaii
Costco Recalls More Undercooked or Cross-Contaminated Foster Farms Salmonella-Tainted Chicken
Costco’s El Camino Real store in San Francisco, Calif., is recalling an additional 14,093 units of rotisserie chicken products that may be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. This is in addition to the 9,043 units that were recalled on Oct.
Foster Farms Chicken Poisons 338 with Salmonella and Still No Recall
As of October 17, 2013, a total of 338 persons infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 20 states and Puerto Rico.
40% of ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
Most ill persons (75%) have been reported from California.
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback investigations conducted
What is the Status of the CSPI Petition to USDA/FSIS on Salmonella as an Adulterant in Ground Beef and Ground Poultry?
Two years ago, the Center for Science in the Public Interest filed a Citizen Petition urging the USDA/FSIS to issue an interpretative rule, similar to what the agency had already done for E. coli O157:H7 in 1994 and other Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in 2011, declaring specific strains of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella to be adulterants. Download
If Costco Can’t Cook Chicken Correctly, Why Should You Expect Customers To Do It.
“If people would just cook the chicken the way they should they’ll be fine,” Craig Wilson, Costco’s food safety manager, told the Oregonian in response to why Costco has not pulled any raw poultry despite Foster Farms chicken sickening nearly 320 in 20 states and Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and