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Food Safety News
No Quick Fixes for Outbreak Surveillance and Response
Many of us have experienced the frustration of learning of a foodborne disease outbreak and wondering why didn't we know about it sooner, why we don't know all the details…
Campylobacter Blog
California Continues to Investigate Campylobacter Outbreak
Food Safety News reports that California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is still conducting an epidemiologic investigation into an outbreak of Campylobacter. According to a statement, "CDPH cannot provide any other details until…
Food Safety News
Cases Rise in Ottawa’s School-Linked Salmonella Outbreak
There now are 37 Salmonella infections in Ottawa, most linked to a catering company that served meals to schools and day care centers, the city's public health department reported Monday.The…
Food Poison Journal
Michigan Lawsuit Filed in Jimmy John’s E. coli Outbreak
By Bill Marler
Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm dedicated to representing victims of E. coli and other foodborne illnesses, is filing a lawsuit on behalf of a Michigan State University student…
Food Safety News
Budget Constraints Delay Outbreak Investigation Centers
By News Desk
Lack of federal funds will likely postpone the creation of five centers proposed to improve foodborne illness outbreak investigations, CIDRAP News reported Tuesday.Lisa Schnirring, staff writer for the Center for…
Food Safety News
Pennsylvania Lake Water Sickened 18 Last Summer
By News Desk
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 last August, traced to a lake at Cowan's Gap State Park in Pennsylvania, sickened at least 18 people and may have sickened as many…
Food Safety News
Jimmy John’s Sprouts Sicken 25 in 8 States
Eleven more cases of E. coli O26 infection have been confirmed in the outbreak linked to raw clover sprouts served at Jimmy John's sandwich restaurants. The newly reported cases raise…
Food Poison Journal
Jimmy Johns sprouts E. coli outbreak: a summary
By Bill Marler
A total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. Coli O26, from Jimmy Johns sandwiches containing clover sprouts, have been reported from 6 states. The number of ill persons identified in…
Food Poison Journal
As Many as 7 E. coli O26 Linked to Jimmy John’s Sprouts in Michigan
By Bill Marler
The Michigan departments of Community Health (MDCH) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) are issuing a public health alert regarding illness shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) from infections…
Food Poison Journal
Michigan nailed by bad sprouts: 2 confirmed, and 5 more likely ill, in Jimmy Johns E. coli outbreak
By Bill Marler
The Michigan Department of Community Health and Agriculture announced 2, and maybe a total of 7, E. coli illnesses in the Jimmy Johns sprouts E. coli outbreak. The CDC updated…