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Marler Blog
Are we seeing the end of the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak?
By Bill Marler
NCBI Cluster PDS000185351.39 67 isolates 61 clinical, 1 ham, 5 liverwurst Ham is 1 to 4 SNPs from clinicals Liverwurst is 0 to 8 SNPs from clinicals 61 Clinicals: Distance between…
Marler Blog
McDonald E. coli Outbreak hits 90
By Bill Marler
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5Wisconsin 1Washington 1Utah 7Oregon 1New Mexico 5Nebraska 12Montana…
Food Safety News
Ireland and Iceland dealing with E. coli outbreaks
More than a dozen people have fallen ill in Ireland, and more cases have been recorded in Iceland in two different E. coli outbreaks. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)…
Food Safety News
Scotland reveals latest outbreak and illness data
Public Health Scotland (PHS) has shared data revealing the number of outbreaks and illnesses caused by different pathogens in 2022 and 2023. Surveillance of outbreaks in Scotland was suspended due…
Food Safety News
FDA supports EU’s WGS outbreak plan; food industry groups voice concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has backed European plans to use whole genome sequencing (WGS) to help solve outbreaks. The European Commission recently asked for comments on potential…
Food Safety News
More patients identified in a deadly outbreak traced to Diamond Shruumz products
By Coral Beach
The patient count in a deadly outbreak linked to edible mushroom products continues to increase, with more than 160 people now having been confirmed with reactions. As of Sept. 18,…
Food Poison Journal
Diamond Shruumz sickens 160 with 2 deaths
By Bill Marler
Product still for sale in stores and online? Food Safety News reports that the patient count in a deadly outbreak linked to edible mushroom products continues to increase, with more…
Food Safety News
Swedish Salmonella outbreak sickens 27
By News Desk
Swedish health officials are searching for the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has affected almost 30 people. Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) reported that the number of…
Food Safety News
Publisher’s Platform: More than six years after the largest Listeria outbreak victims have still not been compensated
By Bill Marler
— OPINION — This is a crime. We are now beyond six years from the date that the NICD announced the association between Tiger Brands’ polony products and the outbreak,…
Marler Blog
18 years ago an E. coli outbreak linked to Spinach exploded, are we seeing a smaller repeat today?
By Bill Marler
As of October 6, 2006, Friday, 199 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported to CDC from 26 states. Ultimately, there would be 205 counted with…