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Food Poison Blog

Surveillance and analysis on food poison news and outbreaks.
By Marler Clark

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 12:57:03

One family's strugle against E. coli in Ellensburg, WA

Posted on July 12, 2010
The Daily Record today reported on the E. coli illness of a 5 year old Ellensburg, Washington resident named Asher Campbell. Fortunately, Asher did not develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), or the story's conclusion may have been much different...

CDC Warns of Foodborne Illness Risk from Salsa and Guacamole

Posted on July 12, 2010
As a ravenous consumer of fresh guacamole and chips, I found today's article from CNN.com regarding the connection between restaurant-sourced foodborne illness due to salsa and guacamole consumption particularly interesting, and a bit disquieting...

The Providence Journal on the national Salmonella outbreak linked to salami and pepper

Posted on July 11, 2010
Felice Freyer of the Providence Journal today published a detailed investigative article on the Salmonella Montevideo outbreak linked to Daniele salami, and pepper from Wholesome and Overseas Spice Companies. The great detail makes you wonder whether she moonlights as an epidemiologist with the CDC...

Report on Utah raw milk outbreak, April - June 2010

Posted on July 11, 2010
With another raw milk outbreak hopefully wrapping up in Colorado, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the CDC highlights the Utah raw milk outbreak that occurred between from late April to early June 2010: On April 29, 2010, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) was notified of three cases of Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infection...

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Colorado E. coli Outbreak Summaries

Posted on July 10, 2010
Two E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks have plagued Colorado in recent weeks. The first is an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with bison meat products from Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, Inc. The company has recalled over 66,000 pounds of bison products, which have caused, to date, at least 6 confirmed E...

Billy Goat Dairy Raw Milk Linked to 30 Illnesses in Colorado

Posted on July 09, 2010
Boulder County Press Release - A second child has been hospitalized with severe illness after becoming ill from drinking unpasteurized goat milk in June that came from Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont. The first child was hospitalized on June 27 and remains hospitalized...

Another Salmonella Recall to Report: contaminated peppers

Posted on July 09, 2010
Miravalle Foods, Inc., a California company, is recalling 37,318 lbs. of "Miravalle Chile California & Miravalle Chile Nuevo Mexico" Brand Peppers" distributed between March 15th and May 6th 2010 to some customers in CA, CO, UT, NC, NE, ID, OR and NV because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella...

Bison meat E. coli O157:H7 outbreak and recall update

Posted on July 09, 2010
Although there have been no new numbers from Colorado, New York, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the USDA-FSIS just updated its list of retail establishments that received recalled product in the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak and recall linked to Rocky Mountain Natural Meats bison meat...

Ready Pac Foods baby spinach recall: E. coli O157:H7

Posted on July 08, 2010
Ready Pac Foods, Inc. is recalling 702 cases of the Baby Spinach variety of Spinach Temptations 6 oz. bagged salads with Use-by Dates of July 4, and bearing a Product Code of I1707B, IR127121, and July 8 product with Product Code I2007B, IR130373...

FSIS does not "target" ground buffalo or bison for E. coli O157:H7 testing - Why?

Posted on July 08, 2010
FSIS Directive 10,010.1 states in part: Products Not Subject To FSIS Sampling ?Ground buffalo or bison is also not a raw ground beef product subject to this FSIS verification sampling. Not testing Buffalo or Bison seems a bit curious given that we have now had at least two recalls in the past three years, and given that Buffalo and Bison are known carriers of E...

Bison meat recall due to E. coli O157:H7: product list from the source

Posted on July 08, 2010
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats has now recalled approximately 66,776 pounds of bison meat products due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The recalls have occurred on two separate dates: the first was announced on July 2, and the second just yesterday...

Staphylococcus Aureus and Enterotoxin Found in Raw Milk Cheese

Posted on July 08, 2010
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today advised consumers who purchased aged hard cheddar cheese made with raw milk from Milky Way Farm in Troy, Bradford County, to discard the product immediately because of potential bacterial contamination...

Bison meat recall expands

Posted on July 07, 2010
Today, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced an expansion of the E. coli O157:H7-related recall of bison meat products by Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, out of Henderson, Colorado. The original recall was of approximately 66,000 pounds of bison products, including ground meat; the expansion adds an additional 776 pounds of meat to the recall...

Fair and Balanced? Half the Raw Milk Story in Nebraska

Posted on July 07, 2010
I just finished reading on online article at the Lincoln (NE) star journal, "You don't have to own a cow to have raw milk," by Erin Duerr. In the article she proclaims that the "best" way to get your dairy is "raw milk at the source...

