In the aftermath of the recall of over half a billion eggs, two New York state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require any eggs sold in the state to come from chickens that have been vaccinated against salmonella. New York Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh and Sen. Daniel Squadron, both who represent Manhattan
Here’s to putting Marler Clark out of business
Accomplished food safety reporter from the New York Times William Neuman published an article today on a new wash developed by Fresh Express (industry leader in food safety and R & D) that is as many as 750 times as effective as chlorine solutions currently used at killing E. coli and Salmonella. Mr. Neuman:
Update on Clearview High School outbreak
Lorain County General Health District Health Commissioner Kenneth G. Pearce announced yesterday that Ohio Department of Health (ODH) laboratory testing has confirmed 8 cases of Salmonella B from individuals who attended a recent Clearview High School function. Lorain County General Health District sent 8 samples to ODH and all 8 were confirmed positive for Salmonella B.
New study on post-infectious IBS and other functional gastrointestinal disorders
The American Journal of Gastroenterology published a new study on the prevelance of functional gastrointestinal disorders after episodes of infectious gastroenteritis (in some cases, after foodpoisoning, or infection by bugs like E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Shigella). A "functional gastrointestinal disorder" is a gastrointestinal disorder for which no structural abnormality
Salmonella can be a devastating bug
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Salmonella truly can be a devastating bug. Deadly, in some cases, and life-threatening in some other ones. Barb Pruitt was infected by Salmonella typhimurium in August 2009. She had four feet of her small intestine removed a few days later, which had become so necrotic (dead) as a result of her Salmonella infection
Bill Marler to deliver keynote address at 30th annual Food Microbiology Symposium at UW-River Falls
The 30th annual Food Microbiology Symposium begins this Sunday and last through Wednesday, October 17. The event will be held at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. Topics will include foodborne pathogen detection, regulatory and industry trends, laboratory methods validation, biosensors and other trends in food safety.
Bill Marler, managing partner at Marler Clark, will
Two Clearview High School Students Confirmed with Salmonella
As previously reported on this site, roughly 100 students from Clearview High School in Lorain, Ohio, were ill during the week of October 3. There had also been reports that Lorain County was tracking reports of ill persons testing positive for Salmonella. Lorain County Health District.jpg)
Commissioner Ken Pearce has now confirmed that two
With companies like this, who needs enemies?
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Clostridium botulinum is a devastating, spore forming rod shaped bacterium that, when allowed to germinate due to improper food-handling practices, produces awful, life-threatening symptoms that occur because of the toxin’s ability to cause flaccid paralysis of major body systems. We have represented many people who were completely paralyzed and required a ventilator to breathe. Some died
Timely study on non-O157 E. coli
The archives of internal medicine released the results of a study based on the E. coli O111 outbreak that occurred in Locust Grover, Oklahoma in August 2008, sickening hundreds of people. The outbreak was linked to a restaurant called the Country Cottage. See The Story of Shiloh Johnson, who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome and suffered a devastating
Salmonella Outbreak in Ohio? Link to High School?
Health officials in northern Ohio are investigating whether there is a link between the recent confirmation of three Salmonella infections in Lorain County and a high number of absences at Clearview High School earlier this week. According to this report, Ken Pearce, Lorain County health commissioner indicated that: "the three cases showed up in