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Covers news, issues and developments in food safety law.
By Pritzker, Ruohonen & Associates

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Last Entry: November 15, 2009 at 09:12:07

Retailers Heed FDA Tomato Warning

Posted on June 09, 2008
The massive outbreak of Salmonella serotype Saintpaul in raw tomatoes has now affected 145 people in 16 states, including 23 hospitalizations. On June 7, the FDA issued a warning against the purchase and consumption of raw red Roma, raw red plum, raw red round tomatoes, or any products that would contain those tomatoes...

E. coli Outbreak at Slayton Minnesota Day Care Highlights Care Issues

Posted on June 09, 2008
Day cares are frequent sources of E. coli outbreaks. An E. coli outbreak at the Wonder World Preschool in Slayton, Minnesota has led to 3 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7. 13 other children have shown symptoms of an infection and are being tested...

Washington E. coli Scare is Latest Produce-Related Outbreak

Posted on June 09, 2008
The recent Washington State E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that left 10 people ill, several requiring brief hospitalization, was officially linked to commercial romaine lettuce and is the most recent scare that has left people uncertain about the safety of leafy greens...

Washington State E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce

Posted on June 09, 2008
Washington State Health Department officials have implicated commercial, bagged romaine lettuce as the source of a recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Pierce and Thurston counties. DNA fingerprinting confirmed that the E. coli cases were connected...

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E. coli Outbreak Associated with Wonder World Preschool in Slayton

Posted on June 08, 2008
Wonder World Preschool in Slayton, Minnesota may be associated with an E. coli outbreak. The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating the outbreak. According to the Minnesota Department of Health: 3 children who attend Wonder World have been confirmed positive for E...

Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak Expands to 16 States

Posted on June 08, 2008
Health officials have identified 145 persons in 16 states infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprintAccording to the CDC, States involved in this Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak include the following: Arizona (12 persons), California (1), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), Idaho (2), Illinois (17), Indiana (1), Kansas (3), New Mexico (39), Oklahoma (3), Oregon (2), Texas (56 persons), Utah (1), Virginia (2), Washington (1), and Wisconsin (3)...

Lab-Confirmed E. coli Infections in Washington May Be Linked to Lettuce

Posted on June 06, 2008
The Washington State Department of Health announced today that there are 9 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli infection in Washington that may be linked to contaminated bagged, commercial romaine lettuce. All of the cases occurred in May. Four of the cases were identified in Thurston County, and six in Pierce...

AMI Supports Test and Hold Policy

Posted on June 05, 2008
Meatingplace reports that the American Meat Institute (AMI) would support a new USDA policy that would require companies to hold onto meat products tested by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) until the test results became available. Such a policy would prevent meat from entering the marketplace until it was known whether or not it tested positive for a pathogen...

Tennessee Hep A Cases Rise

Posted on June 05, 2008
The Hepatitis A outbreak in Hawkins County, Tennessee has now affected at least eight people who live in the Mooresburg community, near Cherokee Lake. Health officials have still not identified a source of the outbreak, but are doing everything they can to determine what led to the many illnesses...

Baby Chicks and Ducklings: These Cute, Little Creatures Can Cause Salmonellosis

Posted on June 05, 2008
Minnesota health officials have identified 7 cases of salmonellosis (illness caused by Salmonella) in recent months that are associated with handling chicks or ducklings. The cases occurred from late March through late May 2008 and ranged in age from 5 months to 70 years...

FDA Warns Consumers in New Mexico and Texas Not to Eat Certain Tomatoes

Posted on June 04, 2008
According to the CDC: 40 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in Texas (21 persons) and New Mexico (19 persons). An epidemiologic investigation conducted by the New Mexico and Texas Departments of Health and the Indian Health Service using interviews comparing foods eaten by ill and well persons has identified consumption of raw tomatoes as the likely source of the illnesses in New Mexico and Texas...

Tomatoes Cause Salmonella Outbreak in New Mexico

Posted on June 03, 2008
The New Mexico Department of Health has determined that a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 31 people in 7 counties was probably caused by uncooked tomatoes. The strain of Salmonella involved is Salmonella St. Paul. To uncover the source of the outbreak, New Mexico Department of Health epidemiologists (outbreak detectives), Public Health staff and the Scientific Laboratory worked together to interview patients and test samples...

Demanding Safer Food

Posted on June 03, 2008
The blog over at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently posted about the growing trend of the government checking up on growers and even processors to make sure that the safest foods are hitting store shelves. The media covers the major outbreaks of foodborne illness, and sites around the blogosphere, including this one, attempt to make sure the public knows which foods are unsafe to consume...

Kernel Corn Recalled, Listeria Contamination

Posted on June 03, 2008
Supreme Cuts LLC has announced a voluntary recall of its “Off the Cob Fresh Kernel Corn” due to a contamination of Listeria monocytognes. The product comes in 12 oz. clear plastic bags. The affected products also have a “Best if Used By” date of May 26, 2008 and bear Lot #5343...

