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Food Poison Journal
Recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks with Colorado beef link
By Bill Marler
On Friday we learned that Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Henderson, Colorado meat business, was recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of bison products due to potential contamination by E. coli O157:H7. …
Food Poison Journal
Louisiana clostridium perfringens outbreak . . . the aftermath
By Bill Marler
The Clostridium perfringens outbreak at Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville has claimed additional victims. In a good article on the outbreak and the officials who have resigned, or retired,…
Food Poison Journal
90 confirmed cases in Illinois Subway Salmonella outbreak
By Bill Marler
The Illinois Subway Salmonella outbreak has claimed 90 confirmed foodpoisoning victims. The 90 victims are from 28 separate counties, including Rock Island and Kane Counties, which are new additions to…
Food Poison Journal
Report on UK Petting Zoo E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Warns that Risk Continues
By Dave Babcock
In 2009, 93 people, mostly young children, were sickened in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to the Godstone Farm in Surrey, U.K. A year later, an independent inquiry…
Cruise Law News
Norovirus On Royal Caribbean’s Jewel Of The Seas?
By Jim Walker
Cruises.co.uk reports today that norovirus has broken out aboard Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas cruise ship. The website reports that passengers due to sail on June 12, 2010 have been informed to…
Food Poison Journal
Hartmann Dairy’s typically raw-milkian PR blunder
By Bill Marler
The Hartmann Dairy Farm, which has been linked by Minnesota Public Health officials to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 5 people, at least one critically, released…
Food Poison Journal
Sprouts Salmonella outbreak case count increases to 35
By Bill Marler
As of 11:00 PM EDT on June 2, 2010, a total of 35 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Newport have been reported from 11 states since March…
Marler Blog
Settlements reached in Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Outbreak
As everyone well remembers, on April 20, 2009, the CDC announced that 714 persons had been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium in 46 states. The number of…
Marler Blog
Freshway E. coli O145 Romaine Lettuce Outbreak – the CDC Steps in
According to the CDC as a few moments ago, local and state public health officials in Michigan, New York, and Ohio are investigating human illnesses caused by E. coli O145.…
Food Poison Journal
Marler Clark Creating Searchable Foodborne Illness Outbreak Database
Over at the Des Moines Register, Phil Brasher has written a great piece on Marler Clark's efforts to create a searchable foodborne illness outbreak database. The nation’s top private food…