The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 48 million-foodborne illness cases occur in the United States every year. At least 128,000 Americans are hospitalized, and 3,000 die after eating contaminated food. Here are some of the main players:
Botulism is a rare but potentially life-threatening bacterial illness. Clostridium Botulinum bacteria grows on
Zweigle’s Inc., a Rochester, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,997 pounds of bologna products that may be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
* Cases containing two 10-pound packages of “PRICE CHOPPER German Brand Bologna
Food safety attorney Bill Marler is using social media to encourage other law firms to show support for public union employees in Wisconsin. Marler is closing his law firm early Friday as a gesture of solidarity and as a protest against the state’s efforts to reduce collective bargaining power for Wisconsin public union employees.
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Raw milk bad boy Mike Hartmann has managed to do the raw milk movement a general disservice over the course of the last year. His products have sickened over a dozen people with E. coli O157:H7 and campylobacter, and he has defied the State of Minnesota at pretty much every opportunity, despite running
March 2011 – Skippy Peanut Butter: Salmonella
Unilever United States, Inc. today announced a limited recall of Skippy® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy® Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
December 2010 – Tropical Nut & Fruit: Salmonella
Tropical Nut & Fruit of Charlotte, NC, is voluntarily recalling all its products containing walnuts supplied by Atlas Walnuts, LLC after November 16, 2010 because they have the potential to contain Salmonella.
December 2010 – Multistate DeFranco and Sons In Shell Hazelnuts
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 was associated with eating DeFanco and Sons in-shell hazelnuts (also known as filberts) that had been purchased from bulk bins in grocery stores or in a repacked form sold from November 2, 2010 to December 22, 2010 in multiple states and Canada.
August 2010 – AustiNuts: Salmonella
AustiNuts Wholesale, Inc. is issuing this voluntary recall of pistachio kernel products due to a recall that was issued by its supplier California Delights, Inc. who issued a recall for two shipments of pistachio kernels received by AustiNuts Wholesale, Inc. in July 2010 due to the possibility of contamination with Salmonella
August 2010 – Aunt Patty’s: Salmonella
GloryBee Foods, Inc., of Eugene, Oregon is voluntarily recalling Aunt Patty’s brand 5-pound bags of Whole Raw Pistachios and 25 lb. boxes of Specialty Commodities brand Whole Raw Pistachios Kernels, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
January 2010 – Harris Teeter Farmers Market: Salmonella
Hines Nut Company has initiated a recall of 270 packages of Pine Nuts, packaged under the brand name Harris Teeter Farmers Market. The Pine Nuts were purchased from Red River Foods in Camarillo, CA, and have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
January 2010 – Parkers Farm: Listeria
Parkers Farm, Inc. of Coon Rapids, Minnesota today expanded the previously announced recall of products to include all date codes because they have the potential to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
At Marler Clark we have been working on ways to keep consumers informed on issues of Food Safety. That is why we have all the below “bug” websites and why I sponsor specifically Food Safety News (FSN) and the Foodborne Illness Outbreak Databse. It is ultimately the free market – consumers being aware of companies with good and bad food safety histories – that will help make food safer in the long run by having consumers vote with their pocketbooks.
We thought we would add one more portal of information (it will likely be placed over at FSN) for consumers by listing all the websites we (my staff) could find on restaurant scores.
It is still a work in progress, and I would love any feedback on places that have been missed. It is clear some states, counties and cities are more interested in inspections and more willing to put the information on the web.
Happy eating – links below:Continue Reading Restaurant Inspections Online – who has them and who does not?
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William Marler is an accomplished and highly respected attorney who is recognized as national expert in food borne illness litigation. Marler has been a major force in food safety policy in the United States and abroad. His advocacy for better food regulation
FDA: U.S. Marshals seize food products at Tennessee company
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U.S. Marshals today seized about $200,000 worth of food products from Bedford Cheese Store Inc. in Shelbyville, Tenn., after U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigators found evidence of rodents throughout the company’s facility.
An FDA inspection found rodent feces, rodent hair, rodent nesting material, and building
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1. consumption of contaminated foods or beverages,
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3. exposure to contaminated recreational water,
4. person-to-person contact with someone whose illness initiated from animal exposure or consumption of contaminated foods and beverages.
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Law & Order: How Epidemiological and Laboratory Data Are Used in Food Poisoning Cases
William Marler, Esq., Marler Clark L.L.P., P.S.— Seattle, WA Now that we know how laboratorians make inroads in the war on outbreaks, it’s time to check out what kind of legal and ethical considerations influence the use of data collected during