Author: Tony Coveny, Ph.D

Brotes de trébol retirados debido a preocupaciones de  E. coli O103. La compañía con sede en Iowa Sprouts Unlimited Inc. emitió un retiro de sus paquetes de 4 onzas de brotes de trébol el 27 de diciembre de 2019. El retiro fue anunciado por la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) después de que la compañía fue notificada por el Departamento de Inspecciones y Apelaciones de Iowa de un grupo de enfermedades de E. coli O103 vinculadas a los brotes de trébol distribuidos por Sprouts Unlimited Inc. Por el momento, el número de afectados no se ha notificado al público…

FDA Updates On Scombrotoxin Fish Poisoning Investigation Linked to Yellowfin Tuna. Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD a Vietnamese import company issued a voluntary recall of their yellowfin tuna products on November 15, 2019, due to the potential of their products being linked to 50 illnesses of scombrotoxin fish poisoning.  Scombrotoxin fish poisoning is caused by eating fish that has high levels of histamine, which is the result of not being properly refrigerated or preserved and beginning to spoil. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with state officials tested multiple samples collected from Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD and after…

Actualizaciones de la FDA sobre la investigación de Scombrotoxin Intoxicación con pescado. Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD, una empresa de importación vietnamita emitió un retiro voluntario de sus productos de atún de aleta amarilla el 15 de noviembre de 2019, debido a la posibilidad de que sus productos estén vinculados a 50 enfermedades de Scombrotoxin Intoxicación con pescado . La Scombrotoxin Intoxicación con pescado es causada por comer pescado que tiene altos niveles de histamina, que es el resultado de no ser refrigerado o preservado adecuadamente y comenzar a estropear. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA), junto con funcionarios…

Almark Foods Egg Listeria Outbreak: Fatal Outbreak Linked to Eggs Almark Foods Recalls Products from Georgia Facility for Listeria Monocytogenes  On December 23, 2019, Almark expanded its voluntary recall, first issued on December 20, 2019 concerning a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The current recall includes all hard-boiled egg products as well as others from their Gainesville, Georgia facility. Some of the items include retail, pillow pack, pouch pack, frozen diced, and protein kit products. Almark Foods was first notified by the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration when a connection between Hard-Boiled and Peeled eggs from their Gainesville, Georgia facility…

Romaine Lettuce E. coli Victims:  Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey Illinois, and Pennsylvania E. coli Outbreak  Romaine Lettuce Identified Wisconsin Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak:  33 Illinois Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak:  10 Minnesota Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak:  5 New Jersey Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak:  9 Ohio Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak:  12 Pennsylvania Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak:  17 Texas Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak:  6 Colorado Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak:  6 The 25-state national Romaine Lettuce E. coli outbreak has now caused: 138 CDC-Confirmed Victims (a lengthy lag time implies many more will be identified) 72…

Wisconsin Romaine E. coli Sickens 33 as of Mid- December:  That Number is Expected to Grow The Wisconsin E. coli illnesses now account for nearly one in four of the nation-wide victims in the massive Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak hitting the nation, just another in a recent string of E. coli outbreaks linked to this familiar leafy green.  The outbreak has hospitalized six dozen people, with reports of at least a dozen developing hemolytic uremic syndrome, a potentially deadly side-effect of Shiga toxin-producing bacteria like the E. coli o157:H7 at the center of this outbreak. According to Romaine Lettuce…

Romaine Lettuce Infected with E. Coli: 23 States, 100+ Cases, 58 People Hospitalized There is a multistate outbreak of e. coli in romaine lettuce that has been grown and harvested in the Salinas, California region. All romaine lettuce, including heads or hearts of romaine, organic romaine, and any salad mixes or wraps that include romaine lettuce which are coming from the Salinas rowing region, have been recalled for contamination with e. coli. There are over a hundred reported cases of e. coli illness in 23 different states and of those over half (58) have been hospitalized. The Centers of Disease…

University of Maryland Researches Potential E. Coli Vaccine The medical school at the University of Maryland is researching a potential vaccine for e. coli and similar diarrheal diseases. Experts, Dr. Wilbur Chen and Dr. Eileen Barry, from the School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, will be testing a vaccine they helped develop. The intention for the vaccine is to fight the bacteria Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (e. coli). Dr. Chen released a statement explaining who would be a likely candidate for such a vaccine:. “Our goal here is to develop a vaccine that can be…

Listeria Monocytogenes Found in CATSMO LLC’s Cold Smoked Salmon in Wallkill, New York A recall on cold smoked salmon has been issued after routine testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the presence of listeria monocytogenes. The company, CATSMO LLC, operating out of Wallkill, New York, announced the recall on their cold smoked salmon products as a precaution while the company investigates the source of the listeria contamination and executes a companywide cleanup plan. The recalled cold smoked salmon was distributed in 11 different states located in retail stores as well as direct delivery. The states affected…

McMaster University Researchers in Canada Announced Development of Self-Cleaning Surface Researchers at McMaster University in Canada have announced the development of a self-cleaning surface that can resist bacteria contamination. Leyla Soleymani and Tohid Didar led a group of engineers that specialize in infectious disease research and electron microscopy.  Together, they may have discovered a self-cleaning surface – a  material that is a treated form of transparent wrap that has the capability to repel most types of bacteria in many setting. The researchers propose using the self-cleaning surface anywhere bacteria are found, such as door handles or railings.  There is some…