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Hey FDA, Leafy Green Industry, please don’t forget those you should have protected

Bill Marler

2018 and 2019 were not good years for consumers of romaine lettuce grown in the fields of the southwestern United States, specifically the Yuma growing region of Arizona and the Salinas Valley of California. In 2018, the Yuma growing region was responsible for infecting 240 people with E. YUMA (Jarboe). SALINAS VALLEY (Parker).

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A tragedy across the border – The FDA isn’t ready for the next E. coli outbreak

Bill Marler

coli bacteria during a visit to California in 2018. For much of 2018, Nathan Parker and his wife, Karla Terry, plotted their road trip from this Vancouver suburb down the Oregon coast to their final destination: Disneyland. The FDA has called little attention to the surge in E. SUZANNE KREITER/GLOBE STAFF. Consider: ?

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

Bill Marler

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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Lyons Magnus Recalls Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes Manufactured by Third Party Because of Listeria Contamination

Food Safety Tech

On November 25, 2024, FDA reported it was was notified about an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in the United States, with many ill people residing in long-term care facilities (LTCF) prior to illness onset. As part of this investigation, FDA collected environmental samples and found the outbreak strain of Listeria.

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The Produce Industry, the FDA, the Congress and the President have blood on their hands

Bill Marler

Of 185 people with information available, 96 (52%) have been hospitalized. Forty-four (44) individuals have been hospitalized. Leaving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state health departments in the dark about the incidence of pathogens in fresh produce commodities.

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2018 Romaine Yuma E. coli Outbreak – an ongoing narrative

Bill Marler

Illnesses started on dates ranging from March 13, 2018 to August 22, 2018. 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. FDA is continuing to investigate to learn more about how the E.

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E. coli Infections Associated with Romaine Lettuce from Yuma Arizona – 2018 – An Update

Bill Marler

240 case-patients (not 210) from 37 states; 104 were hospitalized, 28 developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, and five died. In April 2018, the New Jersey Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Health notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of two E. In June 2018, E. coli infection clusters.

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