West Missouri Beef, LLC, a Rockville, Missouri establishment, is recalling approximately 14,000 pounds of fresh boneless beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
One combo bin containing approximately 2,000 pounds of fresh boneless
Considered a local institution in Cicero, New York since its opening in 1974, the Nature’s Fare Restaurant announced today that it is closing for good. According to the Post-Standard, the restaurant, which cooked and prepared between 100 and 200 fresh, raw turkeys each day, was recently notified that it had been linked to the
In response to my AM’s blog post about the true scope of the Salmonella salami/pepper outbreak, a reader states as follows:
Can’t you read between the lines Drew. The contaminated pepper was sent to
food plants all over the country, to supermarkets, restaurants etc. Its
everywhere. The only safe products now may be from Daniele
The CDC reported yesterday that there are 203 confirmed "cases" (i.e. victims who’s stool sample has tested positive for the outbreak strain of bacteria) in the recent Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled salami (Daniele, Inc.) and the ingredient pepper (Wholesome Spice). The outbreak is truly nationwide, having sickened people in at least 42 states and
Consumers Union Urges FDA to Set Performance Standards for Greens
YONKERS, N.Y., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Consumer Reports’ latest tests of packaged leafy greens found bacteria that are common indicators of poor sanitation and fecal contamination, in some cases, at rather high levels. The story appears in the March 2010 issue of Consumer Reports and
Abstrac: j.gastro.2009.12.049
Alexandra-Chloé Villani, Mathieu Lemire, Marroon Thabane, Alexandre Belisle, Geneviève Geneau, Amit X. Garg, William F. Clark, Paul Moayyedi, Stephen M. Collins, Denis Franchimont, John K. Marshall
Background & Aims:
Acute gastroenteritis is the strongest risk factor for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In May 2000, more than 2300 residents of Walkerton Ontario developed gastroenteritis
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CDC reports that a total of 203 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 42 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AK (1), AL (2), AZ (5), CA (30), CO (4)
Tomorrow morning, we will file a second lawsuit in the Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled salami (Daniele, Inc.) and pepper (Wholesome Spice). The lawsuit will be filed on behalf of Lee Hanks, a resident of Lake Ozark, Missouri.
Lee purchased the contaminated salami on January 17, 2010, at a WalMart store in Osage Beach, Missouri. The
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution and AP, over 100 victims of last year’s nationwide salmonella outbreak will split $12 million as part of a bankruptcy settlement with the insurer of the company linked to the illnesses.
The attorney for the bankruptcy trustee, Atlanta attorney Alan Maxwell said Monday the money comes from an insurance
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Chairwoman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in reaction to President Obama’s proposed budget for the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration for fiscal year 2011:
“I commend President Obama for his understanding of the