Marathon County health officials, working in cooperation with the State of Wisconsin, have identified 3 additional cases of E. coli O45 infection linked to Zillman’s Meat Market in Wassau Wisconsin. The original outbreak investigation revealed at least 4 cases of E. coli O45 infection linked to Zillman’s; the additional 3 cases appear to be amongst
Culture as a food safety tool
A new study by a Kansas State University and North Carolina State University professors Doug Powell and Ben Chapman, and their colleagues, finds how the culture of food safety is practiced within an organization can be a significant risk factor in foodborne illness.
"You’d think making customers sick is bad for business, yet some firms go
Obama to Sign Food Safety Bill, Republicans Prepare to Reduce Funding
Food safety regulation is the battleground today for more partisan one step forward, nine-tenths of a step back governance. President Obama is due to sign the food safety bill which passed out of Congress last month with with bipartisan support.
At the same time, though, Representative Jack Kingston (R) (Georgia) is talking of curtailing the funding
Bend, Oregon woman first sickened in latest Salmonella sprouts outbreak
Today Sprouters Northwest recalled clover a spicy sprouts (spicy sprouts are a blend) due to their implication in a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 2 Oregon and 4 Washington residents. The Oregon Department of Public Health announced the outbreak this afternoon. The outbreak involves Salmonella serotype Newport, which makes it a different outbreak
Another, Yes, Another Salmonella Sprout Outbreak
The ever vigilant folks at Oregon Department of Health just announced a new outbreak of Salmonella in Oregon and Washington linked to clover sprouts produced by Sprouters Northwest Inc., of Kent, Washington. The release states:
To date, at least six people have been sickened: two in Oregon and four in Washington.
Reported illnesses began between
Illinois Salmonella sprouts update
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has done an admirable job in the detection of illnesses in the Salmonella sprouts outbreak linked to Jimmy John’s sandwiches, and to Tiny Greens alfalfa and spicy sprouts, and reporting them so that the public knows what’s going on. Maybe its the fact that this major outbreak occurred during