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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Food Safety | February 2, 2019
The BIG Game is upon us folks. Even if you don’t follow football, there is electricity in the air this time of year. Fans from across the globe gather in front of their televisions, local pubs, or in the stadium… read more
Yuma Romaine Lettuce Outbreak – It’s the Water
E. coli,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 10, 2019
The water that’s irrigating our plants is making us sick. At least when it comes to the Yuma Romaine Lettuce outbreak. That’s the upshot of an excellent new investigation from Wired that looks into the spate of food poisoning that… read more
PETA, Veggies Can Give You Ecoli, Too!
E. coli,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | December 22, 2018
A new study found that plastic bins used in security check at airports carries more filthy germs than even the airport toilets. PETA – an animal rights organization – used the opportunity to place ads at the airport luggage bins… read more
Source in Romaine Lettuce E coli Outbreak FOUND!
E. coli,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | December 17, 2018
CDC and FDA have identified a farm in Santa Barbara County of California that has the same strain of e coli in its reservoir as identified in the latest romaine lettuce e coli outbreak. But more is still to come…. read more
More Illnesses in JBS Ground Beef Outbreak
Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | December 16, 2018
Eighty-seven more people from 16 states have been sickened by the ongoing Salmonella JBS ground beef outbreak linked to ground beef from JBS Tolleson, according to CDC. 39 of these illnesses are from California, which brings the case count from… read more
The Lange Law Firm Files First Romaine Lettuce E coli Lawsuit in Romaine Lettuce E coli Outbreak
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 30, 2018
As details begin to unfold as to the exact source of the romaine lettuce outbreak and the FDA calls for labeling of romaine lettuce, the first lawsuit related to this outbreak has been filed. On November 26, 2018, The Lange… read more
How Does Salmonella Beef Contamination Happen?
Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | November 29, 2018
Month have passed since since the initial reports on Cargill Meat resulted in a recall of 132,000 pounds of deadly ground beef thoroughly contaminated with E. coli bacteria, but while we might have hoped to be safe from similar food… read more
Poking Fun at the Lettuce Outbreak – Why I Am OK With It
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 25, 2018
For those of us who checked our social media accounts this week, it was highly likely that you saw one (or more) of the many memes trolling about the internet jesting about the latest romaine lettuce outbreak. Some of my… read more
California – The Epicenter and Hardest Hit in the Ecoli Romaine Outbreak?
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 24, 2018
The ecoli romaine outbreak is not linked to the one we had in the Spring of this year. Which means, Yuma, Arizona is likely not on the hook. However, the other growing locale for romaine lettuce in the United States… read more
Michigan Cases Up in Romaine Ecoli Outbreak
E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 23, 2018
As we were preparing for our Thanksgiving feast, many people were cleaning and sanitizing their refrigerators this morning after yet another Romaine Ecoli Outbreak. In the last year, romaine has been in the news a lot, and unfortunately, not for… read more