The Arizona Republic is reporting that produce industry members in Arizona are concerned that the budget for a program for leafy green food safety may be reduced or elminated. No doubt times are tough, and budgets everywhere are stressed. How many times does the lesson have to be learned though, that it’s this "ounce
New Hampshire Schoolchildren sickened by Salmonella
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a large Salmonella outbreak that occurred among students of Woodbury Middle School in Salem. Director of Public Health Dr. Jose Montero was quoted as saying, "it’s a high probability it was related to food."
It’s a high probability that Dr. Montero is right. Sure
A familiar theme: the decisions of a few affect the lives of many
Those who think that the much maligned former head man at Peanut Corporation of America is a victim because of the bad press he’s gotten lately need a dose of reality. The obvious victims are those who were sickened, or died as a result of their illnesses. But the effects, economic and otherwise, of such
About Patti Waller, Marler Clark Epidemiologist
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Patti Waller joined Marler Clark law firm in 2003 after working for twelve years in the Communicable Disease Program at the Washington State Department of Health. At the health department, Patti investigated food and water borne illnesses and outbreaks. She conducted food safety training courses, focusing on best epidemiologic practices in outbreak investigations. At Marler
E. coli O157:H7 at Petting Zoos and Animal Exhibits
The vast majority of our E. coli O157:H7 cases are foodborne. Our clients have been sickened by, among other things, ground beef, tri-tip, spinach, lettuce, and apple juice.
Another vector for the transmission for E. coli O157:H7 is human/animal contact at petting zoos and other animal exhibits. A survey of the literature, including CDC’s Morbidity
NW Delights Deluxe Mixed Nuts Recalled Due to Salmonella
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The following recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:
- Nature’s World LLC is recalling 88 cases of NW Delights Deluxe Mixed Nuts distributed to retail stores and sold
How Viruses Turn “Harmless” E. coli Pathogenic
This article on www.physorg.com explains in fairly understandable terms the manner in which viruses are involved in turning a strain of E. coli pathogenic. Most strains of E. coli are not pathogenic to humans. Some, including E. coli O157:H7, can cause serious human illness. Shiga-toxins produced by E. coli O157 can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Diarrhea and Hollywood
Relax, this is not a first account of Lindsay Lohan, um, "losing control" during another jail stint. It’s far less irrelevant than that. What Upton Sinclair started with his brief, though sordid descriptions of Chicago’s stockyards in The Jungle, Hollywood has finally chosen to finish with an expose on the often-ugly underbelly of our country’s food supply. I don’t know
Salmonella Found in Raw Milk in Upstate New York
It’s a bit of a moving target. We hear a lot of different things from the raw milk advocates about why pasteurization is unnecessary. One of the arguments we are told is that some property in raw milk inhibits or prohibits the growth of "bad bacteria." Once again we have proof that this just isn’t true. Health inspectors in New York
Salmonella and sprouts–CW Sprouts outbreak
We have filed two lawsuits on behalf of two victims of the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak linked to sprouts manufactured by CW Sprouts, a Nebraska Company. For information about the outbreak, click here. Keep in mind, studies have shown that the actual number of victims in any given outbreak is many times more than the