2011 North Carolina State Fair E. coli Outbreak At least 27 North Carolina residents became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after visiting the N.C. State Fair in October 2011. Residents of 8 North Carolina counties were part of the outbreak. Investigators from the N.C. Division of Public Health and the N.C. Department of Agriculture
Salmonella Ground Beef Outbreak, CDC Update: 19 Ill in 7 States
The CDC today issued an update on the outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium linked to ground beef sold at Hannaford Grocery stores. The updates include:
- A total of 19 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 7 states.
- The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows:
Contaminated shredder leads to Wisconsin cheese recall: Listeria to blame, again
Bekkum Family Farms LLC of Westby, Wisconsin has recalled its “Grumpy Goat Shreds” under the Nordic Creamery brand name. They were sold in eight-ounce bags with a code date of 10-MAR-12 in stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and California, beginning on November 11.
The plant was informed by Alpine Slicing & Cheese Conversion in Monroe that
New Mexico woman widowed by contaminated cantaloupes
Along with Joe and Phil Sapien, Marler Clark law firm filed suit at the end of 2011 on behalf of Susanna Gaxiola, whose husband Rene passed away after becoming severely ill from eating Listeria contaminated cantaloupes. Mrs. Gaxiola’s suit is the 10th filed by Marler Clark, and the 2nd cantaloupe listeria wrongful death lawsuit
Marler Clark files lawsuit against Cozy Valley Creamery in raw milk E. coli outbreak
Today Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against the Cozy Valley Creamery stemming from a 5 year old girls’s E. coli O157:H7 infection. Following the announcement of the outbreak by the Washington State Department of Health, Cozy Vale Creamery recalled raw milk products with sell-by dates of December 6, 2011 or earlier. The Cozy Vale
Herring Fillets Recalled December 10 – Botulism
Just under a month ago, on December 10, 2011, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a public warning against certain batches of herring fillets sold under the “Bos” Brand out of concern for possible contamination with the bacteria Clostridium botulin. The toxin from this bacterium can cause botulism, a devastating and potentially fatal illness.
According
Green Valley Listeria sprout recall grows to over 35,000 cases
Green Valley Food Corp. is recalling approximately 35,159 cases of a variety of products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Random samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.