“Nakaochi Scrape” associated with a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly infections FDA Fast Facts • Moon Marine USA Corporation (also known as MMI) of Cupertino, Calif. is voluntarily recalling 58,828 lbs of a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, labeled as Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA. Nakaochi Scrape is tuna backmeat, which is specifically scraped off […]
The Oregon Public Health Division, Department of Agriculture and several local Oregon health departments are investigating an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 – E. coli infections that have left three Portland-area children hospitalized, two with kidney failure (hemolytic uremic syndrome – HUS) – all of whom drank raw milk from the same small farm. Three […]
According to news reports, Missouri state health officials have confirmed nine cases of E. coli in Missouri. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed cases in Boone, Cooper, Howard, Camden and Jackson counties. Health officials say a 2-year-old girl a 17-month-old child have developed symptoms of a condition that can cause kidney damage (Hemolytic […]
This morning, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released a video taken undercover at Kreider Egg Farms, a major egg producer in Pennsylvania. The living conditions in the video moved New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof to dedicate an entire column to the subject after he saw an advance copy of the footage. […]
A total of 116 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 20 states and the District of Columbia. · The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (10), Louisiana (2), […]
A total of 100 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 19 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (9), Louisiana (2), Maryland (10), Massachusetts […]
Food poisoning is not a new concern. The problem is, it’s not an old one either. Consumers, Government and Industry have been working to eradicate foodborne illness in the United States since Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle revealed rampant contamination in the nation’s food supply and thrust food safety onto the national scene. And yet, pathogens […]
As many as 5 sickened – Raw Milk the link? Jodie Jackson of the Columbia Tribune reported today that a Boone County 2-year-old infected with E. coli remained hospitalized (likely with hemolytic uremic syndrome – HUS) this morning in Columbia as one of five Central Missouri residents battling the bacteria. Geni Alexander, public information officer […]
Or, All You Really Do Not Want to Know About the Stuff in Our Food. From the introductory summary: The second edition of the Bad Bug Book, published by the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides current information about […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is investigating an increase in cases of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Central Missouri during late March and early April, 2012. Five cases of E. coli O157:H7 have been identified during this time period. Two of the cases, a two-year old child and a seventeen-month […]
A total of 100 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 19 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (9), Louisiana (2), Maryland (10), Massachusetts […]
At least do not kiss them – and, wash your hands. The CDC reports that a total of 72 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, and Salmonella Poona have been reported from 17 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (2), California (12), Georgia […]
Those damn people who Governor Branstad thinks don’t like meat need to be investigated. I was reading Mike Glover’s piece: “Iowa Governor seeks Congressional investigation of ‘pink slime,’” and the word “tool” came to mind. Defined as “a person used as an instrument by another person.” Yes, that would be Republican Governor Branstad (a.k.a., “I […]
With the recent Salmonella Bareilly outbreak linked to Spicy Tuna Roll Sushi, I fist thought if the C1 serotype Bareilly was found to be linked to a specific food over time. In searching www.outbreakdatabase.com I could find no discernible pattern. In 2010 in the United Kingdom Raw or Undercooked Bean Sprouts was linked to illnesses. […]
According the CDC a few moments ago, a total of 93 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 19 states and the District of Columbia. The CDC also noted that the number of ill people identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), […]