August 2010

They just keep coming.   Today is the announcement by Oregon health officials of 23 Salmonella infections linked to dairy products from the Umpqua Dairy in Oregon.  Two of those ill have been hospitalized, according to this report.  The illnesses were traced to product from the company’s production plant in Roseburg Oregon. 

Officials said the illnesses occurred in

Denmark has been successful in the control of Salmonella Enteriditis  in broiler chickens, layer hens, and pigs through careful surveillance, culling, farm sanitation, pasteurization, and sanitary slaughter.  Denmark has now has the safest eggs in the world. And they achieved this only by an effective industry-government partnership, something we should take special note of, given

Roseburg, Ore., company is working with state agencies to ensure safe milk and juice products

Oregon Public Health officials today want to make sure consumers are aware of a recall of certain milk and drink products by Umpqua Dairy Products Co. sold in Oregon, southwest Washington and northern California. Umpqua, headquartered in Roseburg, Ore., instituted

Salmonella Enteritidis and Shell Eggs:

Salmonella contamination of eggs is an important public health problem in the United States. Salmonella contamination of eggs by serotype enteritidis–the strain involved in the massive Salmonella outbreak and recall associated with eggs from Wright County Egg–more specifically, was formerly a problem that occurred most frequently in the northeastern United States, but now

An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) at a restaurant in Kenosha, Wisconsin has been linked to the recall of 280,000,000 eggs and nearly 300 illnesses in the rapidly widening nationwide outbreak tied to Wright County Egg company. A lawsuit originally filed against the restaurant was filed in amended form to include Wright County Egg in

228,000,000 Eggs Recalled

Thousands Likely Sickened

First Lawsuit Filed

FDA is collaborating with Federal and state partners to investigate a nationwide increase of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) infections. Partners include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and state public health and agriculture officials. Joint FDA/CDC field investigation teams are

Multiple Brands of Shell Eggs due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

What You Need To Know:

Egg Farms Owner: Wright County Egg of Galt, IA.

Recalled products are distributed nationwide. Affected labels and brand names include: Please check the list and numbers.  Recalled products are distributed nationwide

Affected labels and brand names include:

Albertsons
Boomsma’s
Country

More States will likely report illnesses in coming days in massive Egg recall

California Health officials report that Salmonella Enteritidis (SE)-tainted eggs have sickened at least 266 Californians with salmonella, despite a multi-state recall. Seven cases of salmonella were linked to the same recall in Minnesota.  In addition, Wright County Egg is reported to be