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After multiple Jimmy John’s outbreaks the FDA warns them to fix the problems

Bill Marler

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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FDA and FSIS active investigations – Lots of Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli – and, a few questions

Bill Marler

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. Sick people from other states purchased deli meats or cheeses from other delis. Sick people’s samples were collected from August 6, 2017, to August 5, 2022.

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Outbreak Database – Decades of Cantaloupe Outbreaks – Chemicals, Campylobacter, Salmonella, E. coli, Norovirus and Listeria

Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Cantaloupes were purchased whole and pre-cut. The cantaloupe was purchased whole or eaten as part of a fruit salad or garnish. Kunik Company of McAllen, Texas, who had purchased it from a Mexican producer. Known onset dates ranged from October 28, 2017, to December 6, 2017. Ten of the cases occurred in Canada.

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What to know during a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

Bill Marler

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. Throw it away or return it to the place of purchase. States/Provinces.

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FDA sends Cooperstown Cheese Company warning after inspection finds Listeria in facility

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JANUARY 1, 2024

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Cooperstown Cheese Company LLC Milford, NY A food firm in New York is on notice from the FDA for serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation.

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2021

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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Hard-Boiled Eggs Link in Multi-State Listeria Outbreak

Bill Marler

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Listeria specimens from ill people were collected from April 10, 2017, to November 12, 2019. Three of these people reported eating hard-boiled eggs in deli salads purchased from grocery stores and in salads eaten at restaurants. FDA reports that these samples were taken during a routine inspection of the Almark Foods facility.

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WaPo – Romaine Industry, time to get your s**t together.

Bill Marler

DECEMBER 2, 2019

We also advised people not to eat any romaine they had purchased and to throw it away instead. coli strain (O157:H7) causing the new outbreak is genetically indistinguishable from last year’s and another one in late 2017. Now, right before Thanksgiving, it’s happening again. But these recommendations were easy ones to make.

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

Bill Marler

AUGUST 20, 2022

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.”. 2017 Leafy Greens E. However, now with the CDC reporting nearly 40 E.

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A Salmonella, Hepatitis A and E. coli weekend

Bill Marler

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Based on available traceback data, the FDA requested that industry voluntarily withdraw romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California from the market and is requesting that the industry withhold distribution of romaine for the remainder of the growing season in Salinas. Illnesses started on dates ranging from September 24 to November 18.

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Dog food recalled after government testing shows Salmonella contamination

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

This is the company’s fourth recall since 2017. The FDA sent a warning letter to the company in 2020 after finding Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria in its plant. Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. 8 through Aug.

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Bloomberg Article Highlights Problems with Outsourced / Generic Medications

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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. Last November, Joan Collins, a 78-year-old from Nassau County, New York, purchased CVS eye drops to relieve irritation.

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FDA Warning Letter to NV Spice Company for Inadequate Supply Chain Preventive Controls

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AUGUST 15, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to High Quality Organics, a ready-to-eat (RTE) spice facility, located in Reno, NV. Did not maintain documentation that the untreated spices you purchase and send to the third-party (b)(4) providers are treated under a validated process that delivers an appropriate destruction of Salmonella. As examples: a.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

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AUGUST 28, 2020

In 2017, at its annual Stars of the Industry Gala, the Restaurant Association of Maryland presented Plamondon with the Brice & Shirley Phillips Lifetime Achievement Award. TableBoost is teaming with Dining Alliance which is the largest Group Purchase Organization (GPO) for restaurants in North America and part of the Buyers Edge Platform.

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Changes at McDonald’s and Reducing Food Waste

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

in January 2017. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce food loss and waste through industry and agency-specific actions. ” “This purchase marks an important step in the strategic plan laid out by ICV and management to create a powerful and even more successful Buffalo Wild Wings platform.

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CA Winery Forced to Destroy Wine Illegally Aged in the Ocean

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AUGUST 15, 2023

In 2017, Ocean Fathoms started to submerge specially designed crates of its wine in the channel, and when the bottles were retrieved 12 months later, they were sold for up to $500 each. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T.

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Food safety standards: Is bridging the international divide possible?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A unified approach to food regulation would ensure consistent and transparent product quality, enabling consumers to make informed choices about the food they purchase and consume. About the author: Julie Chapon, co-founder of Yuka since its inception in 2017, is a dedicated advocate for healthier living and sustainability.

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Warning Letter to Cheese Operation Highlights Insufficient Cleaning Items That Support Harborage of Listeria

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a NY Cheese processor. In brief, they were found to have an ongoing Listeria issue as identified in 2 023 recall situation for Listeria as well as an recall in 2017. Additionally, FDA collected environmental samples (i.e., Of the positive findings, one (1) of the L. monocytogenes. monocytogenes.

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The last romaine E. coli outbreak is declared over – for some customers E. coli outbreaks are never really over

Bill Marler

JANUARY 16, 2020

The FDA and CDC yesterday announced that the latest romaine lettuce E. Carolyn was food poisoned after eating contaminated romaine lettuce in a meal she purchased with cash and consumed from a local restaurant in April 2018. 3, 2017, pp. coli outbreak was over. For some these outbreaks are never really over. coli (STEC).

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-November 2019 Edition

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

percent compared with October of 2017, while the average two-year growth for the previous six months is also 1.0 Chef Eric Plescha of Charcoal BYOB was particularly excited about a new sugar approved by the FDA called allulose, which isn’t as sweet as normal sugar and supposedly lowers blood sugar. Chicken War Redux.

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FDA Draws the Line on ‘Free From’ Claims: What This Means

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

6, 2025, the FDA provided updated and new guidance on the use of voluntary “free-from” claims on products, particularly when indicating the absence of major food allergens. The FDA also states that a product claiming to be “free-from” should not include an advisory statement for the same allergen.

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POLITICO: Victims blame FDA for food-recall failures

Bill Marler

JANUARY 25, 2020

Later that morning — March 6, 2017 — Ebb saw a message from Amazon, which had sold him the nut butter, that the manufacturer had recalled it for contamination by E. The FDA, working through a national network of labs that identifies outbreaks, pinpointed the contamination on Feb. coli bacteria. Healthy SoyNut Butter on Jan.

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After multiple Jimmy John’s outbreaks the FDA warns them to fix the problems

FDA and FSIS active investigations – Lots of Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli – and, a few questions

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Outbreak Database – Decades of Cantaloupe Outbreaks – Chemicals, Campylobacter, Salmonella, E. coli, Norovirus and Listeria

What to know during a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

FDA sends Cooperstown Cheese Company warning after inspection finds Listeria in facility

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

Hard-Boiled Eggs Link in Multi-State Listeria Outbreak

WaPo – Romaine Industry, time to get your s**t together.

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

A Salmonella, Hepatitis A and E. coli weekend

Dog food recalled after government testing shows Salmonella contamination

Bloomberg Article Highlights Problems with Outsourced / Generic Medications

FDA Warning Letter to NV Spice Company for Inadequate Supply Chain Preventive Controls

#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Changes at McDonald’s and Reducing Food Waste

CA Winery Forced to Destroy Wine Illegally Aged in the Ocean

Food safety standards: Is bridging the international divide possible?

Warning Letter to Cheese Operation Highlights Insufficient Cleaning Items That Support Harborage of Listeria

The last romaine E. coli outbreak is declared over – for some customers E. coli outbreaks are never really over

MRM Research Roundup: Mid-November 2019 Edition

FDA Draws the Line on ‘Free From’ Claims: What This Means

POLITICO: Victims blame FDA for food-recall failures

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