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Egg firm warned over Salmonella, flies, rodents and more

Food Safety News

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. A food firm in Georgia is on notice from the FDA after an inspection at its egg processing facility found the presence of Salmonella, flies, rodents and more violations of federal regulation. 2019, FDA detected Salmonella Enteritidis from house (redacted).

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E. coli Infections Associated with Romaine Lettuce from Yuma Arizona – 2018 – An Update

Bill Marler

Product traceback efforts by local health jurisdictions, state health departments, and FDA could not identify a single product lot, processor, or farm as the source of the entire outbreak. FDA, CDC and state partners conducted an EA in the growing region, which consisted of farms in Imperial County, CA and Yuma County, AZ.

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Barf Blog – A great resource on why we should reconsider Sprouts

Bill Marler

As far back as September 1998, FDA issued a warning against sprouts urging: Children, pregnant women and the elderly should not eat alfalfa sprouts until growers find a way to reduce the risk of a potentially deadly bacteria that infects some sprouts, the Food and Drug Administration said this week. Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-.

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More settlements reached in 2018 E. coli outbreak linked to Yuma romaine lettuce

Bill Marler

The FDA and state and local regulatory officials traced the romaine lettuce to 23 farms and 36 fields in the Yuma growing region. The FDA, along with CDC and state partners, started an environmental assessment in the Yuma growing region and collected samples of water, soil, and manure. April 2012. WGS showed that the E.

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FDA’s failures have consequences – real people – here is one story – there are countless others

Bill Marler

At 12:30 AM on April 20, 2018, Jonathan Matyac, RN inserted a second, small 22g peripheral IV catheter into Makayla’s right hand, requiring two attempts, and “saline locked” it for future use. The 12-French was what the ICU requested for her dialysis. Under fluoroscopy, I dilated the track over the wire up to a size 12-French.