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Hey New Jersey Starbucks, did you forget what happened with Hepatitis A in Mendham in 2019?

Bill Marler

In July 2019, a hepatitis A (HAV) outbreak was discovered in New Jersey linked to Mendham Golf and Tennis Club at 2 Golf Lane in Mendham Township, New Jersey. Symptom onset dates ranged from July 11 to August 7, 2019. This case’s symptoms started on June 24, 2019, and he was excluded from work on June 30. How soon we forget.

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USDA Economic Research Service: Salmonella accounted for nearly 80 percent of pathogen violations in U.S. food imports from 2002 to 2019

Bill Marler

From 2002 to 2019, 22,460 pathogen/toxin violations were discovered among imported shipments. This chart was drawn from the ERS report Examining Pathogen-Based Import Refusals: Trends and Analysis From 2002 to 2019 , published December 2021. . A recent USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) study examined the number of U.S.

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Global Air Travel Capacity Set to Surpass Yearly Flight Figures in 2018 and 2019

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Travel offered to both corporate and leisure clients combined is set to surpass the annual travel capacity in 2018 and 2019, that is according to FCM Consulting’s Q4-2023* Quarterly Global Trends Report, citing data from Cirium.

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Captain Obvious:  Nearby cow s**t can cause E. coli Outbreaks in leafy greens

Bill Marler

According to a report by the FDA released today, in November and December 2019 there were three E. coli O157:H7 During the Fall of 2019. coli O157:H7 foodborne illness outbreaks. One outbreak sickened 167 and was in part linked to Ready Pac Bistro® Chicken Caesar Salad and Fresh Express Leafy Green Romaine. Thank you captain.

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Canada moves to protect citizens from E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley

Bill Marler

From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was linked to outbreaks of E. Since April 1, 2019 , in addition to the regular monitoring program, the CFIA added 1,000 samples per year of imported romaine lettuce and products containing romaine lettuce. coli O157:H7 from 2010 to 2019. coli outbreaks.

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So, what’s the cause of the recent E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak?

Bill Marler

Chopped salad kits, 2019, 10 cases, 60% female. Romaine, 2019, 167 cases, 64% female. Bison, 2019, 33 cases, 52% female. Ground beef, 2019, 209 cases, 51% female. Produce: 862 cases, ~67% female. Packaged salads, 2021, 10 cases, 100% female. Baby spinach, 2021, 15 cases, 80% female. Romaine, 2018, 62 cases, 66% female.

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Abbott, infant formula manufacturer, my advice, lawyer-up with some good criminal defense lawyers

Bill Marler

The situation changed in September 2019 ( Sept. Between September 25, 2019 and February 20, 2022 in both environmental and finished product samples – environmental samples eight times between October 10, 2019 and February 2, 2022 and twenty times between February 6, 2022 and February 20, 2022. Result in 2019 and 2020.

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