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Deadly Listeria Cheese Outbreak began in 2014

Bill Marler

Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 15, 2014, to December 10, 2023. Among people who remembered specific brands, three people who got sick between 2014 and 2022 reported Don Francisco brand queso fresco or cotija. WGS showed that bacteria from sick people’s samples from 2014 to present are closely related genetically.

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So, what’s the cause of the recent E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak?

Bill Marler

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) – I do not recall a CDC post recently that included working with both the FSIS (regulates, Beef, Pork, Poultry and Catfish) and the FDA (regulates everything else).

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Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria Outbreaks?

Bill Marler

A food product is also considered “adulterated” if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance, which may render it injurious to health. The 1938 Act, and the recently signed Food Safety Modernization Act, stand today as the primary means by which the federal government enforces food safety standards.

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More food products with Rizo-Lopez Cheese recalled due to Listeria illnesses and deaths – Marler Clark retained by victims

Bill Marler

FDA has been notified of additional companies who have issued public notifications or recalls for products linked to the Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc. MG Foods recalled S&S Ham & Cotija Torta Sandwich on Telera Roll sold in vending machines and grab-and-go retail markets in FL. dairy recall that were sold at retail locations.

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What to know during a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

Bill Marler

“When in doubt, throw it out,” says William (Bill) Marler , managing partner at the Food Safety Law Firm, Marler Clark. “It It is past time for the leafy green industry to take the safety of greens, especially romaine lettuce, seriously. This has to stop,” added Marler. What to know about the E. Here is just a sample of E.

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FDA releases list showing hundreds of retailers that received tainted products

Food Safety News

The Food and Drug Administration has published a list of retailers that received the implicated products. The list includes Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and Costco. According to the FDA, the list may not include all of the retailers that received the products. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here)

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Seriously, why in hell are the USDA and CDC not protecting the public from Salmonella Infantis in Chicken?

Bill Marler

Information from more than 6,000 REPJFX01 isolates from non-human sources has been reported to PulseNet, with the earliest in 2014. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. Most isolates are from chicken samples collected by the U.S. Although whole genome sequencing (WGS) data from U.S.