A consumer warning to avoid eating eggs from Daizen Farms of Burlington, Washington, has been issued by the state Agriculture Department. As reported by Scott Sunde at the Seattle PI, the warning comes following a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection that found egg-laying hens at the farm had been eating feed contaminated with
Marler: Getting Me Out of the Beef Business
I am sitting in my office in Seattle watching the snowfall on this St. Patrick’s Day while working on one of the latest food disasters – Listeria in cantaloupe. I was reminded by the staff at Food Safety News that my “Publisher’s Platform” was due. After spending most of my day reading about the horrible
23 raw milk dairy outbreaks with 300 illnesses since 2010
According to a press release form the Kansas State Department of Agriculture, since 2007; there have been three outbreaks of disease associated with consumption of raw milk in Kansas. In October 2007, 68 people became ill due to consuming cheese made from raw milk at a Kansas community celebration. Laboratory tests confirmed the cause of
E. coli, Jimmy Johns, and Sprouts: a summary
A total of 25 people have been sickened in the Jimmy Johns sprouts E. coli O26 outbreak. They reside in 8 states (Michigan, Alabama, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, and Alabama). Michigan residents have been hit hardest in the Jimmy Johns outbreak, with 9 illnesses total. Three lawsuits have been filed, including most recently on
New Jersey issues listeria warning for Los Corrales Queso Fresco
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services issued a warning today against consuming cheese products manufactured by El Ranchero Del Sur, LLC, of South River, New Jersey. The warning comes following the confirmed diagnosis of Listeria monocytogenes in a 38-week pregnant woman who was treated at a New Brunswick hospital. Her infection was
Michigan Lawsuit Filed in Jimmy John’s E. coli Outbreak
Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm dedicated to representing victims of E. coli and other foodborne illnesses, is filing a lawsuit on behalf of a Michigan State University student who was hospitalized with an E. coli O26 infection. This is the third lawsuit filed by Marler Clark in connection with an E. coli outbreak
Michigan Lawsuit Filed against Jimmy John’s in E. coli Sproutbreak
We filed our third E. coli lawsuit in the last 30 days against Jimmy John’s – This time in Michigan.(Complaint PDF)
Is Fifth Time the Charm? No More E. coli or Salmonella Sprouts at Jimmy John’s?
Multistate Jimmy John’s Restaurants Raw Clover Sprouts 2011
A total of 25 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O26 have been reported from 8 states. The 11 new ill persons have been reported from Alabama, Michigan, and Ohio. Of the 24 ill persons with available information, 21 (87%) reported consuming sprouts at
Marler Calls on Jimmy John’s to pay Sprout E. coli victims’ Medical Bills
Bill Marler, food safety advocate and attorney, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark, has been retained by victims of the E. coli O26 outbreak traced to the Jimmy John’s sprout outbreak, called today on Jimmy John’s to pay the medical bills of all individuals who became ill with E. coli O26 infections as
Jimmy Johns Sprouts E. coli outbreak reaches Washtenaw, Kent, Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties, Michigan
At least 1 of the 9 confirmed victims of the Jimmy Johns Sprouts E. coli outbreak, which has now sickened at least 25 in 8 states, is a resident of Washtenaw County Michigan. Other Michigan victims of the sprouts E. coli outbreak are from Kent, Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties. Here are some other