The CDC reports: Shigellosis is a nationally notifiable diarrheal illness caused by gram-negative bacteria. Shigella infection is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Although most infections are self-limited, antibiotics are indicated for severe illness or to reduce transmission in settings with high risk for spread. Since 2015, a growing proportion of cases has been caused by […]
William Marler, Herwig’s attorney, said in a statement that “meat suppliers must keep their focus on preventing contamination from happening.” A Minnesota woman who became ill and was hospitalized after eating beef linked to an E. coli outbreak has sued the companies that produced and sold the meat, claiming they acted with negligence. Anne Herwig […]
It is good to see that CNN will be airing Dr. Gupta’s show in our Nation’s classrooms over the next few weeks. My only thought is that the focus is primarily of the “leafy green industry,” when given the red meat recalls and illnesses over the last several weeks, we should be once again focusing […]
Ten Arizona grocery stores are identified as having sold recalled ground beef that have been contaminated with E. coli. Beef also shipped to, and people sickened in, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The beef, distributed by California-based United Food Group LLC, has been blamed for an E. coli […]
Several months ago during the height of the Spinach and Lettuce E. coli outbreaks I posted – I agree with the American Meat Institute? My point was that I believed that the AMI and the beef industry had in fact turned a significant corner in food safety. In fact I wrote: J. Patrick Boyle, President […]
I spoke with Tonya Mosley of our local NBC station this morning (See Video): The recalled meat is no longer on store shelves. SEATTLE – Attorney Bill Marler specializes in food safety cases, and the recent recall of 5.7 million pounds of meat has opened his eyes. “What’s happening right now is very concerning to […]
In August 2002, I wrote an Op-ed for the Denver Post entitled “Put me out of business – please.” That summer, the now infamous ConAgra case, started with a few sick kids in Colorado and quickly spread coast-to-coast, eventually triggering the recall of over 19,000,000 pounds of ground beef tainted with E. coli O157:H7. I […]
I had a quick chat with Steve Bjerklie of Meat and Poultry News Thursday afternoon while I was stuck in Minneapolis after meeting with several victims of the recent E. coli outbreaks, illnesses and recalls. Now that the recalls are topping over 5,000,000 (yes, that is 5 Million) pounds of hamburger and other red meat, […]
This is a CLASS I RECALL. Class I – This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. United Food Group, LLC, a Vernon, Calif., establishment, is voluntarily expanding its June 3 and 6 recalls to include a […]
Ben McNeely of the Independent Tribune reported that now seven cases of E. coli have been confirmed by area hospitals. The outbreak centers around Captain’s Galley Seafood Restaurant on Main Street in China Grove. Rowan and Cabarrus health officials said the common thread in all the patients is that they ate at the restaurant between […]
The Fresno Health Department says that tests have confirmed that E. coli outbreak has come from cooked meat at “The Grill” at the Meat Market in Northwest Fresno. 27 people were sickened from different events on May 18 and May 19th. Tests on leftovers have confirmed a viral strain of E. coli was present in […]
It is not even officially Summer and we have seen several E. coli outbreaks and nearly 40 illnesses. It is now close to 1,000,000 pounds of meat recalled. USDA, what is going on? Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Sherman, Texas, establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 40,440 pounds of ground beef products due to possible contamination […]
Recalls of Red Meat and Illness have been linked to United Food Group in Los Angeles, California, Creek Meats in Kalamazoo, Michigan, PM Beef Holdings of Windom, Minnesota, Richwood Meat Co. in Merced, California, HFX Inc. of South Claysburg, Pennsylvania and the Meat Market in Fresno, California. I spoke with the Denver Post and the […]
Ben McNeely of the Independent Tribune broke the story of the Rowan and Cabarrus health officials having confirmed four cases of E. coli and are investigating at least nine more. Rowan Health Director Leonard Wood said many of the patients stricken with E. coli symptoms ate at Captain’s Galley Restaurant in China Grove between May […]
A lawsuit was filed today against PM Beef Holdings, LLC and Lund Food Holdings, Inc., the producer and retailer who sold E. coli-contaminated ground beef traced to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Minnesota and Wisconsin residents in April, 2007. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Anne Herwig, a Minneapolis, Minnesota, resident […]
Dawn House of the Salt Lake Tribune reported today that more people being sickened by E. coli bacteria in recalled ground beef prompted renewed pleas for consumers to check their freezers for the tainted product. Beef in the recall, which has been broadened from 75,000 pounds to 370,000 pounds, has sickened 14 people in states […]