This is simply unacceptable. This botulism outbreak, frankly any outbreak that sickens babies, should never have happened. We can do more to protect the most vulnerable. The stork in “operation stork speed” clearly flew into a brick wall and crash landed. This child’s parents bought ByHeart Infant Formula at a Walmart. ByHeart utilized powdered organic […]
I’m off to Washington D.C. on Monday to attend the following hearing. I was there in January pitching hearings on the safety (or lack of it) of our food supply. I posted on January 5, 2007. I am working on my written testimony and hope to post it here either later tonight or Monday. Despite […]
E. coli and little league baseball should not mix. I can not imagine why a system seems to use kids as guniea pigs to figure out when an E. coli outbreak is happening. It will be interesting to see if Richwood Meat tested for E. coli prior to it being shipped to customers in at […]
Tom Ragan of the Santa Cruz Sentinel called yesterday asking what was the status of the Dole Spinach Litigation: The family of an 81-year-old Nebraska woman who died after eating spinach grown at a San Benito County ranch has reached an undisclosed settlement – the first announced agreement in what could be a long line […]
E. coli? Interesting stories from different coasts: Ground beef hamburger patties recalled in California A voluntary recall is underway for dozens of brands of frozen ground beef patties. State health officials said meat produced by Richwood Meat Company of Merced may be contaminated with E. coli. The meat is sold at Winco Foods, Vons, and […]
KCAL SANTA ANA reported that: The health permit of a Lake Forest eatery linked to an E. coli infection outbreak, which affected 14 customers and one employee, was reinstated Thursday. The Foothill Ranch restaurant voluntarily closed on April 6, after reports that several people who ate at the restaurant from March 23-25 reported getting sick, […]
Montco man, 19 others drop suits to negotiate over E. coli illnesses Patrick Lester of The Morning Call wrote this morning: A Montgomery County man and others sickened by an E. coli outbreak at Taco Bell last year could receive out-of-court settlements ranging from $25,000 to $500,000 from the fast-food restaurant chain, an attorney said. […]
Karoun Demirjian of the Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau reported on a Senate hearing last week: Pet food recall has lawmakers examining flaws – Senator Durbin calls safety procedures ‘broken’ Cans of dog food and anecdotes about the family cat are usually out of place at Senate hearings, but that’s what lawmakers talked about Thursday as […]
Produce firm names winners of E coli research grants A scientific advisory panel assembled by Fresh Express, a California produce company, has selected nine research teams to receive awards up to $250,000 each to study how to keep Escherichia coli O157:H7 from contaminating fresh produce. In January 2007, Fresh Express, which produces bagged salads and […]
Morning Edition, April 12, 2007 · Lettuce and spinach crops are in the ground now in California’s Salinas Valley. They’ll soon be arriving as pre-washed bagged leafy greens at your local supermarket. But after last fall’s big E. coli outbreak in spinach that sickened 200 people and killed three, the big question is, are those […]
From Times Staff Reports April 13, 2007 A 15th person has tested positive for E. coli linked to the outbreak originating at a Foothill Ranch restaurant, authorities said Thursday. The latest victim, a young adult who ate at the restaurant March 23, was not hospitalized, an Orange County Health Care Agency spokesman said. Fourteen of […]
I have learned that the current Salmonella Tennessee case stool and urine positives (substantial numbers of ill people had urinary tract infections instead of stool cultures) have risen to 563 in 47 States. The first reported case is in August 2006 and remaining constant, but low, through September, spiking in October, November, December and then […]
Tom Ragan, Sentinel staff writer, wrote today – Leafy green growers, shippers face three strikes rule It’s three strikes or they’re out for growers, shippers or handlers who violate food safety standards designed to prevent future E. coli outbreaks. The new policy is expected to be passed later this month in Sacramento by the California […]
Sylvester, Georgia – Thousands of people worldwide were sickened by Sylvester produced Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter and are suing ConAgra Foods. Ten attorneys were allowed inside the plant Monday to see for themselves how salmonella bacteria ended up inside peanut butter jars. Lawyers, photographers, and engineers walked the roof of ConAgra Foods, […]
The Associated Press out of Atlanta broke our visit to the ConAgra Peanut Butter plant in Sylvester, Georgia ConAgra’s Leaking Roof Lawyers and investigators visit south Ga. peanut butter plant An army of plaintiffs’ lawyers and investigators is inspecting the south Georgia peanut butter plant linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than […]
Two new cases of E. coli bacteria infection among people who ate at a Lake Forest restaurant were confirmed Saturday and health officials said the restaurant would be closed until further notice. The other latest case involves an employee who tested positive for E. coli despite not reporting any early symptoms. Restaurant officials voluntarily closed […]