This summary, originally titled “Well, Perhaps Jimmy John’s, a.k.a restaurant chain (Chain A) in 2009, has had Five Sprout Outbreaks since 2008,” was authored by Marler Clark managing partner, and world’s foremost food safety litigator, Bill Marler:
Multistate Jimmy John’s Restaurants Raw Clover Sprouts 2011
12 Sickened – On February 15, 2012, the Centers
We the undersigned are writing to offer another perspective on Michael Taylor, the deputy commissioner for foods at the Food and Drug Administration, and the subject of a petition that SignOn.org, which is sponsored by MoveOn.org, is circulating on the Internet. The petition attacks Taylor based on his former employment at the controversial agricultural biotechnology
Iowa has been hit the hardest in the newest installment of “sproutbreak,” now a 40-plus part series. This time, 5 Iowans are ill from sprouts on Jimmy Johns sandwiches, and a lawsuit will go forward next week on behalf of one. In addition, there are victims in 4 other states: Missouri (3), Kansas (2)
DECEMBER 2011
Multistate Jimmy John’s Restaurants Raw Clover Sprouts 2011
Organism: Non-O157 STEC
Vehicle: Vegetables, Sprouts, Clover Sprouts
On February 15, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control announced an ongoing investigation into illnesses linked to the consumption of raw clover sprouts consumed at Jimmy John’s Restaurants in several states. Among 11 ill persons
The CDC announced this week that 12 people in 5 states are part of an outbreak of E. coli O26 linked to sprouts. One of those 12 unfortunate folks hails from Wisconsin. Using the outbreak database sponsored by Marler Clark, one can view a history of E. coli outbreaks in Wisconsin:
Of the dozen persons sickened in the outbreak of E. coli O26 linked by the CDC to consumption of sprouts at Jimmy Johns, only one is an Akansas resident. The “natural state” though, has not always been so lucky.
E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks that included Arkansas residents since 2006:
There are two Kansas residents among the twelve persons sickened in the outbreak of E. coli O26 announced by the CDC this week, and linked to consuming sprouts at Jimmy John’s. E. coli O26 is a “shiga-toxin” producing strain of the E. coli bacteria, the most well known of which is E. coli O157:H7. Like
The 5 state, 12 victim E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts on Jimmy Johns sandwiches has sickened 3 women in Greene County, Missouri. No surprise that this outbreak is linked to both sprouts and Jimmy Johns, as the two have mingled with bad consequences at least 3 times before. The women were aged 25 through 49.
Fourth Time the Charm?
The CDC announced this week a total of 12 persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 have been reported from 5 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Arkansas (1), and Wisconsin (1). Among persons for whom
In a televised interviewyesterday, Bill Marler voiced criticism of the proposed cut of an important USDA food safety program in the new Federal budget. The program is called the Microbiological Data Program. Through the program, USDA officials randomly test vegetables from all over the country for the presence of harmful bacteria. Companies are informed of problem