The following article was authored by Cookson Beecher at Food Safety News. It is titled “Portland ME Says “Yes” to Raw Milk at Farmers’ Markets,” and is reprinted here with FSN’s permission. For more information on the risks of raw milk, see www.realrawmilkfacts.com.
In a victory for raw-milk farmers, Maine’s Portland City
Laboratory testing by the Department of Health has identified Clostridium perfringens as the cause of the outbreak associated with the Pierre-Mitchell high school boys’ basketball game held in Pierre January 31. The investigation, which included voluntary questionnaires, implicated the tacos as the source food of the outbreak – of those completing questionnaires, 75% who ate
Your Family Cow’s raw milk campylobacter outbreak is now linked to at least 43 cases of ilness in four states. The confirmed cases of Campylobacter infection include 36 people in Pennsylvania, four in Maryland, two in West Virginia, and one in New Jersey. Raw milk from an unopened bottle tested by Maryland Health officials was
Although the 2011 cantaloupe outbreak that sickened 146 and killed 30 (with an additional two dying over the last months) and one miscarriage was the first known Listeria outbreak associated with cantaloupe, cantaloupe outbreaks are by no means a new phenomenon. Since 1985, in fact, there have been no less than 15 recognized outbreaks (thanks
The other day I said to MSNBC:
“I think it just proves the point that it is always better to be transparent,” said Bill Marler, a Seattle food safety lawyer who used his blog to lobby vigorously for the release of the name. “Taco Bell could have looked like a hero by coming out and saying that
According to AP, an outbreak of a Campylobacter bacterial infection due to consuming raw milk from a Edwin Shank’s Family Cow Farm in Pennsylvania is now linked to thirty-eight illnesses in four states, The farm has temporarily suspended sales. Four are sick in Maryland according to the Maryland Department of Health. One person is sick
The South Dakota Department of Health is “investigating a suspect food borne outbreak linked to a Tuesday evening basketball game in Pierre between Pierre and Mitchell.” It appears that the number ill is roughly 50. The pathogen has not been identified, but it is said to be a diarrheal illness of “short duration.”
The health department has
An outbreak of Salmonella in six countries that has sickened 50 and killed one has been linked to ready-to-eat sliced watermelon. The watermelons were imported from brazil. The outbreak began in December, 2011.
According to the Daily Mail online, “Seventy per cent of the victims are female and include a six-month-old baby and pensioners. The
From Seattle KCTS Public Television: Attorney, Lawyer and food-safety advocate Bill Marler talks about how his career has changed since the 1993 E. coli break in Seattle and his ongoing fight for tough food-safety laws.
The CDC reported that it is collaborating with Pennsylvania health officials on an investigation of Salmonella infections associated with pet turtles. The strain of bacteria involved goes by the catchy name of “Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B var. L (+) tartrate +”
The report states:
During August 5, 2010–September 26, 2011, a total of 132 cases