The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat entrees due to the products containing FDA-regulated ingredients that have been recalled by Mann’s Packing Co. due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. FSIS is issuing this public health alert out of the utmost of caution to
Confidential Settlements reached in 10 more Romaine E. coli cases
As of June 27, 2018, 210 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 were reported from 36 states. A list of the states and the number of cases in each can be found on the Case Count Map page. Illnesses started on dates ranging from March 13, 2018 to June 6, 2018.
Florida Penn Dutch shut due to Listeria
Today, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried issued an Immediate Final Order to Penn Dutch Meat & Seafood Market, ordering that they immediately cease operations and close their Margate store. The order was issued after Penn Dutch violated multiple stop-use and stop-sale orders and endangered public health
Deadly Doughnuts? Yet another food service worker with Hepatitis A
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has issued a warning of possible hepatitis A exposure after a Kensington doughnut shop worker tested positive for the infection. Health officials say the employee works at Yumcious Donuts at 3001 Kensington Ave.
The health department recommends anyone who purchased doughnuts from Yumcious or the Quick Stop at the
Meet William “Bill” Marler and Marler Clark
An accomplished attorney and national expert in food safety, William (Bill) Marler has become the most prominent foodborne illness lawyer in America and a major force in food policy in the U.S. and around the world . Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, has represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies
Listeria Hits California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario – 31 ill with 2 deaths
The CDC, several states, and federal partners (USDA/FSIS) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections.
As of August 23, 2019, a total of 24 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria has been reported from 13 states: California (4), Florida (1), Iowa (10), Illinois (4), Indiana (1), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Michigan (1),
What is Cause of Listeria Outbreak?
As of August 23, 2019, there have been seven confirmed cases of Listeria illnesses in three Canadian provinces.
According to Canadian Health authorities Rosemount brand cooked diced chicken has been identified as a likely source of the outbreak. That product has now been recalled.
Also, as of August 23, 2019, 24 people infected with the
Marler Clark hired to track down source of E. coli outbreak linked to buffalo burgers
As of July 12, 2019, a total of 21 people infected with the outbreak strains of E. coli O103 (6 people), E. coli O121 (13 people), or both (2 people) have been reported from 7 states.
Illnesses started on dates from March 18, 2019, to June 18, 2019. Ill people range in age from 6
CDC: Domestically acquired Cyclospora spikes to 580 ill
What’s the connection? Some clusters linked to restaurants and some clusters linked to basil.
The number of reported cases of domestically acquired cyclosporiasis has increased from the previous month and remains elevated in the United States since May 1, 2019.
As of July 23, 2019, 580 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis were reported to CDC by
A history of E. coli O103 and O121 Outbreaks
Thanks to www.outbreakdatabase.com.
E. coli O121
2017 Outbreak of STEC O121 at an Athletic Center, Colorado
- Organism:
- Non-O157 STEC
- Vehicle:
- Recreational water
In September 2017 Colorado public health officials investigated an outbreak of E. coli O121 associated with recreational swimming at Villa Sport Athletic Center located in Colorado Springs. Three confirmed cases and three primary