The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has received notification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that its laboratory confirmed three unrelated cases of angiostrongyliasis, or rat lungworm disease, in visitors to Hawai‘i Island. All three individuals are adult residents of the U.S. mainland and were traveling in Hawai‘i when they were infected
Schumer: Consumers Are In For A Rocky Road If FDA Does Not Continue Work On New Tools To Cone-Off Contaminated Foods
Just days after the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled a major study showing serious foodborne bacteria was found in ice cream production plants across 32 states, including New York, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is making the case for critical strengthening with robust federal investments into the FDA’s food safety program that can help
12 Sick in California after eating Raw Oysters with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio albensis, Shigella flexneri, norovirus and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today recommended that consumers avoid eating raw oysters harvested from Estero El Cardon in Baja California Sur, Mexico, because they are linked to an outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses in California.
In California, 12 individuals have reported illness in February, March, and April after consuming raw oysters sold by
Pay the Medical Bills and Lost Wages of E. coli and Salmonella Victims, says Food Safety Advocate and Attorney, Bill Marler
Bill Marler, food safety advocate and foodborne attorney since 1993, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark, has been contacted by victims of the recent E. coli O103 ground meat outbreak, and recent Salmonella outbreaks linked cut fruit and ground tuna, called today on those companies responsible to pay the medical bills and lost
How Safe is our Food in the USA? CDC: Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli up in 2018
Not much of a surprise to those who follow my blog. Looks like biggest culprits are Chicken and Leafy Greens.
The CDC reported today that the incidence of three major foodborne pathogens Campylobacter, Salmonella Enteritidis and STEC E. coli has increased in 2018.
The Bug – Campylobacter: Campylobacter continues to be the most commonly
Get Poisoned – Not Really, just the Book – with a New Chapter
POISONEDThe True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat.
By Jeff Benedict.
As the New York Times said in 2011:
If little mental woodpeckers of guilt begin to hammer away every time you reach for a John Grisham novel (shouldn’t you be reading something factual and relevant to
Listeria, E. coli and Two Salmonella Outbreaks to be Updated this Week
Unnamed Deli Meat and Cheese Listeria Outbreak:The CDC and several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections linked to deli-sliced meats and cheeses. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are monitoring the outbreak.
As of April 15, 2019, 8
What to do during an E. coli and Salmonella Outbreak
Avoid ground beef until the source of the E. coli contamination in known. Do not eat the cut fruit that has been recalled because of Salmonella.
General Advice During an E. coli and Salmonella Outbreak
- Be especially careful during “unsolved” outbreaks. Until health officials have the facts, do not assume anything about the source of
Plastic and Pizza don’t mix
J & J Snack Foods Handhelds Corp., a Holly Ridge, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 56,578 pounds of stuffed sandwich products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically semi-transparent plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The stuffed sandwiches were produced on February 19 and February 20,
FDA Sampling Fresh Herbs, Guacamole and Processed Avocado
April 4, 2019
As of January 1, 2019, the FDA has tested 747 fresh herb samples (441 domestic, 306 import), and 526 processed avocado or guacamole samples (435 domestic, 91 import). Of the fresh herb samples, nine tested positive for Salmonella (4 domestic, 5 import), and six tested positive for Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC),