The CDC has just released new data on the current Salmonella Newport outbreak tied to the consumption of raw alfalfa sprouts As of 11:00 AM EDT on May 26, 2010, a total of 28 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Newport have been reported from 10 states since March 1, 2010.  The number [...]

The Minnesota Star Tribune (David Shaffer, Dan Browning, and Mike Hewlett) just posted this interesting article about he owner of the raw milk farm responsible for an E. coli outbreak in Minnesota: The organic farmer who produced raw milk linked to illness in four Minnesotans, including a toddler who remained hospitalized Thursday, has for years [...]

At least 41 people have come down with salmonella poisoning after eating at the Casa Lopez restaurant in Athens, Ohio.  The restaurant is currently under investigation by the Athens City-County Health Department. Health officials are still waiting on test results from 15 other cases in this Ohio salmonella outbreak. All of the illnesses are reportedly [...]

The superstar investigators at the Minnesota Department of Health have once again cracked the source of another E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Minnesota state health officials have linked three cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness with raw milk from a dairy farm in Gibbon, Minn.  The Minnesota Department of Health urges anyone who may have recently [...]

Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio has recalled lettuce sold in 23 states and the District of Columbia because that product has been linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 30 people — three with a life-threatening illness called hemolytic uremic syndrome.  A farm located in Yuma, Ariz., may be the source [...]

The UCHD continues its epidemiological investigation of campylobacter in the Saratoga Springs area.  With the assistance of the Utah Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Case Definitions” have been established. These are used to classify individuals for statistical reporting purposes, and gives public health the opportunity to find trends in [...]

In the wake of the recent national outbreak of Salmonella Newport that has sickened 22 people in 10 states, Caldwell Fresh Foods of Maywood, California has recalled the contaminated alfalfa sprouts at the root of the outbreak.  Below is the press release announcing the recall: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 21, 2010 – Caldwell Fresh [...]

The E. coli lawyers at Simon & Luke have collected another record E. coli settlement on behalf of the victim of a nationwide outbreak.  The latest settlement was achieved on behalf of a Vermont resident who was hospitalized for a severe E. coli infection. “Both our firm and the client are very pleased with the [...]

The salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have collected another record salmonella settlement on behalf of a victim of a nationwide outbreak.   The latest settlement was achieved on behalf of a Colorado resident who was hospitalized for a severe salmonella infection. “We are very pleased with the outcome of this case.  The settlement will allow [...]

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is working with state health officials and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to the consumption of raw alfalfa sprouts. As of May 21, 2010, a total of 22 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Newport [...]