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Food Poison Journal
On the Border Mexican Restaurant isn’t alone in Salmonella Outbreaks
By Bill Marler
Clark County Public Health officials have confirmed 13 cases of Salmonella virchow food poisoning and 33 probable cases. Three people have been hospitalized after eating at On the Border restaurant,…
Marler Blog
FDA Inspection Report of Chamberlain Farms Salmonella Outbreak Released
By Bill Marler
The Chamberlain Farms FDA 483 Inspection Report just hit my inbox. It is hard to imagine that a year after the deadliest outbreak in 100 years that was linked to…
Marler Blog
Governor Brown and Governor Christie have what in common? Salmonella and Listeria?
By Bill Marler
It is certainly not the sizes of the states – or the governors for that matter. It is not the hair. California and New Jersey are only states (this week)…
Food Poison Journal
Listeria Forever Cheese Outbreak Expands
By Bill Marler
A total of 18 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 12 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons identified…
Marler Blog
Listeria Lawsuit Filed in Tainted Forever Cheese Outbreak
By Bill Marler
We filed a lawsuit today against Forever Cheese, the importer of Listeria-contaminated Marte brand Frescolina ricotta salata cheese that federal public health officials have determined is the source of a 15-person…
Food Poison Journal
Salmonella Cantaloupe – 270 Sickened, 101 Hospitalized, 3 Dead
By Bill Marler
A total of 270 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium (240 persons) and Salmonella Newport (30 persons) have been reported from 26 states. The number of ill…
Food Poison Journal
Salmonella Cantaloupe and Mango Outbreaks
A total of 204 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 22 states linked to cantaloupes. The number of ill persons identified in each…
Marler Blog
124 Sickened by Salmonella-Tainted Mangoes in Canada and US
By Bill Marler
As of today, there have been 21 confirmed cases of Salmonella Braenderup in Canada with 16 in British Columbia and 5 in Alberta according to the Public Health Agency of…
Shigella Blog
Shigella in Ohio
By Bill Marler
Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus and Franklin County health officials are warning day-care providers to take precautions against spreading a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and can…
Food Poison Journal
Outbreak Database Tracks Salmonella Cantaloupe Outbreaks
By Bill Marler
After almost 20 years – yes, it has been that long since the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak – a few years ago I started loosing track…