Foodborne Illness Investigations

Publisher’s Platform: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier

— OPINION — After 31 years doing food litigation, I am seldom surprised by an announcement of a foodborne illness outbreak. It was no different last Friday when the FDA dropped this:

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier

Reminder about smoked fish risk as Listeria outbreak continues

Further cases in a deadly Listeria outbreak have prompted authorities in the United Kingdom to again warn vulnerable people about the risks of eating cold-smoked and cured fish. Since

By Joe Whitworth

/ 13 Dec 2024

Reminder about smoked fish risk as Listeria outbreak continues

Swedish Cryptosporidium outbreak traced to kale

A Cryptosporidium outbreak in Sweden in late 2023 was found to be caused by contaminated kale mixed salad from salad bars in grocery stores. The outbreak was caused by a

By News Desk

/ 13 Dec 2024

Swedish Cryptosporidium outbreak traced to kale

FDA reports new E. coli outbreak; won’t name lettuce supplier in another

The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of E. coli infections and has closed investigations into other outbreaks. The new outbreak of E. coli O145:H28 infections has sickened at

By Coral Beach

/ 12 Dec 2024

FDA reports new E. coli outbreak; won’t name lettuce supplier in another

UK outbreaks linked to raw milk cheese, animal contact

Researchers in the United Kingdom have shared findings from recent outbreak investigations ranging from contaminated raw milk cheese to illnesses traced to petting zoos. The European Centre for Disease Prevention

By Joe Whitworth

/ 12 Dec 2024

UK outbreaks linked to raw milk cheese, animal contact

FDA won’t reveal lettuce supplier implicated in outbreak of E. coli

Federal officials are not naming the supplier of lettuce traced to a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections even though they have identified it. The Food and

By Coral Beach

/ 11 Dec 2024

FDA won’t reveal lettuce supplier implicated in outbreak of E. coli

EU pathogen rise shows more people getting sick

In 2023, Europe saw an increase in reports of people getting sick from the major foodborne pathogens compared to the year before. The findings come from the One Health Zoonoses

By Joe Whitworth

/ 11 Dec 2024

EU pathogen rise shows more people getting sick

Death toll increases in Listeria outbreak

More infants have died in an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to Yu Shang Food Inc. ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. In an outbreak update, the Centers

By Coral Beach

/ 10 Dec 2024

Death toll increases in Listeria outbreak

More sick in Norwegian Salmonella outbreak traced to sprouts

The number of people sickened in an outbreak of Salmonella in Norway involving alfalfa sprouts has doubled to almost 50. In an update provided by the Norwegian Institute of Public

By News Desk

/ 10 Dec 2024

More sick in Norwegian Salmonella outbreak traced to sprouts

Pennsylvania restaurant patrons infected with norovirus

More than 40 patrons and staff at a restaurant in State College, PA, were sickened by norovirus this past week. According to officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, laboratory

By News Desk

/ 10 Dec 2024

Pennsylvania restaurant patrons infected with norovirus

Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?

You must admit that with Christmas around the corner, the folks keeping our food supply safe may well be on Santa’s naughty list and might be finding a lump

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?

New outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 likely caused by salad containing romaine and iceberg lettuce

Federal and state officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses thought to be linked to lettuce. There are 69 confirmed patients from 10 states, according to

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Dec 2024

New outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 likely caused by salad containing romaine and iceberg lettuce

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Foodborne Illness Investigations

Publisher’s Platform: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier

Reminder about smoked fish risk as Listeria outbreak continues

Swedish Cryptosporidium outbreak traced to kale

FDA reports new E. coli outbreak; won’t name lettuce supplier in another

UK outbreaks linked to raw milk cheese, animal contact

FDA won’t reveal lettuce supplier implicated in outbreak of E. coli

EU pathogen rise shows more people getting sick

Death toll increases in Listeria outbreak

More sick in Norwegian Salmonella outbreak traced to sprouts

Pennsylvania restaurant patrons infected with norovirus

Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?

New outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 likely caused by salad containing romaine and iceberg lettuce

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