The problems with cantaloupe just keep coming. Not only is Del Monte doing its best to stand in the way of public health by recklessly threatening outbreak investigators with lawsuits, but also the stuff is continuing to turn up contaminated. This time, it’s listeria that has killed at least 1 person, and possibly 2, in Colorado
Cantaloupes Implicated in Another Outbreak, This Time Listeria
Today, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) issued a press release announcing that officials have identified cantaloupe as the likely source of Colorado’s recent listeria outbreak which is now believed to be multistate.
According to the release, although Colorado initially reported 13 listeria cases, just 9 of those cases have been linked
Colorado Listeria outbreak Linked to Cantaloupes
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has identified nine cases linked to a multi-state listeria outbreak. Preliminary results have identified cantaloupe as the likely source of the state’s listeria outbreak.
While the state initially reported 13 listeria cases, just nine of those cases are linked to the multi-state outbreak investigation, which includes two
Another of the faces of Cowan’s Gap: Madisyn Myers E. coli infection
The Cowans Gap E. coli O157:H7 outbreak this summer, thought to be associated with swimming at the lake, caused a lot of suffering. At least 15 ill, and according to press accounts, over half of those developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS.
Two-year-old Madisyn Myers (at left, at the Cowan’s Gap beach) was one of
UK Funds Research Projects Aimed at Reducing Campylobacter
According to a new study recently published by the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency (FSA), nearly 17 million people suffer from stomach upsets in the UK every year, leading to about 11 million lost working days. The study, which FSA noted to be the biggest of its kind for more than 10 years, revealed the
Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United States, 2008
Foodborne agents cause an estimated 48 million illnesses annually in the United States, including 9.4 million illnesses from known pathogens (1,2). CDC collects data on foodborne disease outbreaks submitted from all states and territories through the Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System. During 2008, the most recent year for which data are finalized, 1,034 foodborne disease outbreaks
CSPI Responds to Del Monte’s Lawsuits Against FDA and Oregon Public Health
Food Safety Director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Caroline Smith DeWaal, recently issued a statement in response to Del Monte’s current lawsuits against both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as Oregon Public Health. Del Monte filed suit against the agency after a collaborative epidemiologic investigation conducted by
The “Jury” Weighs in on Del Monte’s Suit Against FDA
Phyllis Entis, perhaps better known as the foodbuglady and for her excellent coverage of food safety issues on the eFoodAlert blog, recently invited her readers to weigh in on Del Monte’s current lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company filed suit against the agency after a collaborative epidemiologic investigation conducted
Walnut Recall Expanded in Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Johnvince Foods announced a recall on Thursday, September 1, 2011, of some President’s Choice and Reddi Snack walnuts because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The raw, shelled walnuts products were imported from the United States and later packaged and distributed in Canada. The
8 Cases of Botulism in France Linked to Olive Tapenade
A French company, La Ruche, has recalled all Les Délices de Marie Claire preserves and has suspended operations after a production batch of its Tapenade verte aux amandes was linked to eight cases of botulism.
L’Institute Pasteur reported finding botulinum toxin type A in a sample of the implicated batch of olive-almond tapenade.
Consumers in France