Earlier this week, two of my my clients and I were interviewed by Ross McLaughlin on ABC Channel 11 in Atlanta.  He is working on a follow up story examining the aftermath of the national salmonella outbreak tied to Austin and Keebler peanut butter crackers that sickened over 750 people and killed 11 last year.
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On Monday, I traveled to Richmond, Virginia to meet with reporter Shelley Basinger of ABC 13.  Shelley is working on a three-part report on the 2008-2009 Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that sickened 714 and killed 9.  That outbreak was linked to peanut butter and peanut paste manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America, which sold the peanut [...]

The CDC announced this evening that as of 9:00 pm EST on January 28, 2010, a total of 202 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 42 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009.
Illness Distribution
The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain [...]

According to the Oregon State Department of Public Health, Rhode Island-based Daniele brand salami has been identified as the source of the Salmonella Montevideo outbreak that has sickened 184 people in 38 states, including 8 from Oregon and 14 from Washington.  The numbers continue to grow as reports from state health departments continue to track [...]