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The Illinois Subway Salmonella outbreak has claimed 90 confirmed foodpoisoning victims. The 90 victims are from 28 separate counties, including Rock Island and Kane Counties, which are new additions to the Illinois Department of Public Health’s list.
Rock Island County Health Department issued this release today:
Rock Island County Health Department learned on Friday, June
In early June, 2007, four infections sharing a pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern were identified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. As additional cases were reported, the initial investigation did not reveal the cause of the infections. A multistate, case-control study conducted in early October indicated that illness was associated
ConAgra has issued a recall of Marie Calendars Cheesy Chicken and Rice Frozen Entrees due to potential contamination by Salmonella Chester. The products were distributed nationally. The recall is based on notification by the CDC of a possible association between the ConAgra product and eight people in the United States who have been diagnosed with
As the investigation continues into the cause of the 80 (and counting) Salmonella Hvittingfoss illnesses associated with Illinois Subway restaurants, the question arises of the possible role each Subway restaurant could have played in furthering the spread of the bacteria.
With that in mind, a recent article by Nicole Norfleet caught my attention for
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FSIS has just announced that Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC, a Paris, Texas, establishment is recalling approximately 15,000,000 pounds of "SpaghettiOs with Meatballs" canned products due to possible under-processing.
The following products are subject to recall:
14.75-ounce cans of "SpaghettiOs" with Meatballs, bearing the identifying product code "U5" on the bottom of the can.
14.75-ounce cans
The AP is carrying the story today of efforts of food safety advocates, including us here at Marler Clark, to push the USDA to include several strains of E. coli known to be pathogenic to humans in its testing requirements for ground beef. E. coli O157:H7 is the most well known of a group of pathogenic
No new cases to report in the Illinois Subway salmonella outbreak. The official count of confirmed illnesses remains at 80. Subway did step up to the plate though and apologized to sickened customers. In a statement released today, Subway said:
We sincerely apologize to all Subway customers, those who have fallen ill, and
In a surprising, but certainly commendable move, Subway today issued an apology to the 80 plus Illinois citizens sickened in a state-wide Salmonella Hvittingfoss outbreak.
"We sincerely apologize to all Subway customers, those who have fallen ill, and those who now may hesitate to come back for a while," spokesman Kevin Kane noted. "We
In 2009, 93 people, mostly young children, were sickened in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to the Godstone Farm in Surrey, U.K. A year later, an independent inquiry into the matter has produced a report that concluded that dozens of cases of E. coli O157:H7 "could have been.jpg)
prevented if authorities had acted earlier