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 […]
Over the last few days we have been contacted by several people who suspect that they or a family member has been sickened by tainted hamburger. Not surprisingly, United Food Group, LLC, a Vernon, Calif., establishment, is voluntarily expanding its June 3 recall of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli […]
In April of 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 infection traced to ground beef products had significantly declined. CDC attributed the decline to the implementation of a new set of recommendations from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) […]
It will be interesting whether the “Leafy Green” industry makes it through this years growing season without another outbreak of E. coli contamination – last year there were at least four that hit the attention of the media. I’m giving a talk Wednesday night to a public health class in Minnesota. My PowerPoint can be […]
The Consumer Protection Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced that ground beef has been recalled due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7. State laboratory tests have identified two E. coli 0157:H7 cases in Colorado that have been linked to the recalled ground beef. Both adults became ill in early […]
I wrote a few days ago about the concerning problem of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in meat that seems to be resurfacing far too often. United Food Group, LLC, a Vernon, Calif., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 75,000 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department […]
VEGGIE INSPECTIONS Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, has three bills that would step up efforts to prevent contamination of green leafy vegetables with E. coli bacteria. The bills were introduced after officials linked Salinas Valley spinach and lettuce to E. coli outbreaks last year that killed at least three people and sickened about 300. Florez’s proposals […]
Barbara Anderson of the Fresno Bee wrote over the weekend that Fresno County health investigators said 15 E. coli cases from a recent outbreak had been confirmed as of Friday afternoon. One man has been hospitalized with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, a kidney complication from the bacterial infection, said David Luchini, communicable disease division manager for […]
Minnesota Department of Health and Agriculture officials investigated seven cases of E. coli O157:H7 infections associated with eating ground beef purchased from Lund’s or Byerly’s stores. All of the cases had purchased the ground beef from one of four Lund’s or Byerly’s stores in Minneapolis in April. The cases include two children and five adults. […]
A few weeks ago I posted "Seems to be backsliding on E. coli in meat" after seeing at least three recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks tied to the consumption of red meat. As I said before, from 1993 to 2002, most of the E. coli cases we did were from tainted hamburger. Since 2002, most […]
The Fresno County Health Department said there are now eleven confirmed cases of E. coli in Fresno County. On Thursday, May 31st, investigators are still looking for the source of the bacteria. The Health Department has inspected the “Meat Market” in Northwest Fresno. Meat from the company may have been served at several private parties […]
The CDC’s publication, Moribidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today includes a summary of the ConAgra peanut butter Salmonella outbreak investigation. The report states in part: In February 2007, a case-control study with 65 patients and 124 controls was conducted to identify the food item associated with illness; the majority of interviews were completed […]
Dale Yurong of KFSN Action News first told this story Monday night. Now it appears that there is a common link between three groups of illnesses. See full story – excerpt below: Leann Beck was one of six people admitted to the hospital to be treated for E. coli. She says she got sick days […]
According to the Fresno Bee, Fresno County health investigators are looking for the food source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least six people who attended private parties in the past two weeks. Five of the six who became ill ate food at the same party on May 19, said Fresno County […]
China food boss sentenced to death The former head of China’s food and drug safety regulatory body has been sentenced to death for corruption. Zheng Xiaoyu was convicted by a court in Beijing on charges of taking bribes and dereliction of duty, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. On the same day officials […]
As you may remember, the FDA and Con Agra made the original Peanut Butter recall announcement on February 14, 2007. Now the “official” CDC culture-confirmed (through urine, stool or blood) Salmonella Tennessee cases are 481 related to Peter Pan and Great Value. The dates of onset of illness according to the below chart is August […]