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When Cheese Kills: Listeria Outbreak sickens 8 in New York, Virginia and Maryland
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (318+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multi-state, multi-year outbreak of'Listeria monocytogenes'infections potentially linked to requeson, a soft cheese similar to ricotta. ' On May 27, 2026, NYS AGM…...
Redactions and the move towards Radical Transparency
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (683+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving)." I have been posting about public…...
FDA investigating new Listeria and Cyclospora Outbreaks
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (153+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation A new outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (ref #1380) linked to a not yet identified product has been added to the table. FDA has initiated traceback and onsite inspections. For the outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium…...
What the FDA Did Not Want You to Read " The November 2024 Romaine E. coli Outbreak
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (249+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation I said then that I would weigh in where the FDA would not. I have now spent the months since doing exactly that " staying on the agency until it unredacted the documents it…...
Ten People Died. Where Did the Boar's Head Investigations Go? Hello DOJ and USDA Inspector General?
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (435+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation When ten people die in a Listeria outbreak traced to a single plant with a documented, years-long record of filth, I pay attention to what the government promises to do about it. And…...
Genetic Testing confirms E. coli link between Nine ill from Kebab Shop Beef Kofta
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (335+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation Whole genome sequencing results show that the beef kofta samples collected by FSIS and produced at Olympia Food Industries (Est. 18743) matched the outbreak strain of'E. coli'O157: H7. FSIS continues to coordinate with the California…...
Neurological Long-Term Complications of E. coli STEC-HUS
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (451+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation Most people who survive Shiga toxin'producing'Escherichia coli'hemolytic uremic syndrome (STEC-HUS) recover, yet a meaningful minority are left with lasting neurological problems, and in adults some of that injury declares itself only well after…...
E. coli Outbreaks Linked to Romaine Lettuce - Outbreaks Reported by the U. S. CDC and FDA, 2010 Present
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1108+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation Just as important, the prominent, widely publicized leafy-green outbreaks of the 2000s were attributed to greens'other than'romaine, so they do not belong on a romaine-specific list. The two most significant are noted here for…...
Are Summer Months More Prone to Foodborne Illness " Fact or Fiction?
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (226+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation A pathogen-by-pathogen look at the seasonality of food poisoning in the United States Using CDC's foundational burden estimates, the five most common foodborne pathogens by number of U. S. illnesses account for roughly 91% of illness…...
Marler Clark retained by HUS - acute kidney failure cases in E. coli Outbreak linked to The Kebab Shop
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (402+ words) Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation CDPH is working with local health departments and federal partners to investigate an STEC O157: H7 outbreak linked to the consumption of beef kofta served at several California locations of The Kebab Shop restaurant chain....