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By Marler Clark

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

Mincing Overseas black pepper added to salami/pepper recall (correction to earlier blog post)

Posted on March 05, 2010
We have been following the large outbreak and recall linked to Daniele Inc. salami products since the middle of January. The outbreak began in July 2009, but was not discovered until January 2010. Two strains of Salmonella--Montevideo and Senftenberg--are known to have been involved...

Enzi Praises Reportable Food Registry Longtime Advocate of Registry Lauds Focus on Prevention

Posted on March 05, 2010
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today commended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for using the Reportable Food Registry to take prompt action to protect the public following the early identification of Salmonella in a Las Vegas, NV food company flavoring product...

U.S. Sen. Harkin: Salmonella outbreak demonstrates urgency of passing comprehensive food safety legislation

Posted on March 05, 2010
Harkin: Salmonella Outbreak Demonstrates Urgency of Passing Comprehensive Food Safety Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an investigation into findings of Salmonella Tennessee in hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) manufactured by Basic Food Flavors, Inc...

Shigella Outbreak at Lombard, Illinois Subway

Posted on March 05, 2010
The Chicago Tribune reported last night on a developing Shigella outbreak linked to a Lombard, Illinois Subway restaurant: A Subway restaurant in Lombard has been closed by the DuPage County Health Department after several customers contracted gastrointestinal illnesses, officials said Thursday...

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Reser's products now included in HVP recall

Posted on March 05, 2010
HVP UPDATE: Today, Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. of Beaverton, OR, became the latest company to announce a recall of food products because they contain salmonella-contaminated hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). The contaminated HVP was supplied to Reser, among many other companies, by Basic Food Flavors, Inc...

HVP Update: FDA finds Salmonella in Basic Food Flavors' Processing Equipment

Posted on March 05, 2010
More companies added products to the growing list of recalled food products containing Salmonella contaminated hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). HVP is a flavor enhancer used in a wide variety of processed food products, such as soups, sauces, chilis, stews, hot dogs, gravies, seasoned snack foods, dips, and dressings...

Hot Dogs and Choking Risks

Posted on March 04, 2010
It is agonizing to think about what the family of Anthony Arriaga went through as they witnessed the four-year-old choke to death on a hot dog in January. The following is from an interview with KING 5 TV station in Seattle: "When I turned around and looked at my child, he was just waving his hands on the table, pounding," said Marta Rodgriguez, Anthony's mother...

Update on Daniele salami/pepper Salmonella outbreak

Posted on March 04, 2010
Yesterday, the CDC updated the case count in the Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled salami from Daniele Inc., red pepper from Wholesome Spice, and likely black pepper as well. A total of 245 people are now counted by the CDC as cases in this outbreak, coming from 44 states and the District of Columbia...

More Recalls in the wake of HVP Salmonella news

Posted on March 03, 2010
HVP RECALL UDATE: Several days ago, Basic Food Flavors, Inc., a Nevada company, recalled hydrolyzed vegetable protein ("HVP"--a protein breakdown product of vegetable amino acids), due to potential salmonella contamination. The recalled products were widely distributed and included in many further processed foods...

WSU Common Reading Hosts Foodborne Illness Attorney William D. Marler for Presentation March 10

Posted on March 03, 2010
PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University alumnus William D. 'Bill' Marler will be in Pullman to present 'Chasing the Ambulance Away: Reshaping the Role of the Personal Injury Lawyer in Society and the Law,' at 7 p.m. March 10 in room 203 of the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)...

Norovirus on Cruises - Keeping Ill From Ever Leaving Port

Posted on March 03, 2010
Some new facts on the most recent high profile nororivus outbreak on a cruise line raise an interesting question - whose job is it to keep people who are already ill from starting the cruise in the first place? And how could that task be accomplished? CNN reported new details today on the outbreak aboard the Celebrity Cruises' Mercury vessel...

Tim's Cascade potato chips caught in HVP salmonella recall

Posted on March 03, 2010
Late yesterday, Tim's Cascade Snacks of Algona, Washington recalled its 'HAWAIIAN® Kettle Style Potato Chips - SWEET MAUI ONION' AND 'HAWAIIAN - SWEET MAUI ONION RINGS' because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled chips were distributed nationwide and in Canada through retail stores, distributors, direct delivery and internet sales...

Beef recalls in 2010: 5,768,000 total pounds of beef recalled

Posted on March 02, 2010
Today, Randolph Packing Co. Inc., an Asheboro, N.C. establishment, recalled approximately 96,000 pounds of beef products due to potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. It is not known yet, publicly at least, whether the recall is due to recognition of an outbreak of illnesses or to positive beef samples detected in USDA or company tests...

More retailers recall products due to fears of salmonella-contaminated HVP

Posted on March 02, 2010
To date, at least three different companies have recalled a variety of food products due to fears that the products contain salmonella-contaminated hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). Johnny's Fine Foods Inc. of Tacoma, WA, has recalled its powdered french dip au jus mix; Kroger has recalled two onion dip and soup mixes; and T Marzetti Company, a dip-maker, has recalled a variety of dips...

