MARLER BLOG: Tainted food: How to combat food poisoning in the United States? Mr. McCain, Mr. Obama, are you paying attention? - (Marler Blog)
July 7, 2008 – 8:44 pmOnce again, hundreds of Americans have been sickened by outbreaks of foodborne illness. This time it is nearly 1,000 (and counting) in 40 States put down by salmonella in fresh tomatoes (or is it the salsa?), and nearly 50 in Ohio and Michigan (possibly Georgia) stricken by the deadly E. coli O157:H7 bacteria, again in hamburger. Tomatoes have been recalled nearly every year for the last 10, with hundreds ill. Hamburger, well, since the spring of 2007, we have recalled over 30 million pounds after it was linked to ill people, mostly children in nearly every state. Consumers (hint candidates - voters) have lost confidence in the businesses that feed them and a government that is supposed to protect them.
After a brief lull a few years ago, were seeing a sweeping increase in outbreaks of salmonella, E. coli and other foodborne contaminates. There are many reasons for this ugly trend […]
MORE:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=27103
Related posts:
MARLER BLOG: William D. Marler, Food Safety Attorney - (Marler Blog)
Marler Blog: You have to love the Internet - (Marler Blog)
US: Safety in food topic today at ConAgra - (Omaha World-Herald, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services)
BLOG: Marler Clark calls on S&S Foods to pay E. coli boy scouts’ medical bills and parents’ lost wages - (Marler Blog)
Marler Clark again calls for mandatory vaccinations of food service workers - (Marler Blog)
US: Legally Speaking: The food poisoning lawyer - (Southeast Texas Record)
MARLER BLOG: The Canadian government sends e. coli contaminated meat south? - (Marler Blog)
McCain, Obama in final campaign push
MARLER BLOG: Toxic tacos: A microbial combination plate - (Marler Blog)
MARLER BLOG: Pot pie patrol - (Marler Blog)
CALIFORNIA: E. coli lawyer is busier than ever - (Associated Press)
MARLER BLOG: Student sickened by E. coli-tained lettuce files suit - (Marler Blog)
William Marler, food safety attorney, urges Con Agra to recall all Banquet Pot Pies immediately to protect the public. - (Marler Blog)
“Bug Sites” Updated - (Marler Blog)
BLOG: Cover Story - Food Safety Magazine - What I tell Food CEO’s - (Marler Blog)
Obama, McCain battle for Latino voters
US: Bill Marler speaks - (Law and More)
Westland/Hallmark beef recall and others rocking the beef industry - (The Orange County Register)
WASHINGTON: Outstanding lawyer: William Marler - (King County Bar Association)
CALIFORNIA: Hepatitis A lawsuit filed against La Mesa Chipotle Mexican Grill - (Marler Blog)
Obama promises Afghanistan more aid
Marler Clark presents new look for food poisoning informational websites - (Business Wire)
William Marler: VERMONT recall part of dangerous trend - (Marler Clark)
McCain, Obama sweep to wins
Marler Clark calls on General Mills to recall all E. coli-contaminated Totino’s and Jeno’s Pizza and to pay the medical bills of all 21 victims - (Marler Blog)
MARLER BLOG: Food Safety & Defense Alerts - Con Agra Banquet Outbreak Bulletin - 135 Salmonella typhimurium illnesses in 35 States - (Marler Blog)
MARLER BLOG: So what does Jimmy Johns, E. coli and a University of Colorado sorority have in common? - (Marler Blog)
MARLER BLOG: Fundraiser for Stephanie Smith - Cargill E. coli victim - (Marler Blog)
Obama, McCain launch attacks in key state
BLOG: One step forward for a better food safety policy - (Marler Blog)
MARLER BLOG: ConAgra contacted about salmonella pot pies - (Marler Blog)
BARFBLOG: Maple Leaf hires food safety chief shouldnt they have had one already? - (barfblog)
CALIFORNIA: Earthbound Farm refutes attorneys Internet blog - (The Packer)
OKLAHOMA outbreak claims one life, sickens many - (Marler Blog)
OHIO: Federal suit filed over tainted food - (Sandusky Register Online)
McCain paints Obama as naive
McCain, Obama in final rally ahead of vote
MARLER BLOG: E. coli O157:H7 — It’s back, with a vengeance - (Marler Blog)
MARLER BLOG: Cargill E. coli hamburger’s move into Tennessee - (Marler Blog)
William Marler, Food safety attorney, urges ConAgra to recall all Banquet Pot Pies immediately to protect the public - (Business Wire)
MARLER BLOG: Nebraska Beef recalls more E. coli contaminated beef product - (Marler Blog)
