Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Eight times since 2017, growers of leafy greens, especially those producing Romaine lettuce , have been rocked by outbreaks of E. The LGMA and FDA recently volunteered updates on their actions to stop E. Meanwhile, this week, the FDA issued its progress report on making sure greens are safe to eat. coli O157:H7. coli O157:H7.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

in January 2017. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce food loss and waste through industry and agency-specific actions. We also believe Kempczinski's focus on menu innovation, restaurant operations, and international expertise (from his time at Kraft) make him a strong CEO candidate.

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Western Michigan University (2017) has an Evaluation Checklist Project with a number of excellent resources showing how to develop checklists for evaluating programs and projects. 2011) [1] studied the use of checklists to reduce diagnostic errors in hospitals, clinics and emergency rooms. For example, Ely et al.

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DECEMBER 21, 2019

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. Of six ill people with information available, four hospitalizations have been reported.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From the FDA: Although you stated that corrective actions were implemented following the 2019 and 2012 outbreaks, you have not provided FDA with any information demonstrating long-term, sustainable corrections have been implemented throughout your organization to prevent this violation from recurring in the future. All 8 were female.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Since 2017, there are nearly 500 documented victims and six deaths from leafy green vegetables contaminated by E. The Globe review found that the FDA still sometimes seems more concerned with preventing panic than fully informing the public about health hazards in the food supply. The FDA has called little attention to the surge in E.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It is good that FDA and FSIS has been being more transparent on what is “cooking” in outbreak investigation. Here are the FDA Reports – Salmonella, Listeria, E. Of 14 people with information available, 13 have been hospitalized. Sick people’s samples were collected from August 6, 2017, to August 5, 2022.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

According to the FDA , there are presently three outbreaks under investigation. Note: According to the FDA – “The FDA, CDC and our state partners have identified a common grower between each of the outbreaks, which is a notable development.” FDA posted an update on on their investigation on December 12, 2019.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

4] However, three months later, at a meeting with the FDA, Jimmy John’s Franchise, LLC changed its position and stated that it would serve only clover sprouts sourced from specific suppliers. [5]. the owner of Jimmy John’s, LLC, replied to the FDA that sprouts had been permanently removed from the menu at all Jimmy John’s locations.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The FDA has released its final food safety guidance for producers of sprouts, a food that has been linked to several outbreaks in recent years. Between 1996 and 2020, the FDA reported 52 foodborne illness outbreaks linked to sprouts, which are produced in conditions ideal for pathogen growth. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

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Bill Marler

MAY 21, 2022

Tonight the FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections linked to certain Jif peanut butter products produced at the J.M. Total Illnesses: 14, Hospitalizations: 2, Last Illness Onset: May 1, 2022. 715 people were sickened with 129 hospitalized.

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MARCH 5, 2024

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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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

With nearly 450 sickened, 259 hospitalized and 7 deaths, is it time for a Romaine Warning Label? 41 people sickened, 28 hospitalization and 5 with HUS. A total of 28 hospitalizations have been reported. 23 people sickened and 11 hospitalized. Eleven people were hospitalized, and no deaths were reported.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Of 50 ill people with information available, 39 hospitalizations have been reported, including six people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure. FDA and states continue to trace the source of the romaine lettuce eaten by ill people. No deaths have been reported.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

According to the FDA , Sprouts Unlimited of Marion Iowa is recalling clover spouts in 4 oz packages because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O103 bacteria ( E. In an effort to reduce these outbreaks, the FDA in 2017 collected 825 samples of sprouts from across the U.S.; coli O103 ). with a blue label on the lid.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2022

All 10 people were hospitalized. Sick people’s samples were collected from August 6, 2017, to August 5, 2022. Five people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported. Illnesses started on dates ranging from July 26, 2016, to October 19, 2021. One death was reported from Pennsylvania.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

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. This has to stop,” added Marler. What to know about the E. States/Provinces.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Four people were hospitalized. 2012 Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Newport and Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Cantaloupe On Friday, August 17, 2012, public health officials in several states and the FDA announced a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to cantaloupe grown in southwestern Indiana.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

That is saying a lot given that the Centers for Disease Control and prevention estimate that food sickens 48,000,000, hospitalizes 135,000 and kills over 3,000 each year. 31 people have been hospitalized, according to the U.S. It was the largest foodborne outbreak death toll in the United States in 100 years.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

16 days hospitalized: Summer E. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. I’ve never been that sick,” said Colbert, who spent 12 days at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak with what she initially feared was COVID-19. She spent 16 days in the hospital. At least 52 were hospitalized and 13 developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Listeria specimens from ill people were collected from April 10, 2017, to November 12, 2019. Of six ill people with information available, four hospitalizations have been reported. FDA reports that these samples were taken during a routine inspection of the Almark Foods facility. Seventy-one percent of ill people are male.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

I spent the weekend talking to people who have been hospitalized in this most recent version of “romaine-ecoli-apocalypse.” 22, 40 cases had been reported across 16 states, with 28 hospitalizations but no deaths. ” Op-ed from Washington Post , posted without permission – but its that important.

