Texas Hit by Turkey and Papaya Recalls Texans have been besieged by two outbreaks of contaminated product-related foodborne illness in the past two weeks.  The state has a large number of confirmed cases in two large and ongoing nationwide Salmonella outbreaks, one tied to consumption of papaya contaminated with Salmonella Agona, and the other associated [...]

Texas Has Most Victims in Papaya Salmonella Outbreak The recent nationwide Salmonella Agona outbreak linked to contaminated papayas has hit Texas hard.  Of the 97 confirmed victims in the United States, 25 reside in Texas – by far the most of any state.  This could be due to the fact that the papaya distributor – [...]

Agromod Produce, Inc. Issues Papaya Recall – 97 Illnesses in 23 states Agromod Produce, Inc., a McAllen, Texas papaya distributor, has issued a recall of all Blondie, Yaya, Mañanita, and Tastylicious Brand papayas sold prior to July 23, 2011 because those papayas have been linked to 97 salmonella illnesses (including 10 hospitalizations) in 23 states.  [...]

The salmonella lawyers at the Houston-based food safety firm Simon & Luke continue to prosecute cases linked to last year’s Salmonella Enteritidis egg outbreak that sickened almost 2000 people nationwide thus far – making it the largest Salmonella outbreak in United States history.  If you were sickened with Salmonella after eating eggs, it is not [...]

CDC Updates Salmonella Egg Illness Count – Now 1939 Victims Nationwide In July 2010, CDC identified a nationwide sustained increase in the number of Salmonella Enteritidis isolates with PFGE pattern JEGX01.0004.  From May 1 to November 30, 2010, a total of 3,578 illnesses were reported.  However, some cases from this period may not have been [...]

The salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke continue to pursue claims on behalf of citizens who contracted salmonella after consuming eggs and egg products this year.  The illnesses have been linked to contaminated eggs produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms.  Both are located in Iowa.  The CDC has released new data showing that [...]

The CDC has just released updated data on the Salmonella Enteriditis Egg Outbreak linked to contaminated eggs produced at Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms in Iowa. The victim count has now risen to 1813 nationwide. Between May 1 and October 15, 2010, 2010, a total of 3,182 illnesses of an identical In July 2010, [...]

I’m back in Houston now, fresh from a day-long inspection of Wright County Egg Farm and its feed mill in Galt, Iowa.  Wright County Egg is one of two Iowa egg farms (the other is Hillandale Farms) linked to the national salmonella egg outbreak that has sickened over 1600 people since May of this year. [...]

An outbreak of salmonella has claimed 15 victims in three Oklahoma counties.  Investigators are now looking into the outbreak of a similar strain of salmonella identified in Iowa and Nebraska, said Laurence Burnsed, the Oklahoma Health Department’s communicable disease division director.  Only a couple of cases have been reported in those states to date. The [...]

This morning I am in West Union, Iowa to inspect Hillandale Farms – one of the two Iowa egg farms (the other is Wright County Egg) linked to contaminated eggs that have sickened over 1600 people nationwide since May.  I’ll be taking a photographer and videographer into the plant to document the conditions that have [...]