More on black pepper recall due to Salmonella contamination

Posted on March 02, 2010
Yesterday, Heartland Foods, Inc., an Indianapolis, Indiana company recalled "all sizes/containers of COARSE GROUND BLACK PEPPER shipped from their facility at 6815 E. 34th Street, Indianapolis IN. Potential distribution took place on or after October 19th, 2009 to February 17th, 2010...

Long Term Renal Risks Associated with HUS, E. coli O157:H7

Posted on March 01, 2010
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a potentially fatal complication of E. coli O157:H7 infection, most common in children. At Marler Clark, we too often have to explain HUS to the lawyers and insurers for companies that have sold contaminated food. Acute renal failure is one of the signature elements of HUS...

Heartland Foods Inc. Recalls Black Pepper

Posted on March 01, 2010
Heartland Foods, Inc. of Indianapolis is voluntarily recalling all sizes/containers of COARSE GROUND BLACK PEPPER shipped from their facility at 6815 E. 34th Street, Indianapolis IN. Potential distribution took place on or after October 19th, 2009 to February 17th, 2010...

Many retail grocery locations may have recalled Huntington meat (e. coli)

Posted on February 27, 2010
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service just published the list of retail locations that may have beef and veal products subject to Huntington Meat's 4.9 million pound E. coli recall. There are far too many retail locations that may have the recalled meat to list here...

French Dip Powdered Au Jus recall due to Salmonella contamination

Posted on February 27, 2010
Yet another food recall due to Salmonella contamination. This one was announced this morning by Johnny's Fine Foods, a Tacoma, Washington food company, who is recalling powdered au jus due to potential contamination by Salmonella. The FDA recall notice states as follows: To date no known illnesses have been associated with this product...

Spices: emerging threat or clear and present danger?

Posted on February 27, 2010
Over the last several years, there have been multiple outbreaks linked to, and recalls of, various kinds of spices. From white pepper, to red pepper, to black pepper and beyond, spices are a potentially ideal vehicle for the transmission of foodborne disease...

FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak

Posted on February 26, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, continues to work closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states in the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections associated with certain Italian-style sausage products including salami/salame...

Over 400 Sickened with Norovirus on Cruise

Posted on February 26, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that norovirus was the cause of over 400 illnesses that forced a Celebrity Cruise's ship back to Charleston, South Carolina during a voyage to the Caribbean. According to CNN, the Celebrity Cruises' outbreak sickened 435 of 1,838 passengers, as recounted by Cynthia Martinez, Celebrity spokeswoman...

American Pecan Co. recalls pecan products due to Salmonella contamination

Posted on February 26, 2010
The American Pecan Co., a Texas-based pecan company, announced a recall today of its small, medium, and large sized plastic bags of pecans. The company is recalling the product due to potential contamination by Salmonella bacteria...

Spinach recall among Huffington Post's worst product recalls of all time

Posted on February 25, 2010
The Huffington Post today announced its list of the ten worst product recalls of all time. The food recalls include melamine-tainted milk, worm-infested chocolates, and of course the September 2006 E. coli O157:H7 (and other serotypes) outbreak linked to Dole baby spinach...

Answers in the Salmonella outbreak linked to salami and pepper

Posted on February 25, 2010
This evening, Wholesome Spice and Seasoning Company, a Brooklyn, NY, spice wholesaler, recalled "all lots of 25 lb boxes of Crushed Red Pepper sold between 4/6/09 and 1/20/10." See FDA Recall Notice. The reason for the recall is, of course, that the recalled red pepper is contaminated with Salmonella, thus explaining (partially, fully?) a national Salmonella outbreak that has sickened, to date, at least 238 people from 44 states and the District of Columbia...

Salmonella contaminated pepper and salami: is the outbreak over?

Posted on February 24, 2010
There has been no further word on the massive Salmonella outbreak that sparked a major recall by Daniele Inc. of salami products distributed nationally. The latest CDC update on the outbreak was on February 18, at which point the CDC had identified 233 illnesses in 44 states linked to the outbreak...

Bellingham company recalls raw milk due to E. coli fears

Posted on February 24, 2010
Late yesterday, a Bellingham, Washington company called Jackie's Jersey Milk recalled raw milk product due to possible contamination by E. coli O157:H7. The contamination was detected during routine sampling and testing of the company's products by the Washington State Department of Agriculture...

Strange bedfellows (maybe not) in the fight over Wyoming residents' "fundamental right to eat whatever they want"

Posted on February 22, 2010
Tongue firmly planted in his cheek, Bill Marler recently teed off on a Wyoming legislator's (Sue Wallis (R-Recluse, WY)) sponsorship of a bill that would exempt food producers in Wyoming from licenses, inspections and certifications when selling directly to consumers...

Listeria, cheese recalls, and pregnancy

Posted on February 22, 2010
Washington and Oregon have been the site of two recent cheese recalls due to contamination by listeria monocytogenes. The first was announced earlier this month by the Estrella Family Creamery of Montesano, Washington. And the second was announced yesterday by Queserita Bendita, a Yakima area cheese producer...

Experts to discuss legal aspects of food at Feb. 26 symposium

Posted on February 21, 2010
Experts on legal aspects of food will visit the University of Iowa Friday, Feb. 26 to discuss recipe copyrights, food safety and marketing, community-based agriculture, and a century-long ban on yellow margarine in Quebec. Experts on legal aspects of food will visit the University of Iowa Friday, Feb...

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