We recently posted an explanation of how Salmonella cases are reported and investigated by the CDC in order to help you better understand the investigation process that is taking place in the Salmonella enteritidis outbreak involving recall eggs from Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. Today, we find ourselves in the midst of an E. coli O26 recall. This Shiga toxin producing E. coli bacteria maybe... [more]

No one is surpised that when you mix sewage contaminated water and food, someone is bound to get sick. It appears that 24 customers at a pizza restaurant got more than they bargained for after dining out. Because E. coli bacteria managed to travel into a water well used by Fralo’s Art of Pizza in Leon Springs, Texas, some of the patron’s turned up with E. coli food poisoning. KENS5 is reporting... [more]

At the end of last week, several possible Salmonella illnesses were being investigated in LaCross Wisconsin. The LaCrosse Tribune reported that Vernon County Health Department and Vernon Memorial Healthcare were investigating several cases which maybe Salmonella related. Given the current voluminous Salmonella outbreak which has been reported nationwide and the half a billion eggs recalled in relation... [more]

Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pennsylvania establishment, is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product subject to recall includes: 42-pound cases of “GROUND BEEF FINE 90/10,” containing three (3) –... [more]

Yesterday, it was announced that investigators found Salmonella in chicken feed located at Wright County Egg. This research has shown that the Salmonella strain matched that of the Salmonella enteritidis recalled eggs. Now, the investigation continues. Traceback investigations can take weeks, even months. First an individual gets sick, then they go to the doctor, and on and on until finally, the CDC... [more]

Curiosity got the better of me. Knowing that the hens housed at Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms are still laying eggs, I wondered what was happening to all of those eggs. Both Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms are at the center of the ongoing CDC and FDA investigation into a nation-wide Salmonella enteritidis outbreak. If Salmonella is on the inside of the egg, as is possible if the ovaries... [more]

  Every time a consumer walks up to the cold storage section of their grocery store to purchase a dozen eggs, the same thought runs through their mind. Are these eggs safe? Are they free of Salmonella enteritidis? If I feed these eggs to my family, will someone be exposed to Salmonella bacteria?  Given the recall of 550 million eggs, implemented to prevent Salmonella food poisoning, and the growing... [more]

The on-going Salmonella enteritidis egg recall is being analyzed from multiple angles. Questions are being asked of egg farms, egg hatcheries, egg producers, and egg distributors. The Food and Drug Administration is under fire for lacking a sufficient number of inspectors to prevent this outbreak or identify it sooner. The FDA has also received criticism for what the public believes to be laxed standards... [more]

This week Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa and Hillandale Farms, also of Iowa have found themselves at center stage in the midst of a nationwide Salmonella enteritidis outbreak. The voluntary recalls were initiated due to possible Salmonella concerns. Hillandale added to the 380 million recalled eggs bringing the total to 550 million. What do we know about Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, the... [more]

As additional eggs are recalled due to possible Salmonella enteritidis contamination, it is likely that illnesses will also increase. The CDC has already illustrated that Salmonella enteritidis food poisoning cases have been on the rise since early summer. In fact, it was this piece of information accumulated through their PulseNet program which helped identify the outbreak itself. Restaurants have... [more]