University of Georgia scientists have developed a method to make fresh alfalfa sprouts safer to eat by treating the seeds used to grow them. Responsible for at least 39 outbreaks of Salmonella and E. coli since 1990, sprouts need the help. And it looks like changes really are afoot
UGA food microbiologist Michael Doyle
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The Bangor Daily News reports that a Salmonella outbreak at Quarry Hill retirement and assisted living facility has left one person dead. Another person had to be hospitalized. 7 people total were affected by the outbreak.
“The resident who died repeatedly declined treatment before being admitted to the hospital,” Christopher Burke, director of marketing and
Jeff Almer and Lou Tousignant both lost parents in the PCA Salmonella outbreak. The two Marler Clark clients continue to fight for justice in the matter. FOX9 News in Minneapolis today provided live interviews with the two men as they prepare to take their fight to Washington D.C.
Almer, who lost his mother, and Tousignant, whose father died from
A report of a confirmed norovirus outbreak at a school in California provides good reason to review norovirus prevention tips. According to the CDC, norovirus is "the leading cause of disease from contaminated foods in the United States; it is responsible for more illnesses than all other viruses, bacteria, and parasites combined."
For most people
The CDC’s January 14, 2011 update on the Tiny Greens Salmonella outbreak put the toll (not sure whether it’s final) at 125 ill in 22 states and Washington DC. The CDC states that not all of the cases are definitely related to Tiny Greens contaminated sprouts–i.e. some of the illnesses may just be part of
Earlier this month, Mary Clare Jalonick of the Washington Post reported that the FDA had come up with positive tests for Salmonella at one of the nation’s largest egg farms:
The FDA is inspecting the country’s 600 largest egg farms in the wake of a salmonella
outbreak in eggs last summer that sickened at least
In the first ground beef E. coli recall of 2011 (there was one on December 30 2010 too), a California company called American Food Service has recalled 3,170 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other bulk packages of ground beef products. The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 1913” inside the USDA mark of
The products subject to recall bear the establishment number "EST. 1913" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These products were distributed to restaurants throughout southern California.
The following products are subject to recall:
• (559002) American Companies 100% Pure Ground Beef 30-lb. case
• (552102) American Companies 2/1 R Ground Beef Patties 80/20 10-lb. case
The Country Market of Medical Lake, WA is recalling raw fluid milk because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli) that can cause serious illness.
The recall was initiated after routine sampling by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) discovered that the product was contaminated with toxin-producing E. coli. The Country
A food poisoning lawsuit was filed in Muskegon County Circuit Court on behalf of Salmonella victim Gary Erdman today against Yum Brands, Inc., parent company of Taco Bell and Chicago Diversified Foods Corporation, the franchisor of a Whitehall Taco Bell restaurant.
According to complaint the filed by the Seattle-based food safety law firm Marler Clark