According to the Pennsylvania and Maryland Departments of Health, the number of confirmed cases of Campylobacter infection has increased to a total of 20 confirmed cases linked to the Family Cow Dairy – 16 cases have been confirmed in Pennsylvania and four cases of the bacteria illness have been confirmed in the State of Maryland.
New food safety rules (correction, “guidance”) for cantaloupes due by end of July
In the wake of a Listeria outbreak that sickened at least 146 people nationally, killing 32 of them (including Sharon Jones, a Marler Clark client who died the evening of January 29), cantaloupe trade associations have promised new cantaloupe food safety rules by the end of July, just in time for the 2012
Food Safety News feature: hot on the trail of “Mexican-style fast food restaurant Chain A”
Leave it to Bill Marler at Marlerblog and Food Safety News to fill in the informational gaps left by the CDC, FDA, and 10 state health departments, who all know the source of at least 68 Salmonella illnesses in 10 states nationally, but aren’t naming names. (Question: how many of these 68 victims of the Mexican restaurant
Pennsylvania / Maryland raw milk campylobacter outbreak sickens 12
Raw milk from Family Cow dairy in Franklin County Pennsylvania sickened 12 with campylobacter, so say State health officials. All the confirmed cases were people who drank milk purchased directly at The Family Cow, or at drop off locations. The farm has voluntarily suspended raw milk production.
What is campylobacter?
Campylobacteriosis, the illness caused by
Health Departments Report Increase in Campylobacter Cases Tied to Family Cow in PA, MD
According to published reports, the number of confirmed illnesses in a campylobacter outbreak has climbed to 12, including 8 persons from Pennyslvania and 4 in Maryland. The outbreak was first announced by the Pennyslvania Department of Health on January 27, 2012.
All of the ill persons consumed raw milk from Shankstead EcoFarm in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The
Raw milk campylobacter outbreak in Maryland and Pennsylvania
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is reporting multiple Campylobacter infection cases associated with consumption of raw (unpasteurized) milk from the Family Cow dairy store in Chambersburg, PA. DHMH, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, advises consumers that milk recently purchased from this store may contain harmful bacteria.
To date, there
Where’s the beef (from)? Hannaford’s outbreak a lesson in creating liability
Hannaford’s lawyers must be scratching their heads over how easily the 19-victim, 7-state outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium could have been somebody else’s outbreak. Hannafords stores didn’t keep records that showed the source of all the trimmings that they used when they ground their beef for resale, and the result is, not only will we never
18th Street Deli Julienne Salad Recalled for Listeria
Today the USDA announced that 18th Street Deli Inc., a Hamtramck, Mich., establishment, is recalling approximately 118 pounds of julienne salad products with turkey, ham and hard-boiled eggs. The salads contain eggs that are the subject of an FDA recall due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The salad products were produced on Jan. 20
2006 Study on Washing Methods for Cantaloupe Production – Are the Best Practices in Place?
Bill Marler recently brought to my attention an article published roughly six years ago in the Journal of Food Science. The article details a study that shows that washing cantaloupes with hot water was an effective method in reducing the likelihood of bacterial contamination.
The study demonstrated that surface pasteurization can greatly reduce levels of Salmonella from the surfaces of
Food Safety News: No Raw Milk Link, No Brucellosis in Massachusetts
Food Safety News reports, a Massachusetts resident who first tested positive for brucellosis has now been confirmed to not have the infection, according to an email from the assistant commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR).
“While initial test results did show up positive, further, more specific and accurate testing by the CDC