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Food Poisoning Outbreaks and Litigation: Surveillance and Analysis
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On Tuesday, April 5, food safety attorney Bill Marler will be honored with the 2011 Seattle University Professional Achievement Award as part of the university’s annual Alumni Achievement Awards Celebration. Marler earned his law degree from the Puget Sound University School of Law, which was later acquired by Seattle University, in 1987.
Marler has represented…
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Hadar infections. Investigators are using DNA analysis of Salmonella bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing to identify cases of illness that may be part of this outbreak.
Yesterday, April 3, 2011, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Amira Enterprises Inc., a distributor of dried fruits and nuts based in St. Laurent, Quebec, warned the public not to eat certain bulk and prepackaged raw shelled walnut products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The company announced that it was…
Monday morning, the attorneys at Marler Clark will file a lawsuit on behalf of a young boy from Massachussetts who was sickened in the DeFusco’s Salmonella outbreak in Rhode Island. The boy consumed contaminated zeppoles from the Johnston DeFusco’s location. Salmonella contaminated food from DeFusco’s has sickened at least 56 people, caused 26 of them…
From FSIS: The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services notified FSIS of a patient diagnosed with salmonellosis caused by Salmonella serotype Hadar. The investigation expanded to include 12 people in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Washington, and Wisconsin who also have been diagnosed with Salmonella Hadar infection, with illnesses occurring between…
Another week, another explosion of Salmonella illnesses and recalls to report. Jumping right in:
The detection of this outbreak began with the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services notifying FSIS of a patient diagnosed with…
The Salmonella outbreak linked to Jennie-O turkey that was announced yesterday is not the first such outbreak linked to turkey. Jennie-O is recaling approximately 54,960 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burger products in the wake of 12 Salmonella Hadar infections in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Washington, and Wisconsin.
In fact, a prior…
Jennie-O Turkey Store, a Willmar, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 54,960 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burger products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. As FSIS continues its investigation of illnesses related to this recall, additional raw turkey products may be recalled.
Jennie-O Turkey burgers are being recalled after being linked to at least 12 Salmonella illnesses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Washington, and Wisconsin. The illnesses occurred from December 2010 to March 2011, and the strain of Salmonella involved is called Salmonella Hadar.
The recalled products include 4-pound boxes of Jennie-O Turkey…