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Food Poison Journal
St. Charles man, Harmon Swannigan, another possible victim in St. Louis E. coli outbreak
By Bill Marler
The St. Louis E. coli O157:H7 has claimed 30 confirmed victims, many of whom have been hospitalized, one with HUS. Many more have undoubtedly been sickened though. The illness of…
Food Poison Journal
FDA Confirms Salmonella on Sunrise Commodities’ Turkish Pine Nuts
By Bill Marler
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat Turkish pine nuts distributed by Sunrise Commodities, based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, after FDA tests confirmed the…
Food Poison Journal
North Carolina E. coli O157:H7 – Exact Source Continues to Elude
By Dave Babcock
As reports come out relaying the statements of victims and investigators alike, a consensus on the exact cause of the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in North Carolina has not…
Food Poison Journal
Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Deadliest Ever in U.S.
By Bill Marler
At 139 sickened - with 29 deaths - the Jensen Farms Frontera Listeria Outbreak has moved into first place in the United States’ most deadly foodborne illness outbreaks. The numbers…
Food Poison Journal
Schnucks E. coli outbreak update: dozens ill
By Bill Marler
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has been leading a team of local, federal, and state public health experts in investigating the cause of the E. coli…
Food Safety News
Norovirus Takes on NBA
Norovirus has gone on the offensive in cruise ships, conventions and other places where people congregate, and now this bad bug has taken a shot at the National Basketball Association. A…
E. coli Blog
Victims, Schuessler and Bell, of St. Louis E. coli Outbreak Linked to Schnucks, Speak Out
According to the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, Federal health investigators from the CDC landed in St. Louis Friday to help determine the source and scope of the E. coli outbreak that…
Food Poison Journal
Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 May Be Linked to 2011 North Carolina State Fair
By Dave Babcock
Wake County health officials are currently investigating an apparent outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. According to a report, health officials stated that eight of nine cases being investigated "involve people…
Listeria Blog
Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak Almost Most Deadly in U.S. History
At 133 sickened with 28 deaths the Jensen Farms Frontera Listeria Outbreak has moved nearly into first place in the United States’ most deadly foodborne illness outbreaks. The numbers of…
Food Safety News
House Panel Requests Jensen Farms Outbreak Briefing
Congress is taking a closer look at the catastrophic 26-state Listeria outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupes. The House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter Friday to Jensen Farms, the…