New E. coli Reporting Rules for Missouri DNR a Year After Scandal
A year ago, high levels of E. coli in the Lake of the Ozarks went unreported over a busy holiday weekend, for reasons that are still debated. The Kansas City Star eventually reported on the failure...
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E. coli Presence Low Among California’s “Salad Bowl” Region Wildlife Population
The findings of an E. coli O157:H7 study conducted by the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security at UC-Davis were recently presented by lead author, Michele Jay-Russell, and the results suggest...
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Marler Clark Donates $25,000 to Cold Springs, MN High School
Beyond our own passion in representing those seriously injured in foodborne illness outbreaks, we also enjoy encouraging others to become involved in food safety. Many readers of FPJ are also aware of...
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Rocky Mountain Natural Meats Recalls 66,000 Pounds of Bison Meat for E. coli
Just in time for the 4th of July, Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Colorado company, is recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products due to possible contamination...
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The Importance of Keeping Bagged Leafy Greens Cold
A news study published in the Journal of Food Science is highlighting the food safety importance of keeping leafy greens, such as packaged lettuce salads, at temperatures below 41 degrees F. Commonly...
View ArticleJeff Benedict Discusses New Book on Jack In The Box’s 1993 E. coli Outbreak
Today Cattle Network published the latest from freelance writer Chuck Jolley, and it is definitely worth a read. Chuck recently chatted with author Jeff Benedict on his newest book that he has spent...
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E. coli Outbreaks (and lawsuits) past: North Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey,...
Lawsuits typically flow from outbreaks of foodborne disease, and the Palmyra bologna E. coli outbreak will probably be no exception. North Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey, and Ohio, in addition to...
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Miami Couple Sentenced for Selling Cheese Contaminated with Bacteria
Earlier this year, a Miami couple and their company, Naver Trading Corp., were facing federal charges of importing cheese and other dairy products into the U.S. that were contaminated with Salmonella,...
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Listeria, Salmonella and E. coli Outbreaks 2016
Jack & The Green E. coli Sprout Outbreak: Minnesota and Wisconsin state health and agriculture officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak associated with alfalfa sprouts produced by Jack &...
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Seven Deadly Foodborne Outbreaks
Not to be confused with the Seven Deadly Sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth, although, perhaps some of these outbreaks were sinful. I had the honor to represent many of the...
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