Orval Kent Foods Macaroni Salad Recall

Posted on June 02, 2008
Orval Kent Foods is voluntarily recalling about 23,000 pounds of Amish Macaroni Salad after the Ohio Department of Agriculture found E. coli in a single package.The products included in the recall are Orval Kent Amish Macaroni Salad in 5-pound containers with June 12 expiration dates and Yoder’s Amish Macaroni Salad in 1-, 2- and 5-pound containers with June 7 expiration dates...

Bacterial Infection May Cause SIDS

Posted on June 02, 2008
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) claims the lives of thousands of babies every year and researches continue to scratch their heads about the causes of the syndrome. Although risk factors include exposure to passive smoke, overheating, sleeping on the stomach or on soft beds, new research suggests that some cases of SIDS may be related to bacterial infection such as E...

House Committee Investigates Suspicions About Private Labs

Posted on June 02, 2008
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has launched an investigation into the practices of private laboratories and their effectiveness in reporting to the FDA. The FDA has Import Alert rules which allow importers to use private labs to test their product before entering the U...

Only Sanitary Conditions Can Stop the Hepatitis A Outbreaks

Posted on May 30, 2008
Seven cases of Hepatitis A have been reported in Hawkins County Tennessee. The Northeast Regional Health Office has not identified any common source, but is offering Hepatitis A vaccine to all residents of the area (WCYB). Hepatitis A is a liver disease usually characterized by mild, flu-like gastrointestinal symptoms...

Tracking the Dangers of Foodborne Illness

Posted on May 30, 2008
Contracting foodborne illnesses is often dangerous and life threatening for hundreds of thousands of people every year, but the effects of these illnesses can last a lifetime. Very little research has been done to show the seriousness of long-term effects of foodborne illness, which has prompted STOP (Safe Tables Our Priority) to open an online registry to help keep track of foodborne illness victims and any complications they have later in life...

E. Coli Strikes Two Young Boys

Posted on May 30, 2008
Two young Alabama boys have been hospitalized after being exposed to a dangerous strain of the E. coli bacteria. The two boys, brothers ages 4 and 7, are currently listed in good condition at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham...

Food for Thought on Chinese Imports

Posted on May 28, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations has announced that two Chinese nationals and the businesses they operate, along with a U.S. company and its president and CEO, were indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a scheme to import products purported to be wheat gluten into the United States that were contaminated with melamine...

New Mexico Salmonella Outbreak Sickens People in Six Counties

Posted on May 24, 2008
The New Mexico Department of Health is investigating a cluster of 19 Salmonella cases. Several victims of the outbreak have been hospitalized due to severe symptoms. No one has died.Health officials are interviewing patients to determine the source(s) of the Salmonella infections...

Prevent Poop in Pools Please

Posted on May 23, 2008
After reading Barfblog’s post on poop and pools, we decided to share some of our thoughts on poop and pools: Do not allow your pets to swim in pools with humans. Even if you don’t think your pet will poop in a pool (or swimming beach area), poop happens...

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for 808 Pounds of Tyson Ground Beef Products

Posted on May 22, 2008
The USDA-FSIS has issued a public health alert regarding about 808 pounds of ground beef products produced at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Lexington, Nebraska, establishment. The ground beef products may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7...

Pork Blood Sausage Recall: Products Distributed in Northern California

Posted on May 22, 2008
USDA-FSIS has announced a pork blood sausage recall due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Cecina Los Amigos, a Carson, California firm, is recalling about 290 pounds of pork blood sausages described as follows: 10-pound vacuum-sealed packages of “CECINA LOS AMIGOS PORK BLOOD SAUSAGE (MORONGA)...

Read FSN Post Regarding Soft Serve Ice Cream and Pregnant Women

Posted on May 21, 2008
A post on the International Food Safety Network’s Barfblog asks “Is free soft-serve ice cream for pregnant women a good idea?” Baskin Robbins is offering free soft serve ice cream to pregnant women today as a promotion of its new soft-serve ice cream...

1,100 Pounds of Pork Cracklings May Be Contaminated with Salmonella

Posted on May 20, 2008
The USDA-FSIS has issued a public health alert for about 1,100 pounds of “fully cooked” pork cracklings due to possible contamination with Salmonella. The pork cracklings were produced at Sofia Chicharones, Inc., a Miami, Florida firm...

Food Safety Tips for a Successful Grilling Season

Posted on May 19, 2008
The following are food safety tips for a successful summer grilling season from a USDA press release: Clean: First things first – make sure you start with clean surfaces and clean hands. Be sure that you and your guests wash your hands before preparing or handling food...

Morreale Meat Recall Due to Possible E. coli Contamination

Posted on May 17, 2008
JSM Meat Holdings Company, Inc. has recalled an undetermined amount of beef products intended for use in ground products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today...

Sweetwater Valley Farm Cheese Recalled Due to Possible Contamination with Listeria

Posted on May 15, 2008
Yet another Listeria recall this month. Sweetwater Valley Farm, Inc. of Philadelphia, Tennessee has recalled Tennessee Aged Black Pepper Cheese. The recalled Tennessee Aged Black Pepper Cheese is Lot Number 616-361 (consumers check the lot number on your Sweetwater Valley Farm cheese to see if it is part of the recall)...

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