Food Poisoning Outbreaks and Litigation: Surveillance and Analysis
A Maine meat processor is recalling products due to potential E. coli contamination. According to a Maine Department of Agriculture press release:
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Division of Quality Assurance & Regulations, announced today that Bubier Meats, located in Greene, Maine, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,936 pounds of beef products because they may
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The Minnesota Health Department is warning that people who ate at Pizza Ranch in Slayton, Minnesota, may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus. Two food workers at the restaurant recently tested positive for hepatitis A infection. The Argus-Leader reported:
Patrons could have been exposed between April 9 and Tuesday. Symptoms usually
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Former heads of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testified yesterday that more must be done to protect our nation’s food safety. The statements came the same day the FDA announced that it had created a new position – termed the Food Safety Czar by members of Congress – to coordinate food safety efforts. Bloomberg…
Raw milk from a Genoa, New York, dairy has tested positive for Campylobacter jejuni, the most common cause of bacterial foodborne illness, according to an article at the Syracuse Post-Standard Web site. Health officials are encouraging anyone who purchased raw milk products from the Phil Stauderman Farm, 3128 Blakely Road, Genoa, to throw…
In an article titled, "The Feds are Still Looking for the E. coli," Salon.com writer Michael Scherer discusses two recent E. coli outbreaks – one in Pennsylvania and one in California. In Scherer’s article, he focuses on USDA’s attempts to find the source of an E. coli outbreak, and its inability, or…
