The CDC reports: Shigellosis is a nationally notifiable diarrheal illness caused by gram-negative bacteria. Shigella infection is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Although most infections are self-limited, antibiotics are indicated for severe illness or to reduce transmission in settings with high risk for spread. Since 2015, a growing proportion of cases has been caused by […]
I am speaking at IAFP in Long Beach in the morning, perhaps I will get some answers? In October, San Diego County and Orange County Department of Health issued public notifications about a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak investigation linked to Raw Farm LLC brand unpasteurized milk and milk products. At the time of those public notifications, […]
Actually, No. Readers, can you help me understand why CDPH would not tell the public that there had been an outbreak liked to raw milk with at least 165 sick, 20 hospitalized with nearly 40% being children 5 or younger? I will also be at IAFP this week, so stop by the Food Safety News […]
On October 18, 2023, an investigation of an outbreak associated with Raw Farm, LLC products was initiated. At least eight Salmonella cases who had reported consuming raw milk from Raw Farm, LLC of Fresno County, California, were discovered and reported to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Another nine cases from another county were discovered to be […]
California Department of Health – you are complicit in this bullshit. CDOH – you should be embarrassed. Watch the videos and read the articles here: https://realrawmilkfacts.com This just popped into my inbox: ANTI-RAW MILK AGENDAS, DIRTY TRICKS, AND CORRUPT FDA/MEDIA Kaleigh Stanziani — July 11, 2024 FDA and affiliated “Food Safety Attorney” attempting to punish […]
WARNING LETTERCMS #679972 June 12, 2024 Dear Mr. Laguarta: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your ready-to-eat (RTE) food manufacturing facility located at 1703 East Voorhees Street, Danville, IL 61834 from December 19, 2023, through February 2, 2024. Your facility manufactures RTE granola bars and RTE cereals. During the inspection of your […]
Over the last 30 plus years of practice I have been a vocal advocate for robust public health involvement in disease – especially foodborne illness – prevention. It is beyond me to comprehend why public health would remain mute in the face of at least 165 sick, 20 hospitalized and 40 percent of the ill […]
CDC and FDA have received reports of severe acute illnesses and other adverse effects following consumption of Diamond ShruumzTM brand chocolate bars, cones, and gummies reported to multiple poison control centers across the United States. As of July 8, 2024, 58 total illnesses, including 30 hospitalizations, have been reported in 27 U.S. states with ongoing […]
From October 2023 through February 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), in collaboration with California local health jurisdictions (LHJs), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and state and federal public health partners, has been investigating a multijurisdictional outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback investigations have identified Raw Farm brand raw (unpasteurized) milk as the source of the outbreak. As of February 2024, 165 outbreak-associated […]
Over the last 30 plus years of practice I have been a vocal advocate for robust public health involvement in disease – especially food borne illness prevention. It is beyond me to comprehend why public health would remain mute in the face of at least 165 sick, 20 hospitalized and 40% of the ill five […]
(COMPLAINT) According to the FDA, CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states collected different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Africana and Salmonella Braenderup infections. Epidemiologic, traceback and laboratory data show that cucumbers were contaminated with Salmonella and made people sick. CDC and FDA combined these two outbreak investigations as they shared several similarities, including where […]
According to press reports tonight, the long-lasting court saga related to a 2016-2017 listeriosis outbreak from a local raw milk cheese manufacturer has come to its conclusion. Johannes Vulto, founder and owner of Vulto Creamery LLC based in Walton, was sentenced in federal court on July 9 for his and the company’s connection to a […]
At least 165 sick, 20 hospitalized, 40% five years of age or younger. In October 2023 I reported the following Salmonella outbreak linked to Raw Farm LLC raw milk: San Diego – 12 with Salmonella: County of San Diego health officials are reporting three additional cases of Salmonella illness linked to unpasteurized or “raw” milk from a producer in Fresno, CA. This […]
Florida stands alone in criticism of FDA, CDC and 30 other states in determining the source of the outbreak. According to press reports, the Florida Department of Agriculture (FDOA) called the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) tracing of a Salmonella outbreak to a local [cucumber] grower “at best inaccurate, and at worst misleading.” Apparently, […]
WHO’s theme this year is Food safety: prepare for the unexpected NOTE: In June I took a tumble off a 12 foot wall, breaking my back (surgery was very successful) and then got COVID for the first time – so, if I still think it should be June, I hope you understand. World Food Safety […]
As of 3 July, there have been a further 13 cases associated with the recent outbreak of STEC O145 since the last update on 27 June. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 288 in the UK. All currently confirmed cases had symptom onset dates before 10 June. Although case reporting rates are continuing to […]