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New Data From CDC on Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in 2014–2022

Food Safety Magazine

CDC released a summary of Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System data, analyzing the causes of foodborne illness outbreaks that occurred between 2014 and 2022.

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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). Ground beef, 2014, 12 cases, 42% female.

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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.

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The Ultimate Guide to Kitchen Allergen Management

Food Safety Guru

Legal Responsibilities In the UK, food businesses must comply with regulations under the Food Information Regulations Act 2014. Digital Tools for Allergen Management Incorporating a Digital Food Safety System can simplify allergen tracking. A Digital Food Safety System offers that and more.

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EU to tighten rules on use of nitrites and nitrates as additives

Food Safety News

Based on a previous scientific assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the limits were endorsed by EU member states. It can also enter the food chain as an environmental contaminant in water. Some groups, such as Foodwatch France, had called for a ban on the use of added nitrites and nitrates in food.

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WGS Helps Solve a Decade-Long Listeria Outbreak Linked to Queso Fresco, Cotija Cheese

Food Safety Magazine

federal and state public health officials recently solved a multistate foodborne illness outbreak investigation that has been ongoing since 2014, with the most recent illnesses being reported in December 2023. Using whole-genome sequencing (WGS), U.S.

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A brief Marler Clark history with Wendy’s and E. coli Lawsuits

Bill Marler

2014 Romaine E. 2014 Romaine E. The Food Safety Law Firm: . Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm , is the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of E. 2006 Lettuce E. coli O157:H7 81 3:IA, MN, WI July 2007 Lettuce E. coli O157:H7 26 1:AL May 2008 Romaine E. coli O157:H7 9 1:WA Oct.