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Food Poison Journal
Trouble with Imports: Why the Salmonella Tempeh, Tuna and Pine Nut Outbreaks are a larger Problem
By Bill Marler
When Smiling Hara Tempeh Managing Executive Chad Oliphant began buying starter culture used to make the popular bean product tempeh from Maryland-based Tempeh Online, he surely did not expect it…
Food Safety News
Taking the Pulse of CDC’s PulseNet
This week at the annual meeting of the Association of Public Health Laboratories in Seattle, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - which operates PulseNet - explained…
Food Safety News
Publishers Platform: Time to stop hiding the ball
By Bill Marler
Last week I was perplexed when Director Catherine Templeton of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced that a "Spartanburg-area Mexican restaurant" was to blame for…
Food Safety News
Another Illness Added to Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Dog Food
By News Desk
At least 15 individuals in 9 states have been infected with Salmonella Infantis linked to dry dog food, according to an outbreak update by the Centers for Disease Control and…
Food Poison Journal
Asheville North Carolina Salmonella Outbreak Update
By Bill Marler
On Thursday, May 10, Buncombe County Department of Health received final test results from the NC Department of Public Health laboratory confirming that the unopened bag of culture that was…
Food Safety News
13 Confirmed Ill in New Brunswick E. Coli O157 Outbreak
By News Desk
Public health officials in the Canadian province of New Brunswick are investigating an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak with 13 confirmed cases and another 14 suspected cases. No source has yet…
Salmonella Blog
Salmonella Attorneys and Lawyers – Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin Hit Hardest in Salmonella Sushi Outbreak
Two hundred forty-seven persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly have been reported from 24 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons with the…
Food Poison Journal
Marler Clark: 1998 E. coli Lawsuits Settled $12-$15,000,000
By Bill Marler
May 27 1998 - The California company whose apple juice was linked to a massive E. coli outbreak in Washington and other states has agreed to pay more than $12…
Food Poison Journal
Salmonella Sushi: New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland and Wisconsin
By Bill Marler
200 Ill: New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland and Wisconsin lead states with numbers of Salmonella Bareilly and Nchanga illnesses linked to Moon Marine tuna scrape. 190 Persons infected with…
Food Safety News
Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella Import Problem
By Bill Marler
Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health agencies indicate that a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product imported from India, known as Nakaochi Scrape, from Moon Marine USA…