As of October 6, 2021, 20 people sickened with Listeria from an unknown source was announced by the FDA.
As of October 14, 2021, 592 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Oranienburg have been reported from 36 states. Illnesses started
Continue Reading Mystery Listeria, Salmonella and E. coli Outbreaks confound public health officials
WFXR reports that the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts announced Tuesday that the number of people infected with hepatitis A more than doubled over the last two weeks following an outbreak at three Famous Anthony’s locations, going from
Continue Reading Famous Anthony’s Hepatitis Outbreak hits 35 with 20 Hospitalized
Trichinellosis is a parasitic disease that results from consumption of raw or undercooked meat infected by roundworm species in the genus Trichinella. Early signs and symptoms occur 1–2 days after ingestion and include diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. Systemic
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On October 6, 2021, the FDA reported that it was investigating a 20 person Listeria outbreak linked to an unknown food product.
Interestingly, or perhaps coincidentally, the FDA and Fullei Fresh published the following recall announcement on October 6, 2021:
Continue Reading FDA: Urgent Bean and Soy Sprout Voluntary Recall!
A Franklin County woman filed a lawsuit against Famous Anthony’s, alleging that she contracted hepatitis A from eating at one of the chain’s restaurants.
According to the lawsuit, Mindy Perdue ate a gravy biscuit combo on
Continue Reading Roanoke Times: Lawsuit filed in Famous Anthony’s hepatitis A outbreak; 30 cases now reported
I have lost track of how many times I have implored restaurants to offer Hepatitis A vaccines to their employees. Here was my latest:
And, now here are the consequences:
Publisher’s Platform: Vaccinate restaurant employees against hepatitis A or suffer
Continue Reading Marler Clark files first Hepatitis A Lawsuit against Famous Anthony’s Restaurant
The FDA is reporting today for the first time an active investigation to a Listeria Outbreak that has sickened 20. The FDA continues to investigate a Salmonella Thompson outbreak that has sickened 93. Both outbreaks have yet to be linked
Continue Reading FDA is Investigating Listeria and Salmonella Outbreaks that have sickened over 500 people
Last night I was taking some time finding places for all my mom’s many scrapbooks. I found the below note that I think I wrote in the early 1990’s. Well, some things never change.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that, on behalf of the agency, the U.S. Marshals Service conducted a mass seizure of FDA-regulated spices and food additive products held for sale under insanitary conditions. Specifically, these food products were
Continue Reading Insanitary conditions – Rodents and live and dead insects prompt FDA to seize 25,000 boxes of spices and food additives from Lyden Spice Corporation
September 29, 2021: Alianza Nacional de Campesinas welcomes the Biden-Harris administration’s multi-pronged approach to address heat stress, and emphasizes the need to rapidly implement these efforts in a manner that upholds the rights of workers and communities. This cross-agency initiative
Continue Reading Farmworker Women Call on the Biden-Harris Administration to Urgently Implement Heat Stress Illness Efforts
