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What to know during a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

Bill Marler

The FDA must require, and the industry must implement, better environmental controls and more rigorous testing of products. coli outbreak: The FDA, CDC, state and Canadian health authorities are presently investigating an outbreak of illnesses caused by E. Throw it away or return it to the place of purchase. States/Provinces.

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Listeria Outbreak linked to Sun Hong Foods mushrooms has been reported from Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia

Bill Marler

Outbreak appears to have begun in 2016. Listeria samples from ill people were collected from November 23, 2016 to December 13, 2019. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development collected mushrooms for testing from a grocery store where an ill person purchased enoki mushrooms.

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CDC: Ongoing Outbreak Investigations – Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli

Bill Marler

CDC and FDA recommend that you not eat, sell, or serve fresh whole red, white, or yellow onions distributed by ProSource Produce LLC or Keeler Family Farms that were imported from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico. Illnesses started on dates ranging from July 26, 2016 through October 19, 2021. All 10 people have been hospitalized.

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“Sproutbreak” – Punitive Damages claim levied against JIMMY JOHN’s, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company, and INSPIRE BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation

Bill Marler

After purchasing and consuming a Billy Club Sandwich from D&L’s restaurant on February 21, 2020, Plaintiff Travis Knorr began to develop symptoms consistent with a STEC O103 infection and within the typical STEC incubation period on February 26, 2020. purchased a majority share of Jimmy John’s, LLC. In late 2019, an outbreak of E.

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Jim Jones to Serve as First FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Food Safety Tech

Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on September 24, 2023. At the EPA, he was a principal architect of the 2016 overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act, the first update of that statute in more than 40 years. I’m delighted to welcome Jim to the FDA. For more than 30 years, Jones has held various positions in the U.S.

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FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post

Food Safety News

EPA’s James “Jim” Jones was named Wednesday as the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, who came on board in February 2022, had little choice but to work on a reorganization plan. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on Sept. I’m delighted to welcome Jim to the FDA.

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

Bill Marler

The FDA is reporting that the likely ingredient is a hybrid romaine iceberg lettuce used on hamburgers. I wonder when the leafy green industry and the FDA will take the challenge that the beef industry and FSIS took and “put me out of business – please.”. coli O145 7 3:MD, SC, VA June 2016 Mesclun Mix E. 2006 Lettuce E.