Food Safety News - October 21, 2015 Shigella Outbreak Sickens 30: San Jose Seafood Restaurant Shutdown

Shigella Outbreak Sickens 30: San Jose Seafood Restaurant Shutdown By Dan Flynn The Mariscos San Juan at 205 N. 4th Street in downtown San Jose was closed Oct. 18 after the Santa Clara County Public Health Department connected the seafood restaurant with an outbreak of Shigella that has sickened at least 30 people. The restaurant remains closed and Santa Clara health officials say 11 of the Shigella... Continue Reading Feds Seize Frozen Crab Products for Potential Listeria Contamination By News Desk On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, federal government officials seized approximately 5,000 cases of frozen, processed crab products manufactured by Rome Packing Company Inc. of East Providence, RI, because the crab meat is suspected to be contaminated with harmful bacteria. In a complaint unsealed today, the government alleged that Rome Packing, formerly based in East Providence, R.I.,... Continue Reading Subway to Phase Out Poultry Products Raised With Antibiotics By Cathy Siegner Subway Restaurants announced Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, that its 27,000-plus outlets in the United States will start transitioning early next year to serving poultry products made only from turkeys and chickens raised without antibiotics. “Beginning in March 2016, SUBWAY® customers across the U.S. will able to order meals made with chicken raised without antibiotics. Turkey raised... Continue Reading Wilkerson Wants to Remain Free During Appeal; Ordered to Report Nov. 3 By Dan Flynn Only a quick motion for release on bond pending appeal can keep Mary Wilkerson from having to report to a federal women's prison on Nov. 3, now less than two weeks away. Her attorney filed such a motion with the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Oct. 14, and yesterday Assistant U.S.... Continue Reading CDC Spruces Up Foodborne Outbreak Search Tool By Lydia Zuraw For those who want or need to look back at foodborne outbreak data, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a useful tool. It's called the Foodborne Outbreak Online Database Tool (FOOD Tool) and, on Tuesday, the agency revealed a shiny new version. Originally developed in 2009, the FOOD Tool includes both single... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2015 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, PS, 1301 2nd Avenue Suite 2800 Seattle WA 98101 USA Change your address or unsubscribe.

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