Today Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of Raymond Cirimele, another victim of the Salmonella outbreak linked to salami manufactured by Daniele, Inc., and black pepper sold by Wholesome Spice Company and Overseas Spice Company. Another suit was filed on behalf of a Missouri man named Lee Hanks last week.
Raymond Cirimele regularly purchased
It is Sunday, February 7, 2010; fifteen full days since Daniele Inc announced a recall of its salami products; and almost as long since the companies and investigating health authorities involved have either suspected or known that the ultimate source of illness in this large, and possibly growing outbreak, is black pepper. But we, the
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The CDC has again revised its numbers in the Salmonella montevideo outbreak linked to Daniele Inc. salami and black pepper sold by Oversees Spices Company and Wholesome Spice. There are currently 213 cases nationwide, stretching from July 2009 to the present. California Washington, Illinois, and Massachussetts remain the hardest hit states, with 30, 15, 13, and
The CDC’s February 2 update on the Salmonella outbreak linked to salami and black pepper indicates that Washington, with 15 victims, is among the hardest hit states in the outbreak. Only California and New York, with 30 and 16 victims respectively, have more sick residents. Here is a distribution map of illnesses linked to the
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The Rhode Island Department of Health announced today that recent test results strongly suggest black pepper is the source of the Salmonella outbreak associated with Daniele Inc. salami. According to the CDC, the outbreak has sickened at least 207 people in 42 states.
Daniele purchased black pepper from two different distributors (Mincing Oversees Spice Company and
In response to my AM’s blog post about the true scope of the Salmonella salami/pepper outbreak, a reader states as follows:
Can’t you read between the lines Drew. The contaminated pepper was sent to
food plants all over the country, to supermarkets, restaurants etc. Its
everywhere. The only safe products now may be from Daniele
A reader’s comments about the journal post this morning titled "Unanswered questions remain in the Salmonella salami/pepper outbreak:"
As a former owner of a spice company that did extensive work with food processors, I agree that the public has a right to know the information pertaining to this outbreak. However, using and/or selling
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just published its current list of retailers who may have received recalled salami implicated in the national salmonella outbreak.
1. Costco–all stores nationwide
2. Fred Meyer–Stores in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
3. Fry’s Food and Drug–Stores in Arizona
4. Haggen–Stores in Oregon and Washington
5. Hilander–Stores in
California based NewStar Fresh Foods today recalled green onions due to possible Salmonella contamination. 772 cartons of iced jumbo green onions are subject to the recall, sold under the brand names Omo and Fu Choy, and distributed from three locations: R.A.M. Produce Distributors of Detroit, Michigan; Franzella Distributing of San Francisco, CA; and United Food Service of
The recall of over 826,000 pounds of ground beef, produced by Beef Packers Inc (aka Cargill), due to Salmonella contamination has resounded loudly in the food biz . . . but unfortunately not because a recall linked to ground beef is such a rarity. It most certainly is not. This recall has been big news, in large part, because the contaminant is antibiotic resistant Salmonella Newport, which only increases the public health nightmare associated with an already dangerous foodborne pathogen.
In trying to understand why E. coli O157:H7 is an adulterant according to the USDA-FSIS, but other very common (and very lethal) pathogens are not, one can’t help but be impressed by the rather common-sense argument that these bugs just aren’t good for people; and as a result, they should be considered nothing if not an adulterant on any food product. Continue Reading Is Salmonella Newport an adulterant?: I wonder what World Health would say?