With an estimated 228,000,000 individual eggs subject to Wright County Egg’s massive recall yesterday, and the subsequent cascade of companies issuing their own recalls because they used contaminated Wright County eggs, this mary very well turn into one of the largest food product recalls and outbreaks in recent memory. After all, only minutes ago, California health
Salmonella Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark on Behalf of Ohio Victim of Taco Bell Salmonella Outbreaks – Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin Lead the Illness Count
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An Ohio victim of the Salmonella outbreaks linked to Taco Bell filed a food poisoning lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Scioto County, Ohio today. The lawsuit was filed against the food chain parent company Yum! Brands on behalf of a Scioto county resident by Bill Marler of food safety law firm Marler
Several Additions to 2010 Major Salmonella Outbreak Tally
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And I thought the last installment of this running Salmonella outbreak tally was compelling. To bring things up-to-date, however, there are several additional major salmonella outbreaks to report on–outbreaks that have caused, conservatively, many thousands of people across the country to suffer severe illnesses. The culprits: Taco Bell; shell eggs; and frozen mamey pulp.
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FDA guidelines for the prevention of Salmonella enteritidis in eggs
On July 9, 2009, FDA published in the Federal Register a final rule that established a regulation part 118 (21 CFR part 118) entitled "Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Transportation, and Storage." The egg rule in part 118 requires shell egg producers to implement measures to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis
Perhaps as many as 150 or more Salmonella Enteritidis cases per week nationwide linked to Wright County Egg
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to investigate a nationwide increase of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) infections with an indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern JEGXX01.0004. This is the most common PFGE pattern for
Green Onions May Be Source of Salmonella Outbreak in Canada
Twenty-five cases of Salmonella Oranienberg in Ontario may be linked to green onions, according to the is report. A large portion of those affected are males aged in their 20s. The source of the 
outbreak is has not been confirmed, but the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, "is warning individuals not to consume green onions from five
Seven Salmonella Enteriditis cases in Minnesota linked to multistate egg recall
From MDHP Release:
Consumers, food preparers reminded to cook eggs thoroughly
Illnesses in at least seven people in Minnesota are connected with a multi-state recall of eggs from an Iowa producer due to contamination with Salmonella, state health officials said today. The Salmonella Enteriditis cases were identified in two restaurant outbreaks in May and July
Wright County Egg Recall Due to Salmonella Enteritidis
Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is voluntarily recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy
Ohio Victim of Taco Bell Salmonella Outbreaks to File Second Lawsuit
Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin Lead the Illness Count
An Ohio victim of the Salmonella outbreaks linked to Taco Bell will file a food poisoning lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Scioto County, Ohio today. The lawsuit will be filed against the food chain parent company Yum! Brands on behalf of a
S 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, Nears Vote
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The bill appears to be moving to a vote shortly after Summer Recess. If passed the bill would:
Hazard analysis and preventive controls: Requires facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food to have in place risk-based preventive control plans to address identified hazards and prevent adulteration, and gives FDA access to these plans and