A total of 22 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strain of Listeria monocytogenes were reported from 13 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons identified in each state was as follows: California (3), Colorado (1), District of Columbia (1), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (1), Minnesota (1), Nebraska (1), New Jersey (3), New
FDA Testing Spots Salmonella Tomatoes
Rio Queen Citrus, Inc. of Mission, TX is recalling 840 cartons of 12/1 Dry Pints of Mexican cherry tomatoes in “Karol” brand boxes, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune
Are the Connecticut E. coli Victims Linked to Wegmans?
The CDC reported yesterday that a total a total of 28 ill persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from five states. The number of ill people identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Connecticut (2), Massachusetts (2), New York (22), Pennsylvania (1), and Virginia
Wegmans Organic Spinach & Spring Mix E. coli Outbreak Nears 30
The CDC just reported a total of 28 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) have been reported from five states, with most cases in New York. The number of ill people identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Connecticut (2), Massachusetts (2), New
E. coli and Spinach and Lettuce too Frequent
From the Jack-in-the-Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in 1993 to the ConAgra outbreak in 2002, most of the E. coli illnesses cases Marler Clark has been involved in have been hamburger related. The beef industry has responded and E. coli beef cases are becoming rarer. However, I can not say the same for the leafy
Sunland Should Pay Salmonella Victims Expenses
William Marler, attorney for victims of the recent Salmonella outbreak traced to contaminated peanut and other nut butter products manufactured by Sunland, Inc., called on the company today to pay all outbreak victims’ out-of-pocket medical costs and lost wages for missed time off work to care for themselves or family members suffering from Salmonella
Stolen Sesame Paste May Have Salmonella
AP reports this morning that a California food company has issued a warning against eating or buying containers of its sesame paste because they could be contaminated with Salmonella.
Tony’s Imports and Exports of Clovis, Calif. says 141 pails of its Al-Rabih Tahineh were stolen from its warehouse where they were waiting to be destroyed
20 Sickened by E. coli Spinach
At least 20 people have been counted ill in the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to packaged Wegmans spinach & spring mix sold at Wegmans stores in New York state.
Six of those victims were hospitalized, but all have since been discharged. Patients ranged in age from 6 to 66 years old.
No other states
Sunland’s Response to FDA – We did not ship Salmonella peanut butter
Jimmie Shearer – President and CEO
At no time in its twenty four year history has Sunland, Inc. released for distribution any products that it knew to be potentially contaminated with harmful microorganisms. The Company has followed internal testing protocols that it believed resulted in the isolation and destruction of any product that did not
Marler: Hearings Needed on Salmonella Outbreak
Food safety advocate and attorney William Marler called on Congress to investigate New Mexico-based peanut and nut butter producer Sunland, Inc. on Thursday. The call came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released records showing that between 2009 and 2012 Sunland had distributed multiple lots of peanut butter and nut butters that had