I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
NCBI Cluster PDS000185351.39 67 isolates 61 clinical, 1 ham, 5 liverwurst Ham is 1 to 4 SNPs from clinicals Liverwurst is 0 to 8 SNPs from clinicals 61 Clinicals: Distance between clinical isolates: minimum = 0 SNPs, maximum = 6 SNPs, average = 1 SNPs WGS date range: 2024-06-10 to 2024-10-03 September 25, 2024. Since the […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
Listeria Outbreak linked to Boar’s Head Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that Boar’s Head meats, including Boar’s Head brand liverwurst, were contaminated with Listeria, and have resulted in 59 reported illnesses. All 59 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been hospitalized with 10 deaths reported. States where illnesses have been reported include Arizona […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]
E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes Escherichia coli.[1] The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the E. coli O157:H7 refers to the specific antigens (proteins which provoke an antibody response) found on the body and tail or flagellum[2]respectively and distinguish it from other […]
I am reminded of my dad the marine who died over 12 years ago of natural causes. A death by a McDonalds’ quarter pounder is not the way it should have been.
Bill Marler, food safety advocate and foodborne illness attorney since 1993, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark’s work was recently profiled in the Netflix documentary “Poisoned,” The Dirty Truth about your Food, is calling on McDonalds to pay the medical bills and lost wages of the victims of the E. coli outbreak in the United States that has so far sickened 90, […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Complaint – https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/10/10.31.24-West-McDonalds-Complaint-Final-Conformed.pdf Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates […]
As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5Wisconsin 1Washington 1Utah 7Oregon 1New Mexico 5Nebraska 12Montana 17Missouri 8Michigan 2Kansas 1Iowa 1Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept 27, 2024, to October 16, 2024. Of 83 people with information available, […]
As of August 28, a total of 59 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 19 states – Including: Arizona 1, Florida 3, Georgia 2, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Louisiana 1, Maryland 8, Massachusetts 3, Minnesota 1, Missouri 3, New Jersey 5, New Mexico 1, New York 17, North Carolina 1, Pennsylvania […]
As of October 25, 75 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Colorado – 26Iowa – 1Kansas – 1Michigan – 2Missouri – 4Montana – 13Nebraska – 11New Mexico – 5Oregon – 1Utah – 5Washington – 1Wisconsin – 1Wyoming – 4 *Note, several of the illnesses resulted from travel […]
The Latest: Colorado – 26 – Montana – 13 and Nebraska – 11. Colorado health authorities confirmed late yesterday that hamburger that was tested was negative for E. coli O157:H7. Two people, likely children, have developed acute kidney failure and one adult has died. Marler Clark has been retained by dozens and is investigating the […]
On Tuesday, October 22, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) laboratories received multiple lots of McDonald’s brand fresh and frozen beef patties collected from various Colorado McDonald’s locations associated with the ongoing E. Coli investigation. The CDA Microbiology Laboratory analyzed dozens of subsamples from all the lots and all samples were found to be negative for […]
The stock price fall says it all. It would have been a good idea to have invested millions in food safety before losing BILLIONS in stock value – Just saying.