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Marler Blog
Subway, Think Norovirus
By Bill Marler
Colorado Local health officials said they hope a norovirus outbreak in Buena Vista that left approximately 20 people ill in mid-November will serve as a reminder to area restaurants and…
Food Poison Journal
Delaney House in Holyoke Link to Salmonella Outbreak
By Bill Marler
Food Safety News reports that Massachusetts state and local health department officials are investigating 19 Salmonella cases linked to a restaurant in Holyoke, Brian Fitzgerald, Holyoke’s health director, told a local…
Marler Blog
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Report Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Bean Sprouts
By Bill Marler
As of November 24, a total of 68 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 10 states. The number of ill people identified in each…
Food Safety News
Publisher’s Platform: One, Two, Three Sprouts, You’re Out
By Bill Marler
Three sprout outbreaks (Sproutbreak – Sproutpocalypse – Sproutageddon – Sproutataclysm – Sproutastrophe) caused by Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria outbreaks since August? One has been deadly and all have sent…
Food Poison Journal
CDC: 10 State, 63 Person Salmonella Outbreak Announced
By Bill Marler
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont implicated. As of November 21, 2014, the CDC reports a total of 63 persons infected with…
Food Safety News
Officials Investigating Possible Salmonella Outbreak in Massachusetts and Other States
By News Desk
Health officials are investigating a series of potentially related Salmonella illnesses in multiple states, one of them known to be Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health revealed Thursday that…
Listeria Blog
Marte brand Frescolina ricotta salata cheese Listeria Outbreak Lawsuit – Multistate (2012)
By Bill Marler
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against importer Forever Cheese and Peterson Company, a Washington state cheese distributor, on September 24, 2012. The lawsuit was filed in King County Superior Court…
Food Safety News
Minnesota Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw, Frozen Chicken Entrees
By News Desk
Minnesota health and agriculture officials announced Thursday that six recent cases of Salmonellosis in the state have been linked to raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken entrees. The implicated…
Marler Blog
Utah Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak Focus of Legislature
By Bill Marler
At least 80 people fell ill this summer with Campylobacter infections linked to the consumption of unpasteurized milk from a farm in Utah, according to Utah health officials speaking with…
Food Safety News
WI Campylobacter Cases at 22, List Compiled of Possible Sources
As of Thursday, the Campylobacter outbreak case count in Wisconsin's Durand School District was at 22, those sickened who had been hospitalized had been released, and "kids were starting to…