Public Health recently investigated a cluster of norovirus-like illness associated with consuming raw oysters. Norovirus is the name of a group of viruses that cause viral gastroenteritis. Norovirus is found in the stool and vomit of infected people and is usually spread person-to-person or by contaminated food. Consuming raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly raw oysters,
January 2017
Another Clostridium Perfringens Lawsuit Filed against Golden Ponds Restaurant
On February 3, 2017, Underberg & Kessler LLP and Marler Clark LLP PS filed an action in New York Supreme Court, Monroe County against Golden Ponds Restaurant and Party House on behalf of Mary Fazio of Rochester, New York. This follows an action filed in early January on behalf of Natalie Woods. In both actions,…
Listeria Recall: Ready to Eat Chicken Strips
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that ready to eat chicken strips products produced by House of Raeford, a Mocksville, N.C. establishment, may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A recall was not requested because it is believed that all products…
Deli Meats Recalled Over Listeria Concerns
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that assorted sliced deli meat products served to customers at Dion’s restaurants may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The assorted sliced deli meats were produced by Peter DeFries Corporation, an Albuquerque, N.M. establishment.
The…
Salmonella cases linked to hazelnuts sold at Schmidt Farm roadside stand
Recent cases of salmonellosis, a foodborne illness caused by exposure to Salmonella bacteria, have been linked to hazelnuts sold at a farm stand in McMinnville, and state agencies are recommending that people who bought the nuts discard them immediately.
Officials at the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division and the Oregon Department of Agriculture announced…