Live Paratuberculosis Bacteria Found in U.S. Milk
Michael Gregor recently posted an article on FactoryFarming.com in regards to the recent finding of live paratuberculosis bacteria in retail milk purchased from stores in Wisconsin, California and Minnesota, proving that the organism can indeed survive pasteurization.
Dr. Hermon-Taylor, leading paratuberculosis researcher and
Chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. George's Medical School in London is concerned that there may be ”a public health disaster of tragic proportions."
Food poisoning kills thousands annually but most salmonella sufferers only experience acute self-limited episodes. Up to 15% who contract salmonella, however, go on to get
serious joint inflammation that can last for years. An estimated
100,000 to 200,000 people suffer from arthritis arising directly from
food borne infections each year in the United States.
One long-term complications of food poisoning is Guillain-Barre syndrome, in which infection with
Campylobacter, a bacteria infecting up to 90% of Thanksgiving turkeys every year in the United States, can lead to one being paralyzed for months on a ventilator.
Some scientists now fear that an even more serious disease
may be infecting our food supply. The United States has the highest
incidence of Crohn's disease in the world, a devastating lifelong
gastrointestinal condition. The United States also has the
highest incidence of a similar disease in cattle called
Johne's disease. Johne's disease is caused by a
bacteria called Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, and more
evidence is accumulating that human Crohn's disease may be caused by this bacteria as well.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in an interview yesterday with Christopher Snowbeck of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that it has not completed its investigation of a summer
A West Virginia food-processing company said in a interview wih Michael Hasch of the Tribune-Review Thursday that federal investigators have found no "objectionable conditions" at a plant that would have caused the salmonellosis outbreak that sickened more than 400 people in five states.
Results of an Establishment
Inspection Report (EIR) conducted by the Food and Drug Administration find
that the food processing facility of Coronet Foods Incorporated tested
negative for "objectionable conditions."
Doctors in several states, including Ohio, are still tracking a salmonella outbreak that apparently began at a Sheetz convenience store in western Pennsylvania and the mystery illness of Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island continues to be a puzzle.
A Seattle law firm announced a settlement has been reached between 49 victims of the
The Anhing Corporation of Los Angeles, California announced today in a press release that they are recalling their 1-ounce packaged black pepper seed because it may be contaminated with
Safeway is voluntarily recalling green onions because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The recalled green onions, also known as scallions, were sold from August 3rd through August 7, 2004 in Safeway and Pak 'n Save stores located in Northern California and Western Nevada.
Shares of Brinker International Inc. fell 6 percent Wednesday, and another 5.9 percent or $1.85, to $29.75, in trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange after two analysts downgraded the stock and the company settled lawsuits with some of the diners who developed
Marler Clark has settled the claims of 49 individuals who were infected with
Brinker International has reached a settlement with nearly 50 diners sickened with
The Roma tomatoes tainted with
K.L.Y. Trading Co., Inc. of San Francisco, California, is recalling the following products because they may be contaminated with
The salmonellosis outbreak that sickened at least 416 people in five states might have been caused by four bacterial strains, an unusual occurrence, health officials said Friday.
The state Department of Health has identified a third strain of salmonella bacteria that may be linked to Roma tomatoes served at Sheets convenience stores that are believed to have sickened more than 400 people.
39-year-old Jerri Reges got severe stomach cramps after eating a hoagie at a convenience store July 5, becoming one of more than 300 people sickened in a recent
Roxy Trading Inc., of Azusa, California, is recalling their Roxy Brand White Sesame Seeds because it may be contaminated with
State health officials have identified a second strain of salmonella bacteria linked to at least one person sickened by eating at a Sheetz convenience store, reports the Associated Press.
Q: What are salmonella and E. coli and how are they spread?