Author: McKenna Madison Coveny

An Assistant Professor at Georgia University Shares Her Experience with Shiga Toxin-Producing E.coli E.coli is dangerous, and Carla Schwan, an assistant professor at Georgia University, had an experience that proves it. At the age of twelve, young Carla came into contact with the Shiga toxin-producing E.coli bacteria through contaminated meat. Initially, Schwan and her loved ones thought she had a stomach ache. That is until her condition worsened severely and her physicians realized the extent of her illness – and that she had come into contact with the potentially deadly bacteria. She had developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS. Just…

Crohn’s Disease: What is it? Crohn’s, a chronic illness that is thought to affect approximately half a million Americans today, is a disease that can affect any part of one’s digestive tract (which runs from the mouth all the way to the anus). Most commonly, traditional cases find the effects mot concentrated in the small intestine and the beginning of their large intestine. Crohn’s disease is considered to be a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) because of the inflammation it causes in these areas, What Causes Crohn’s?             Despite the abundance of research conducted on this topic, researchers do…

On January 3rd, 2024, Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc., recalled approximately 11,097 pounds of Busseto Foods brand ready-to-eat charcuterie meat products, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The recall was initiated after authorities identified the bacteria Salmonella in the product. The product was tested by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. This outbreak, thus far, has resulted in 24 illnesses and 5 hospitalizations in 14 states, including Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s testing revealed that Salmonella was found in unopened samples…

TruFresh Cantaloupe Outbreak: Update Pushes Number Ill Past 300 Thus far, over 300 people have become ill and 4 have died due to a recent Salmonella cantaloupe outbreak. The culprit is both whole and pre-cut cantaloupe, leaving officials to urge consumers to check their own produce for the affected brands’ labels in hopes of preventing a further rise in the number of those affected. “If you do not know what brand it is, you are safer not eating it.” The labels of the whole cantaloupe by Crown Jewels Produce, identified as affected by the recall, has been marketed under the…

Unprecedented Levels of Lead Found in Applesauce Due to Intentional Act As of the most recent “official” count, more that three dozen young children have been sickened by shockingly high levels of lead found in applesauce pouches. Officials say that these pouches were tainted with the heavy metal during manufacturing at a plant in Ecuador, where the culpable ingredient is believed to be cinnamon. The cinnamon ingredient tested was found to contain levels over 2,000 times the maximum proposed levels by the FDA – another way of saying that is to explain that a child has consumed more lead in…

Current Update on Morel Mushroom Outbreak: December 19, 2023 The investigation into the dangerous morel mushroom outbreak at Dave’s Sushi, one that began in late March or early April of this year, is still ongoing. Thus far, 2 have been killed and 51 sickened, leaving authorities scrambling, and working hard to identify the source of the toxin that has made all of these people ill. After some investigation, it was found that the morel mushrooms served with many of the popular dishes at the restaurant was the culprit, although it what, exactly, was in the mushrooms that was making people…

FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, Jim Jones, has caused a firestorm by suggesting that the evidence collected by the FDA leads it to believe the lead-tainted cinnamon applesauce pouches imported into the U.S. was the result of a deliberate act. The FDA and CDC have identified at least 65 victims in what is expected to be a much wider public health emergency.  Lead poisoning impacts children greatly, in even small amounts, and has been linked to anti-social behavior, ADHA, Autism, reduced brain capacity, reduced brain elasticity, mental retardation, cognitive deficiency, drug use, lower IQ and standardized test results, and even…

Lead toxicity has been associated with behavioral handicaps, reading disability, antisocial and hyperactive behavior, juvenile delinquency, and impaired cognition. In addition, preclinical studies suggest an association with drug addiction.

Salmonella Lawsuit Filed in Cantaloupe Outbreak The lawsuit comes as the number of cases in the Salmonella Sundsvall Outbreak increases dramatically. Minnesota has now announced at least 20 CONFIRMED cases (estimates put the actual number as high as 30-1, implying nearly 600 Minnesotans have become ill). In fact, Carlota Medus, the supervisor for Minnesota Department of Health’s foodborne diseases unit, stated: “Currently we are still in the middle of the investigation trying to determine where people were exposed who became ill . . . Were they exposed by the initial cantaloupe that was contaminated, or were they exposed and ate cantaloupe…

The number of deaths (about two percent of identified victims in the Cantaloupe salmonella outbreak), as well as the high hospitalization rate (nearly 50% of identified victims in the Cantaloupe salmonella outbreak) is indicative of a strain of salmonella that is quite severe. But it could get even worse, says Ron Simon, the Cantaloupe salmonella lawyer who has filed a number of lawsuits recently. This outbreak spans over two-thirds of the United States and Canada, and is still growing rapidly as new cases are identified (following positive stool cultures). Among the most heavily impacted states are Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and…