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57 now with Listeria with 8 dead linked to Boars Head meat
By Bill Marler
Of 57 people with information available, all 57 have been hospitalized Eight deaths have been reported, including one in Illinois, one in New Jersey, one in Virginia, and as of…
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Remembering an earlier Listeria Lawsuit and Outbreak
By Bill Marler
On September 2, 2011, the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) announced that it was investigating an outbreak of Listeriosis. By September 9, CDPHE had determined that…
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Why are Listeria Outbreaks so hard to solve?
By Bill Marler
Fact: "The majority of outbreaks remain unsolved, meaning that the food and/or location source of the outbreak is never identified." (Locating the source of large-scale outbreaks of foodborne disease https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0624).…
Food Safety News
Patient counts increasing in Salmonella outbreaks; more also sick in edibles outbreak
By News Desk
Patient counts in two outbreaks of infections from Salmonella have increased in the past week. For a Salmonella Irumu outbreak, there are three more patients compared to a week ago,…
Food Safety News
Outbreaks and related illnesses down for 2023 in Belgium
Figures from Belgium show the number of outbreaks and people sick in them declined in 2023. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain’s (FASFC) annual report reveals…
Food Safety News
Publisher’s Platform: Florida Ag Department off base with comments on cucumbers
By Bill Marler
-- OPINION -- Florida stands alone in criticism of FDA, CDC and 30 other states in determining the source of a Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers. According to press reports,…
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Swiss outbreaks steady as cases down but deaths up
Fewer people were sick but more died in outbreaks in Switzerland in 2023, largely due to a Listeria outbreak with five fatalities, according to a recent report. A total of…
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More outbreak patients found as FDA continues to investigate Salmonella infections
By Coral Beach
Federal investigators continue to search for a source of Salmonella Typhimurium while the number of patients in an outbreak increases. As of July 3, there were 80 confirmed patients in…
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FDA, CDC and State Health Departments busy investigating Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli Outbreaks
By Bill Marler
Our public health heroes are a bit too busy I am afraid.
Food Safety News
Norovirus behind outbreak that sickened almost 1,000 people in the Netherlands
By News Desk
Officials have revealed findings from an investigation after hundreds of people reported feeling sick after going to a celebration in the town of Berkel en Rodenrijs. GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond and NVWA…