By the end of this year, I hope to have more devoted readers than there are sprout outbreaks and recalls.  As I sit here today, it’s pretty much neck and neck, and I’ll be honest, my competition is relentless.  See my earlier post (TODAY!!!) on the ongoing Salmonella outbreak in Michigan .  And this just in:  The California Department of Health warns consumers not to eat Los Angeles Calco, Inc. brand alfalfa sprout products "because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella."  

What a shocker.  Salmonella and sprouts; sprouts and Salmonella.  Though there are not yet any illnesses known to be linked to Calco, Inc’s products, we must wait for the public health folks in California, who are no strangers to outbreaks associated with raw produce, to connect all the dots.  We’ll see what tomorrow brings.   

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Drew Falkenstein joined Marler Clark in January, 2004 and has concentrated his practice in representing victims of foodborne illness. He has litigated nationwide against some of the biggest food corporations in the world, including Dole, Kellogg’s, and McDonald’s.  He has worked on landmark…

Drew Falkenstein joined Marler Clark in January, 2004 and has concentrated his practice in representing victims of foodborne illness. He has litigated nationwide against some of the biggest food corporations in the world, including Dole, Kellogg’s, and McDonald’s.  He has worked on landmark cases that have helped shape food safety policy, HACCP protocol, and consumer rights, such as the E. coli outbreak in fresh spinach in 2006 and the 2008 Peanut Corporation of America outbreak of Salmonella. A frequent speaker for the not-for-profit organization Outbreak, Inc, Mr. Falkenstein travels the country to address public and environmental health organizations as well as food safety meetings and annual educational conferences.  He speaks on the intersection of law and public health, and addresses companies on how to prevent food borne illness outbreaks.