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How did I miss the 2017 Shooter’s Grill Clostridium perfringens Outbreak?

Bill Marler

On the morning of Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 calls began coming into the Garfield County Public Health (GCPH) Rifle Office (970-625-5200) from people reporting illness involving symptoms of diarrhea and nausea. Agencies participating in the investigation held another conference call on the morning of June 8th, 2017 at I000 hours.

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Listeria illnesses from 2017 prompt Almark Foods egg recall in 2019?

Bill Marler

Almark Foods and the FDA need to explain why positive product tests and illnesses in 2017 did not stop positive product tests and illnesses in 2019. Listeria specimens from ill people were collected from April 10, 2017, to November 12, 2019. That facility is not currently handling food and ceased operation in 2018.

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Settlement reached in Acute Kidney Failure case linked to 2017/2018 E. coli Outbreak

Bill Marler

The December 2017 Cluster . In late 2017, three cases of E. Ultimately, the cluster included approximately 17 cases from ten states, all of whom had experienced an onset of symptoms from November 6, 2017, to January 9, 2018. . coli O157:H7 were reported in Wisconsin. Genetic analysis conducted by the CDC on the “isolate” (i.e.,

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Is trying to sell a recalled food product illegal – Hell, yes!

Bill Marler

Someone also reminded me that we had a similar problem in 2017, both with online and retail sales of a recalled product. Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 4, 2017 to April 18, 2017. The recall happened on March 3, 2017 , but recalled product continued to surface for months until the FDA posted this notice:

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The World’s Largest and Deadliest Listeria Outbreak is turning 4 in March

Bill Marler

In 2017 and 2018, the world’s largest and deadliest outbreak of listeriosis occurred in multiple provinces of South Africa, as seen in Figure 1. A total of 1,060 cases were reported during the outbreak period of January 11, 2017, to July 17, 2018 (Figure 2). The food history interviews were completed by November 1, 2017.

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2024 Total Solar Eclipse: How will the hotel performance impact stack up to 2017?

Hospitality Net

That means a lift in hotel performance is once again on the horizon, but there are key differences from the last Total Eclipse in 2017. In early-April 2024, a Total Solar Eclipse will once again pass over cities across North America and drive an influx of spectators in need of overnight accommodations.

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Vulto pleads Guilty to selling Listeria-tainted Raw Milk Cheese

Bill Marler

A former raw milk cheese manufacturer and the company he owned and managed pleaded guilty today to charges related to cheese that was linked to a 2016-2017 outbreak of listeriosis, the disease caused by the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. In March 2017, after the U.S. The Listeria family includes both harmless species and L.

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