Federal officials have spent the last few days scouring egg farms believed to be the source of a Salmonella enteritidis outbreak. This Salmonella outbreak has sickened nearly 2,000 victims and forced a recall of over half a billion eggs. News reports by the Des Moines Register have indicated that federal officials began an investigation based upon positive Salmonella test results at egg farms linked... [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]

Frequently, consumers wonder what happens when food gets recalled? Who performs investigations? What is the role of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention? Does the Food and Drug Administration participate in all recalls? The current Salmonella enteritidis outbreak and subsequent recall of eggs has made this egg recall very personal simply based upon the sheer volume of eggs recalled. The FDA... [more]

Thursday afternoon, news broke that the source of mulit-state Salmonella enteritidis outbreak may have been found. Federal officials have discovered Salmonella bacteria on the farm and in poultry feed samples. Several samples of bacteria found at Wright County Egg were identical to the Salmonella strain associated with the current outbreak. Positive Salmonella samples were found in pullet feed at Wright... [more]

The current Salmonella enteritidis outbreak has heightened consumer’s sensitivity to foodborne illness. Additionally, restaurants and egg producers are concerned about the safety of their products. Although recall campaigns such as the current Wright County and Hillandale Farms are often focused on consumers, the Food and Drug Administration has posted the following insight regarding what retail... [more]

As a result of the recent Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs, many questions have been raised regarding the FDA’s ability to successfully inspect large egg farms. The Salmonella outbreak has lead to numerous cases in which people have become sick from consuming tainted eggs. People infected by the Salmonella bacteria have reported symptoms that include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within... [more]

Salmonella is a very confusing bacteria. Every time a new Salmonella outbreak emerges, it is normally associated with a differing form of Salmonella bacteria. This week’s Salmonella strain of importance is Salmonella enteritidis. However, Salmonella enteritidis is only one form of Salmonella bacteria. Three main strains of Salmonella bacteria include Enteritidis, Typhi, and Typhirium. Let’s take... [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]

The latest foodborne illnesses scare has been the recent outbreak of Salmonella connected to eggs. Salmonella is the leading cause of food poisoning in the United States. Nation-wide news coverage of the outbreak has many people questioning what type of eggs, if any they should eat. Since the salmonella outbreak, statistics show that the sale of organic and free –range eggs has increased. For many... [more]