Salmonella Blog
"Surveillance and analysis on salmonella news and outbreaks."
Author: Marler Clark is a Seattle law firm that also authors Cryptosporidium Blog, E. Coli Blog, Marler Blog, Food Poison Blog, Campylobacter Blog, Hepatitis Blog, Listeria Blog, Norovirus Blog and Shigella Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Health Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Law Firm
Recent Posts from Salmonella Blog
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Nut Butter Plant Has Salmonella Newport and Java Problem
The 36-year-old East Wind Community Inc., a commune in the Missouri Ozarks, has a Salmonella problem inside its nut butter manufacturing facility. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said its inspectors collected samples from…
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Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Associated With Small Turtle Exposure, 2007-2008
PEDIATRICS (doi:10.1542/peds.2009-0272) Julie R. Harris, PhDa,b, David Bergmire-Sweat, MPHc, Julie H. Schlegel, MSPd, Kim A. Winpisinger, MSe, Rachel F. Klos, DVMf, Christopher Perry, BSa,g, Robert V. Tauxe, MDa and Mark J. Sotir, PhDa Objective: Turtle-associated…
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Salmonella-tainted Cantaloupe Recalled
Raley's grocers is recalling 1,120 cartons of Del Monte cantaloupe sold in Northern California and Nevada after routine testing detected salmonella in some of the produce, according to the California Department of Public Health. The…
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Salmonella Canola Banned From US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration refused 13 shipments of Canadian canola meal that contained salmonella in August and September, all from plants owned by Bunge Ltd., the FDA's website showed. Twelve shipments came from…
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Warning in Michigan - Alfalfa Sprouts May Contain Salmonella
Michigan State health officials are warning people not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts, which have sickened individuals in Kent County and across the state. The Michigan Department of Community Health and Department of Agriculture said…
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Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella
Salmonella is a leading cause of foodborne illness worldwide, with an estimated 1.4 million cases each year in the United States alone (1). Salmonella infections are typically due to consumption of food products of animal…
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$12M fund set aside for Peanut Corporation of America salmonella victims' claims
Today U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William E. Anderson ordered Peanut Corporation of America's insurance carrier Hartford to set aside $12 million to reimburse people for health complications that resulted from eating tainted peanut products. Peanut Corporation…
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California Warns Consumers Not to Eat "Queen Victoria" and "Tubby" Bunched Spinach
The California Department of Public Health warned consumers not to eat “Queen Victoria” and “Tubby” bunched spinach because they may be contaminated with salmonella, which can cause serious illness. The 12-count and 24-count spinach bunches…
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Oregon Says Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak Likely Caused By Shredded Lettuce
A mid-summer Salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 124 people across the country probably was due to contaminated lettuce. At least that’s the opinion of William Keene, senior epidemiologist at Oregon’s Public Health Division. The…
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Muranaka Farm Knows Where Parsley Was & Where It's Going--Now Wants It Back
Salmonella-related recalls lately have been all over the spice rack. This time, parsley is on the recall list, but no illnesses have yet been associated with it. Moorpark, CA's Muranake Farms Inc. is recalling 1,005…