The Illinois Department of Public Health has just updated its case count in the Salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated alfalfa sprouts served at Jimmy Johns restaurants in at least 10 counties statewide. 50 people are now counted as "confirmed" cases in the outbreak, with tests showing a genetic match to the Salmonella strain I 4,5,12
Major Salmonella Outbreaks 2010: final installment
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Salmonella contaminated sprouts on Jimmy Johns sandwiches in Illinois have prompted this final installment of major Salmonella outbreaks to hit the United States this year. If Marler Clark’s clientele is any barometer for trends in food safety, we can certainly say that E. coli (despite a few notable raw milk and cheese outbreaks) played second
Sprouts salmonella outbreak: 88 ill in 15 states?
Jimmy John’s restaurants, implicated in a Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts (at least in Illinois), were asked to pull alfalfa sprouts off their menus as a precautionary measure. In what seems like a good move, if a little late, by the man himself, the call came from Jimmy John Liautaud, in a letter to franchisees. More importantly, Liautaud’s statement indicated
Illinois Salmonella Outbreak Update: 43 confirmed cases in 10 counties
The Illinois Department of Health just updated the figures in the Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts on sandwiches from Jimmy John’s restaurants:
Many people who have become ill recently with Salmonella, reported eating alfalfa sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurants in 10 Illinois counties – Adams, Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Macon, McHenry, McLean, Peoria
10 Potentially Contaminated Foods
Just in time for the onslaught of holiday gorging, Jim Gorman of Men’s Health has published his list of The 10 Dirtiest Foods You’re Eating. The list includes chicken, ground beef, ground turkey, raw oysters, cantaloupe, peaches, prepackaged lettuce, cold cuts, and scallions. While regular readers of this site will likely find the items
A thank you to all Marler Clark clients who worked for food safety
After what appeared to be the end of national food safety legislation last week, the Senate unanimously passed through a Food Safety Bill on Sunday evening, giving great hope and vindication to food safety advocates, like Bill Marler – Managing Partner for the Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm. It is expected that the
Hepatitis A vaccination clinics set up in Cabell-Huntington counties West Virginia
After multiple confirmed cases of hepatitis A in the area, the Cabell-Huntington Health Department has contacted the 150-200 people exposed to the virus and urged them to attend a special vaccine clinic from noon to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, at Milton Elementary School.
Five cases of hepatitis A have been reported in Eastern Cabell
FDA to get a facelift: only one more step before food safety bill goes to President Obama
The Senate may have saved the food safety bill tonight. In a message this evening, the Senate stated:
Prior to adjourning, the Senate passed H.R.2751, as amended by the text of S. 510 (with Tester/Hagen Amendment) minus the offending blue slip provisions. The House now needs to vote to pass. It then needs to be
Jimmy Johns salmonella outbreak: let’s rename this bug
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The CDC and Illinois Department of Public Health are working together to investigate the Jimmy Johns Salmonella I 4,5,12,i- outbreak that has sickened almost 50 people. Many cases in the outbreak reportedly consumed alfalfa sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurants in nine Illinois counties, including Adams, Champaign, Cook, Kankakee, McHenry, McLean, Peoria, Will and Winnebago.
The CDC’s involvement suggests, possibly, a
Larry King’s Top Moment in 25 Years – Can you say E. coli?
Although I was a bit nervous being on Larry King Live for the first time, he quickly put me at ease when he could not say E. coli. Parts of the beginning of the show had floated around the internet, but this is the most complete introduction – and the funniest: