The CDC has updated its numbers with respect to the alfalfa sprouts outbreak. See the full report here, which gives a good summary of the epidemiological evidence that establishes that Caudill Seed was the source of this outbreak. My homework assignment for Lyle Orwig is to read this report before doing anymore interviews.
More from Mr. Orwig and Caudill Seed
I know you’re dying for more. I posed a question to Caudill Seed yesterday about why they haven’t recalled their product. Jim Prevor, the Perishable Pundit, had the same question apparently.
Pundit: FDA says Caudill made the decision to voluntarily withdraw from the market all the alfalfa seeds bearing six digit lot numbers
Not exactly the Italian vacation I had planned . . .
Our work at Marler Clark requires lots of travel . . . sometimes even overseas. Looks like it might be time to up my intake of spaghetti carbonnara and red wine so that I’m ready to roll when it comes time to take a closer look at the Italian company selling the sprout seeds that are
Salmonella Illness: Just a little diarrhea, right?
I guess you’ve got to be in this business to get frustrated when people think of foodborne disease as being akin to "an upset stomach" or what everybody calls "the flu." That, or you’ve got to be unlucky enough to have known or loved somebody who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome or some other horrible manifestation of foodborne disease.
Sprouts, Sprouts, and more . . . Salmonella
The Salmonella-sprouts outbreak that we formerly reported was linked to illnesses in Michigan has grown. Health officials from multiple states (Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah and West Virginia) report at least 31 confirmed illnesses, which means that the number of actual illnesses in the outbreak is probably over one hundred. The FDA is