WISCONSIN: State officials confirm salmonella in unopened pot pie - (Fond du Lac Reporter)
Associated PressMadison -- Wisconsin residents were advised Wednesday to discard certain frozen pot pies linked to salmonella illnesses of 22 people in 15 counties in the state. Read more…
Marler Clark files second lawsuit against ConAgra on behalf of victim of Salmonella outbreak traced to Banquet pot pies - (Marlerclark.com)
Seattle, Washington -- A lawsuit was filed today against ConAgra, the company whose Banquet chicken and turkey pot pies were identified as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. Read more…
BARFBLOG: Sprouts in Sweden - (barfblog)
Eurosurveillance reports today on an outbreak of Salmonella linked to raw alfalfa sprouts in summer 2007 in Sweden, which sickened at least 51 people. http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ew/2007/071018.asp#2 Almost two years ago, Salmonella in mung bean sprouts sickened 650 Ontarians. Read more…
Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley in SWEDEN associated with alfalfa sprouts, July-August 2007 - (Eurosurveillance Weekly)
The Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI) and the Swedish Regional Centres for Communicable Disease Control recently completed the investigation of a nationwide outbreak with 51 cases of Salmonella Stanley infection. Read more…
BARFBLOG: CBS confuses raw, probiotic - (barfblog)
CBS News did a puff piece tonight on probiotics and somehow equated the beneficial bacteria in fermented products like yoghurt with the bacteria found in raw milk. Read more…
BARFBLOG: Yum! A culture of food safety? - (barfblog)
David Novak, the 54-year-old chairman, chief executive officer and president of Louisville, KY-based Yum! Read more…
Mr. Henry pulls pork
It all starts, as things do, with one small misstep, a minor oversight that unwinds balefully into tragic chorus. Even though he saw that the husk ends were dry, Mr. Henry bought some corn. He knew Mrs. Read more…
Thanks to the pros, this Place still pours on the charm
For those of us who've had a love affair with Place Pigalle for decades, it's a relief to find that new owners Seth and Lluvia Walker have... Read more…
JAPAN halts beef imports from US plant - (Forbes.com)
Associated PressJapan suspended beef imports from Cargill Inc.'s plant in Dodge City, Kan., on Wednesday, saying recent shipments from the facility contained tendons that were not properly identified on accompanying papers. Read more…
ONTARIO: Cagney's restaurant a fine establishment - (Guelph Mercury)
F.E. Wilson writes regarding "Public health fines for restaurants on the rise this year" to say how Cagney's was featured in this news report of public health inspections was ludicrous. Read more…
Food safety worries from foreign imports cause consumers to turn to U.S. grown and processed foods - (from a press release)
Ask most restaurant chain executives or the owner of your neighborhood deli what keeps them awake at night and chances are they will tell you their worst nightmare is serving their customers a food-borne illness. Read more…
PENNSYLVANIA: Demand grows for raw milk, but is it safe? - (Lancaster Online)
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -- Rob Wentworth is, according to this story, one of about 40 farmers in Lancaster County trying to fill consumers' growing demand for raw milk. Some health professionals say the milk — which is not pasteurized or homogenized — is unsafe and should be prohibited. Read more…
Why is E. coli making a comeback? - (msnbc)
It has been a really bad year for the meat industry. A record 29 million pounds of contaminated ground beef has been recalled so far this year. Read more…
FDA assistant commissioner of food protection: 'It's Time for a New Approach' - (from a press release)
LAS VEGAS--U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Assistant Commissioner of Food Protection David C. Acheson MD, told PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2007 attendees today a new food safety plan is in the works at FDA. Read more…
TENNESSEE: Cocke Co. toddler dies after being infected with E. coli - (WATE Channel 6/ WKBT/Associated Press)
KNOXVILLE-- Officials at the University of Tennessee Medical Center were cited an announcing that 20-month-old Jaycee Burgin, of Newport, died just before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday due to an E. coli infection. Read more…
CALIFORNIA: Got (raw) milk? - (Daily Stanford)
Kenyan native Willson Kimeli Naiyomah was cited as telling students and faculty Tuesday night in a lecture in the Geology Corner that living on an organic diet saved his life. Read more…
SOUTH AFRICA: Food safety worries consumers - (South Africa Times)
National Consumer Forum chairman Thami Bolani was cited as saying on Wednesday that consumers are concerned about the safety of food bought from street vendors and that most adults bought food from a street vendor on a daily basis. Read more…
FSAI warns industry on importance of food recall procedures - (Food Safety Authority of Ireland)
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland warned food business operators that there is no excuse for failing to act to recall unsafe food at an industry seminar today. Read more…
NEW JERSEY: Camco restaurant inspection reports will soon be online - (KYW Newsradio)
Freeholders in Camden County, NJ, plan to place restaurant inspections online early next year. The county’s taking bids to get the project up and running. Read more…
NOVA SCOTIA: Second family member being treated in hospital for E. coli - (The Daily News (Truro)/Canadian Press)
There is, according to this story, a second case of E. coli at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville. A 10-year-old boy was diagnosed last week and now his five-year-old sister has been admitted. Read more…
INDIANA: Another Hamilton county student diagnosed with hepatitis A - (6 News, The Indy Channel)
FISHERS, Ind. -- A third student in the Hamilton Southeastern school district has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. The latest student to have the disease attends Sand Creek Intermediate School. Read more…
INDIANA: E. coli source in school outbreak elusive - (Indianapolis Star)
Floyds Knobs -- Ten Southern Indiana children sickened with E. coli infections that were linked to a school weeks ago continue to recover, but health officials trying to pinpoint a source remain baffled. Read more…
Lemon and Raspberry Birthday Cake
I love it when people are specific when it comes to what they want for their birthday cake. “Something chocolaty” or “I love strawberries” just doesn’t work for me. Without a detailed brief, I am lost. Read more…
JORDAN: 135 restaurants receive licence to resume chicken shawerma sales - (Jordan Times)
Amman -- Only 135 of the 166 restaurants in the capital that applied for a licence to sell chicken shawerma were found in compliance with the Health Ministry’s regulations, according to the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA). Read more…
US: Marler Clark calls on Cargill to pay victims' medical bills - (from a press release)
Seattle -- Bill Marler, the Seattle attorney who has dedicated his law practice to representing victims of E. coli and other foodborne illness outbreaks, called today on Cargill to front medical costs for victims of an E. coli outbreak traced to the company's frozen ground beef patties. Read more…