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Outbreak
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Marler Blog
Gallatin County Health Department continues investigation into cause of Dave’s Sushi Foodborne Outbreak
By Bill Marler
The Gallatin City-County Health Department, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), other local health departments, and federal agencies continue to investigate the foodborne illness outbreak linked to…
Marler Blog
FDA updates Outbreak Investigations – Question, how to prevent them?
By Bill Marler
I know we expect to have an update on a Listeria outbreak linked again to leafy greens early this coming week. And, I appreciate the transparency of the FDA now…
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A bit(e) of history of flour related outbreaks
By Bill Marler
With another flour-related foodborne illness outbreak brewing - this time Salmonella - a bit(e) of history might be on the menu. Here is the latest one: As of March 30,…
Food Safety News
Inspection, testing launched in the investigation of Salmonella outbreak; FDA continues work on other outbreaks
By Coral Beach
Federal officials continue to investigate an outbreak of infections from Salmonella Hartford and are expanding their efforts. The outbreak now has 50 confirmed patients, up from 47 a week ago,…
Food Poison Journal
Mystery Listeria outbreak still under investigation by CDC
By Patti Waller
As of February 14, 2023, a total of 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 10 states. Sick people’s samples were collected from July…
Food Safety News
U.S. involved in multi-country Shigella outbreak
A dozen countries, including the United States, have reported more than 250 Shigella infections in people who went to Cape Verde. An increase in shigellosis cases, mainly caused by Shigella…
Food Safety News
Codex adopts outbreak guidelines; other standards debated
A long-awaited report on decisions taken at the latest Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting has finally been published. The United Nations food standards body met in Rome in November 2022. Codex…
Food Safety News
Scottish agency publishes first report on foodborne illness
Scottish health officials have admitted the surveillance of foodborne outbreaks suffered due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report on gastrointestinal and zoonotic pathogens for 2020 and…
Food Safety News
Outbreak investigations closing with few details available in several
By Coral Beach
The federal government has closed some foodborne illness outbreak investigations in the past week. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released even less information when it closed its investigation…
Marler Blog
Nestle Buitoni brand Fraich Up Pizza link is largest E. coli outbreak ever in France
By Bill Marler
I need to restart my world travel. I missed a great presentation at a recent conference in Sweden An outbreak of Escherichia coli-associated haemolytic uremic syndrome linked to consumption of…