The E. coli O157:H7 bologna outbreak linked to Palmyra Bologna Company’s bologna products is not the first outbreak associated with the company’s products. Thanks to quick research at www.outbreakdatabase.com, Palmyra bologna caused a Salmonella outbreak in 1995. Here are the details.
In 1995, an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium occurred in south central Pennsylvania and
Palmyra Bologna Company, Inc., a Palmyra, Penn., establishment, is recalling approximately 23,000 pounds of Lebanon bologna products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Lebanon bologna is a fermented, semi-dry sausage. This beef product has an appearance similar to salami.
Mike Hughlett at the Star Tribune reported today on another Minnesota resident (this time, not Mike Hartmann) making a point about the law by disobeying it–more specifically, the laws that prohibit him from selling raw milk and other food and dairy products that he was not licensed to produce and sell.
Alvin Schlangen was believed to
Salmonella and cantaloupe, and cantaloupe and other bugs like E. coli, have been bedfellows all too frequently. A 2005 article by Trevor Susslow, Linda Harris, and Tracy Parnell at UC Davis states that “[c]antaloupe has been associated with foodborne outbreaks involving Escherichia coli O157:H7 (DelRosario and Beuchat, 1995), Norovirus (Iversen et al.,1987)
Last week, on March 17, 2011, Universal Nutrition of New Brunswick, NJ issued a voluntary recall of certain protein-based supplements that contain whey protein. Universal Nutrition is conducting this recall in conjunction with the manufacturer of the whey protein due to a potential risk that the whey protein is contaminated with Salmonella, an organism
The Fayetteville Observer reports on a recent study by Fayetteville State University that “found that 87 percent of public restrooms surveyed in the city were configured in such a way that washed hands could be re-contaminated in seconds by touching faucets and door handles.”
Students surveyed 245 public restrooms in the city, including restaurants, government
Avvo, a recent entry into the attorney rating market was kind enough to give William Marler a:
The Associated Press is reporting that World Variety Produce, Inc., of Los Angeles has announced the recall of Serrano Peppers sold in Walmart stores in Wisconsin, Montana, Utah and Wyoming and Jewel-Osco stores in Illinois between the dates of March 1 through March 18.
The peppers are being recelled because they may be contaminated with
When it comes to efficient and effective outbreak detection, it is well understood that local and state health departments rely on the complaints of the public. In conjunction with culture-confirmed lab test notification, public complaints make health departments aware of possible foodborne illnesses emerging within a given community. Until recently, however, the strength of the
Sugar Valley Meats has issued a voluntary recall due to possible listeria monocytogenes contamination involving approximately 200 pounds of ready-to-eat wieners, beef wieners and small-link smoked sausage.
Package labels bear the establishment number (Est. 165) inside the Ohio Department of Agriculture inspection legend. The products involved were sold through Sugar Valley’s retail store from Feb.