Attendee of Penn State Tennis Camp Reportedly Ill With E. coli

Posted on July 07, 2010
The student newspaper at Penn State is reporting that an attendee to a tennis camp at PSU left early last week, and has been told that he had contracted E. coli. There is no confirmation that the illness was contracted at the camp. The report did not indicate the strain of E...

Dangerous eating in Pennsylvania

Posted on July 07, 2010
As the latest in a succession of food contamination problems in Pennsylvania, K. Heeps, Inc., an Allentown company, is recalling approximately 17.5 pounds of fully cooked turkey breast products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U...

Contaminated PA Cheese Made from Raw Milk

Posted on July 07, 2010
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today advised consumers who purchased aged hard cheddar cheese made with raw milk from Milky Way Farm in Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, to discard the product immediately because of potential bacterial contamination...

Penn State E. coli Case: is it an outbreak?

Posted on July 07, 2010
Nathan Pipenberg of the Daily Collegian today reported on an apparent case of E. coli O157:H7 infection that may be linked to food served on campus during a tennis camp at Penn State University. An East Halls tennis camper left University Park early last week -- then told Penn State this week his doctor had informed him he had contracted E...

Azteca Linda Corporation recalls Mexican soft cheeses due to listeria contamination

Posted on July 06, 2010
In addition toE. coli and campylobacter in goat's milk and E. coli in bison meat, Azteca Linda Corp. of Brooklyn, NY, this weekend announced a recall of its Queso Fresco and Queso Hebra cheeses with an expiration date of July 7, 2010. The recall was announced because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

Raw milk and hot water in New York . . . and other states too

Posted on July 06, 2010
At almost the same time that Colorado announced an E. coli O157:H7 and campylobacter outbreak linked to raw goat milk produced by Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont, New York announced that the license to sell raw milk held by Breese Hollow Dairy has been suspended due to positive tests for both campylobacter and listeria monocytogenes...

Salmonella: the year in review . . . so far

Posted on July 06, 2010
With annual costs attributable to foodpoisoning outbreaks topping $152 billion, there is little doubt that food-related illnesses are a major public health concern. Salmonella, just one of many potentially lethal bugs, causes approximately 40,000 confirmed cases of salmonellosis every year in the US, though the number of actual cases is likely more than 30 times higher...

Chicken of the Sea Tuna Recall

Posted on July 05, 2010
On July 1, 2010 Tri-Union Seafoods announced a recall of Chicken of the Sea 12 ounce cans of solid white tuna packed in water. The company cited a production error that may have created defective seals during the production process, thus creating a risk for the germination of botulism spores...

Recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks with Colorado beef link

Posted on July 05, 2010
On Friday we learned that Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Henderson, Colorado meat business, was recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of bison products due to potential contamination by E. coli O157:H7. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E...

Salmonella Outbreak at Sasquatch Festival

Posted on July 04, 2010
The Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington is a great place to see a concert. Unfortunately, a number of concert-goers at the Sasquatch Festival, held over this past Memorial Day weekend, ended up victims of a Salmonella outbreak. Health officials in Grant County, Washington have reported that 7 cases of salmonella have been confirmed in people who attended the show...

Rocky Mountain Natural Meats Recalls 66,000 Pounds of Bison Meat for E. coli

Posted on July 04, 2010
Just in time for the 4th of July, Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Colorado company, is recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7, a potentially deadly pathogen...

Daycare E. coli Outbreak Shows Risk of Secondary Infections

Posted on July 03, 2010
Eight confirmed and two suspected cases of E. coli bacteria were reported Friday in Ellensburg by the Kittitas County Public Health Department, an increase of three from Thursday. Eight of the 10 cases were in children who attend Creative Kids Learning Center or Little Tot Town day care centers, which the health department closed Wednesday...

Colorado and New York E. coli Illnesses prompt Buffalo Recall

Posted on July 03, 2010
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Henderson, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products. FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E...

Studies Show Spike in E. coli O157:H7 in the Summer

Posted on July 03, 2010
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats has recalled approximately 66,000 pounds of bison meat - both ground and steak- in response to at least five linked cases of E. coli O157:H7 in Colorado. There is another potentially linked illness in New York...

Number of Raw Milk Illnesses in Colorado Continues to Grow

Posted on July 02, 2010
The number of those sickened by raw milk in Boulder County Colorado has grown to 24. Earlier this week, health officials announced that 16 people were suffering from E. coli O157:H7 and campylobacter infections lined to unpasteurized goat's milk from the Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont, Colorado...

Updates on sprouts salmonella outbreak and HVP salmonella recall

Posted on July 01, 2010
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Sprouts: The CDC has issued its final update in the Salmonella outbreak linked to raw alfalfa sprouts, which caused 44 confirmed cases of salmonellosis in 11 states. No deaths were reported, but 7 of 34 patients with available information were hospitalized, the CDC said...

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