Report: About 20-30 Percent of Foodborne Illness Victims File Lawsuits By News Desk  Approximately 20-30 percent of victims in foodborne illness outbreaks seek legal action against the companies whose products sickened them or their family members, according to an attorney quoted in a May 24 report by the Dallas Morning News. The newspaper interviewed a number of lawyers who specialize in foodborne illness litigation after a complaint was filed last week against Blue... Continue Reading
Bidart Bros. Cooling and Packing House Samples Were Positive for Listeria By Dan Flynn  Inspector observations from the investigation into the role of Bidart Bros. in last year's 12-state outbreak of Listeriosis involving commercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples found that the problem could well have originated in the California grower's apple cooler and packing facility. The observations are found on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 483 forms completed after... Continue Reading
Some FRONTLINE Comments Were Left on the Editing Floor By Mike Robach  (Mike Robach, vice president of corporate food safety, quality and regulatory affairs for Cargill Inc., was interviewed for the FRONTLINE documentary, “The Trouble with Chicken,” which aired May 12, 2015.) There were a couple of points I made in the FRONTLINE interview that were left on the editing floor. My opinion that Salmonella does not... Continue Reading
Food Safety on Food Trucks 'A Little More of a Challenge' By Lydia Zuraw  It can take more to ensure that food is safe on a food truck than at a brick-and-mortar restaurant, says Bob Kramer, a registered sanitarian who provides training and technical assistance to entrepreneurs. Kramer is the director of food safety and food services for a microlender in Ohio called the Economic and Community Development Institute... Continue Reading
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An investigation is underway in Canada to figure out the source of a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to live chicks from an Alberta hatchery. According to news reports, the outbreak has so far sickened 34 people in three provinces. The Public Health Agency of Canada is not releasing the name of the hatchery, which is... 
Reports of food poisoning associated with a new pub in northeastern England are pointing toward a dual outbreak of both Salmonella and gastrointestinal illness. Since the weekend of May 16-17, 2015, customers of Anson Farm, a pub restaurant at Thornaby which just opened a month ago, have been reporting illnesses. Public Health England (PHE) reports 20 confirmed... 
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