The CDC reports: Shigellosis is a nationally notifiable diarrheal illness caused by gram-negative bacteria. Shigella infection is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Although most infections are self-limited, antibiotics are indicated for severe illness or to reduce transmission in settings with high risk for spread. Since 2015, a growing proportion of cases has been caused by […]
It was April 1999 and I had started Marler Clark just a year before. However, I still had the political bug (I had been elected in 1977, at 19, as the first and youngest elected official in the state of Washington and perhaps in the U.S), and I was being asked to explore a run […]
At least 125 children impacted. According to reporting in Politico, Tainted cinnamon applesauce pouches that have sickened scores of children in the U.S. may have been purposefully contaminated with lead, according to FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones. “We’re still in the midst of our investigation. But so far all of the signals […]
In the United States as of December 6, 230 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 38 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 16, 2023, to November 20, 2023. Of 185 people with information available, 96 (52%) have been hospitalized. Three deaths have been reported, two from Minnesota […]
FDA is conducting an onsite inspection at the Austrofoods facility located in Ecuador. Cinnamon samples collected from the lots used in recalled products will undergo laboratory analysis. FDA will update this advisory to share the sample results once the analysis is complete. To date, the FDA has worked with Ecuadorian authorities to gather information about […]
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collected different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data showed that onions processed at Gills Onions were contaminated with Salmonella and made people sick. As of December 4, 2023, a total of 80 people […]
This just fell into my inbox: I’m reaching out to provide an update on FDA’s proposal to unify the Human Foods Program (HFP). The proposed reorganization package is now under review at HHS, which begins the formal external review process. The FDA’s proposed reorganization package includes new updates that not only shift how the agency’s […]
I may be exactly 12 hour behind, but I had the great privilege to share the stage – at least via Zoom with Darin Detwiler and Frank Yiannas. We talked a bit about the documentary “Poisoned,” but mostly focused on what more can be done to make our food supply safer. Well, I’m heading to […]
According to The Washington Post, Dozens of other children around the country are believed to have been poisoned. A Washington Post investigation has found the number of children affected is likely higher than official counts. As of Dec. 5, the FDA said it has received reports of 64 children under age 6 who have suffered […]
Three deaths have been reported in the United States, two from Minnesota and one from Oregon. Five deaths have been reported in Canada. In the United States, as of December 6, 230 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 38 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 16, 2023, to […]
8 dead from cantaloupe – 359 sickened – those numbers will rise. Bring back the MDP! In the United States, as of December 6, 230 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 38 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 16, 2023, to November 20, 2023. Of 185 people […]
In the last weeks we (and the cantaloupe industry) have been subjected to increasing numbers of illnesses and deaths linked to this popular fruit. In the United States, as of December 6, 230 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 38 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 16, […]
MPR reports that Minnesota health officials say there are now 20 confirmed cases of salmonella in the state linked to contaminated cantaloupe — including two deaths. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration first issued a national recall of some brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupe on Nov. 9; that recall has since been expanded. The […]
San Diego – 12 with Salmonella: County of San Diego health officials are reporting three additional cases of Salmonella illness linked to unpasteurized or “raw” milk from a producer in Fresno, CA. This brings the total number of local cases to 12, including three people who were hospitalized. The cases began in late September and the most recent person became ill on Oct. 17. The California […]
As of December 1, there have been 117 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 34 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 17, 2023, to November 14, 2023. Of 103 people with information available, 61 (59%) have been hospitalized. Two deaths have been reported from Minnesota. […]
The updated number in the United States: • Illnesses: 117 • Hospitalizations: 61 • Deaths: 2 • States: 34 In Canada the numbers have been just updated – on December 1, 2023 it was 66 sick, 19 hospitalized and 1 death. Since the last update on November 24, 18 more illnesses have been reported. As […]