WASHINGTON: Whos minding the store? The current state of food safety and how it can be improved Friday & Saturday, April 11 & 12, 2008 - (Marler Blog)
Obama, McCain rally faithful for last push
MARLER CLARK to test retail hamburger for non-O157:H7 pathogenic Shiga toxin producing E. coli - (Marler Blog)
MARLER BLOG: Westland and Hallmark recalled beef went to schools - (Marler Blog)
CANADA: Zero risk,’ Maple Leaf Food says - (Globe and Mail)
Round 1 in debates goes to Obama, poll says
PENNSYLVANIA: Sheetz salmonella suit is settled out of court - (Associated Press)
BARFBLOG: Obama needs more food safety specifics - (barfblog)
SEATTLE: Marler Clark attorney comments on E. coli outbreak traced to Topps Meats - (MarlerClark)
MARLER BLOG: Raw milk pros: Review of the peer-reviewed literature - (Marler Blog)
Food safety advocate William Marler welcomes end of factory farms - (Business Wire)
Boy scout sickened by E. coli-tainted meat sues S&S Foods - (Marler Blog)
BARFBLOG: Safest food in the world Barack Obama edition - (barfblog)
Obama to lay out Iraq policy
MARLER BLOG: Alfalfa sprouts sicken 13 in Washington and Oregon again - (Marler Blog)
ILLINOIS resident linked to Malt-O-Meal Salmonella Agona - (Marler Blog)
MARLER BLOG: New York couple files lawsuit against Topps - (Marler Blog)
Obama takes time off for ailing grandmother
BLOG: Off to New Orleans-The “Big Easy” - (Marler Blog)
MARLER BLOG: California State Senator Florez supports raw milk “From Ass to Glass” bill - (Marler Blog)
Obama to lay out Iraq policy ahead of trip overseas
World reacts to Obama election victory
E. coli lawsuit filed against MISSOURI raw milk distributor - (Marler Blog)
BARFBLOG: Food safety infomercials still suck - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: McCain apologizes for Maple Leaf listeria; excellent risk communication, will the management of the risk stand scrutiny? - (barfblog)
CNN: Obama wins U.S. presidential election
BLOG: Who poisoned our peppers? - (Marler Blog)
Obama reiterates position on Iraq war
BLOG: Topps - Lessons America forgot from Upton Sinclair’s “Jungle” - (Marler Blog)
CNN: Obama takes key state in U.S. election
Obama blasts Bush, McCain over attacks
Obama wins U.S. presidential election
US: We think: Obama and Congress need to put food safety on their agenda - (OrlandoSentinel.com)
Taliban leader: We have no faith in Obama
CNN: Obama seizes battleground state
US: Globalization exposes food supply to unsanitary practices - (American Society for Microbiology)
Obama widens lead in race for White House
BLOG: Kroger recalls meat from 20 states due to E. coli risk - will Nebraska beef recall even more than the 265 tons in the morning? - (Marler Blog)
Russian president eager to talk with Obama
Obama sweeps U.S. Democratic contests
Russia sets hopes on incoming Obama regime
OP-ED: Grass-fed vs grain-fed beef and the Holy Grail: A literature review - (Marler Blog)
BLOG: Campylobacter infection strikes consumers of raw milk in California - (Marler Blog)
BLOG: NORTH CAROLINA: Additional cases of salmonella food poisoning linked to North Carolina restaurant - (Salmonella Lawsuit Blog)
McCain goes on offense in debate
Obama computers hacked for policy info
MICHIGAN: Marler Clark files first E. coli lawsuit against Aunt Mid’s Produce - (Marler Clark)
US: First E. coli lawsuit filed in Kroger tainted ground beef recall - (Marler Blog)
WISCONSIN: Family sickened by spinach settles lawsuit - (The Californian)
WASHINGTON: CDC: salmonella-tainted tomato illnesses reach 228 - (Associated Press/Reuters)
NEW ORLEANS: Paying attention to your refrigerator can improve food safety, panel says - (The Times-Picayune)
Food Policy Institute primer on food imports and regulations: Rutgers presents the only publicly-accessible summary of U.S. food import system - (Rutgers: New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station)
Clinton, McCain win New Hampshire
Pros and cons of commercial irradiation of fresh iceberg lettuce and fresh spinach: A literature review - Part III. Food quality. - (Marler Blog)
ALABAMA: ConAgras recalled Banquet Pot Pies may have killed 78 year old man - (Food Poisoning Blog)
CHINA and U.S. in food safety accord - (New York Times)
IOWA: State-run inspections compromise food safety - (Des Moines Register)
MARLERBLOG: Veggie Booty, you must be kidding? - (Marler Blog)
BARFBLOG: Michael McCain whines some more - (barfblog)