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Food Safety Tech

MARCH 17, 2024

Johannes Vulto, a former raw milk cheese manufacturer and his company, Vulto Creamery LLC, pleaded guilty to charges related to cheese that was linked to a 2016-2017 outbreak of listeriosis, the U.S. According to the CDC, the listeriosis outbreak resulted in eight hospitalizations and two deaths.

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

There have been over 50 hospitalizations, with at least 10 with acute kidney failure. coli outbreaks that occurred in 2017 and 2018 that were linked to romaine lettuce. Of 15 people with available information, 9 (60%) were hospitalized. coli: As of December 2, 102 people infected with E. This is the fifth E.

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APRIL 21, 2020

The FDA will hold food companies accountable when they endanger the public’s health by purveying adulterated food that causes outbreaks of illness,” said Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen M. 2017 Outbreak of Norovirus at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Sterling, Virginia. The first reports of illness occurred on July 13, 2017.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Of 98 ill people with information available, 58 hospitalizations have been reported, including 10 people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure. FDA and states continue to trace the source of the romaine lettuce eaten by ill people. 23 people sickened and 11 hospitalized.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

In the last few days, the CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and FDA reported that they are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. Three of the nine ill people have been hospitalized, including one person who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. Four individuals have been hospitalized.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

From that single-unit business, he built a regional empire, branching into the lodging business in 1996 with the formation of Plamondon Hospitality Partners and creating what today consists of 49 Roy Rogers restaurants and 13 hotels located throughout the mid-Atlantic. with his first venture being the operation of the Roy Rogers on Rt.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Of 39 ill people with information available, 28 hospitalizations have been reported, including 5 people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure. FDA and states are tracing the source of the romaine lettuce eaten by ill people. Ill people range in age from 3 to 89 years, with a median age of 22.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 5, 2024

Following an investigation by the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations, the misdemeanor charge of Introducing Adulterated Food into Interstate Commerce was filed on Jan. In pleading guilty, Vulto and Vulto Creamery admitted that between December 2014 and March 2017, they caused the shipment of adulterated cheese in interstate commerce.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Of the more than 201 people with information available, 104 were hospitalized, including 28 people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure. The FDA and state and local regulatory officials traced the romaine lettuce to 23 farms and 36 fields in the Yuma growing region. WGS showed that the E.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

There’s little incentive for large drug purchasers like pharmacies and hospitals to choose suppliers based on quality, said Kevin Schulman, a professor of medicine at Stanford University. Collins ended up in the hospital for a week. While the FDA had warned consumers not to use certain CVS eye drops on Oct.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A total of 58 hospitalizations have been reported. Three people have been hospitalized. Six individuals have been hospitalized, including one person who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure. 2019 – 23 people sickened and 11 hospitalized. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 23 states.

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DECEMBER 14, 2019

240 case-patients (not 210) from 37 states; 104 were hospitalized, 28 developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, and five died. 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. Microbiology, 2017; 8:375.

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APRIL 9, 2022

Banner Desert Medical Center / Cardon Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ullman diagnosed acute diarrhea and abdominal pain and discharged Makayla from the hospital at 4:23 AM with instructions to Destiny to take her daughter to her pediatrician in 1-2 days for a recheck and to return for any new or worsening symptoms. Home but not better….

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JULY 10, 2024

The owner of a NY cheese company was sentenced this week for his company's failure to protect product from Listeria contamination which resulted in an Listeria outbreak in 2016 thru 2017. This outbreak resulted in the death of two people and hospitalization of two others. Vulto Creamery of Walton, NY has been shut down.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The FDA and CDC are investigating illnesses in a multi-year, multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to queso fresco and cotija cheeses manufactured by Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc., CDC investigated this outbreak in 2017 and 2021. Thus far there have bee 26 total illnesses with 23 hospitalizations and 2 deaths.

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