Just landed in Norway, and the first thing I read off the plane was Tom Gremillion’s new piece for the Consumer Federation of America, “Food Safety and Corruption.” Read the whole thing. Nobody in Washington connects the dots on food safety better than Tom, and nobody says it more plainly. Thank you, Tom — for the piece, […]
From Boston Public Radio: Bad Meat China may not be the only country encountering problems with food quality. Attorney William Marler says that although the meat industry has made recent improvements in quality control, he is still seeing more food poisoning cases. Listen
Georgia Firm Recalls Canned Meat Products That May Contain Clostridium botulinum Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-033-2007 HEALTH RISK: HIGH WASHINGTON, July 19, 2007 – Castleberry’s Food Company, an Augusta, Ga., establishment owned by Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, is voluntarily recalling approximately 721,389 pounds of canned meat products that may contain Clostridium botulinum as a […]
As of July 18 at 11AM ET, 65 persons infected with Salmonella Wandsworth have been reported to CDC from 20 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Among the patients for whom clinical information is available, all […]
Andrew Bridges, Associated Press Writer updated the list of botulism recalled items: The products were made by the Castleberry’s Food Co., owned by Bumble Bee Seafoods LLC, based in San Diego. The recall covers the following universal product codes: Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 3030000101) Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10-ounce […]
Person-to-person transmission within a family is both common and exceedingly well-documented in the extant literature, including numerous cases in which the primarily infected person was asymptomatic. See, e.g. K. Ludwig, “Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection in a Large Family,” Eur. J. Clin. Microb. Infect. Dis. Vol. 16, at 238-41 (1997); P. Rowe, “Diarrhea in […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat 10 ounce cans of Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030000101), Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030099533), and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 1111083942) with “best by” dates from April 30, 2009 through May 22, 2009 due to possible botulism […]
Cathleen Crowley of the Albany Times Union interviewed my client and I yesterday. Family sues maker of Veggie Booty – Voorheesville parent just wanted apology after children got sick They said Veggie Booty sickened their children and left a bad taste in their mouths. Now, the Scheels family of Voorheesville is suing the maker of […]
From City of Chicago Press Release: City Health Dept. Continues Investigation of Food Borne Illnesses As of noon today, a total of 678 people have reported that they became ill after they ate food purchased from the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth—up from the 636 reported Tuesday. Eighty-five of the 678 are laboratory-confirmed cases of […]
One again the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians has set forth a reasonable way for Petting Zoos and Fairs to “play it safe.” For a complete overview of the study, click on link below. For an overview of the history of this problem and my work to combat it, visit, www.fair-safety.com. It will […]
Public health officials said Tuesday that 636 people have reported becoming ill after eating at a food vendor’s booth at the Taste of Chicago. Officials said more than 100 reports have come in since Monday. Those who became ill said they ate at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the yearly food festival. According […]
In hearings today on Capitol Hill, investigators from the House of Representatives committee on Energy and Commerce found the Food and Drug Administration inspects only one percent of all food imports and samples only a fraction of those. Perhaps the best quote on food safety ever: “Who needs Al-Qaeda when you have got E. coli?” […]
After fourteen years and thousands of Salmonella cases, we have seen post-acute infections arise in a small number of cases, but when they do, the results are devastating. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) A recently published study surveyed the extant scientific literature and noted that post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) is a common clinical phenomenon first […]
Seattle-based Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit against Robert’s American Gourmet Food, Inc. today in Albany County Supreme Court in New York. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Voorheesville, New York residents Patrick and Elex Scheels and two of their 20-month-old triplets who became ill with Salmonella Wandsworth infections after consuming Veggie Booty in […]
The Associated Press in Chicago reported this morning confirmation that – Two people who got sick after food festival sue restaurant Two people who say they fell ill after eating hummus at the Taste of Chicago food festival are suing the restaurant that served the food. Forty-nine-year-old Monique Roach and 43-year-old Willie Smith filed a […]
Robert Kessler (a.k.a “the booty reporter”) continues to follow the story of finger-pointing of behalf of the makers of Veggie Booty. Frankly, we think Robert’s American Gourmet should take full responsibility for sickening at least 61 customers and to stop trying to put the blame on upstream suppliers inside and outside the United States. Salmonella […]