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Authors from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta report findings from an epidemiologic and laboratory investigation of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections associated with in-store sampling of aged raw milk gouda cheese at southwestern Costco stores sourced from Bravo Farm in central California. Investigators found deficiencies in sanitation at several points along the food supplyRead more
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CDC is collaborating with public health and regulatory officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis). Joint investigation efforts indicate that ricotta salata cheese is the likely source.
Public health investigators are using DNA “fingerprints” of Listeria obtained through diagnostic testing with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, or PFGE, to identify cases ofRead more
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The Marler Blog reports that over a dozen lawsuits were resolved last week stemming from an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to raw milk cheese manufacturered by Bravo and sold by Costco.
On November 4, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert to consumers and health professionals about an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in five states: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. The alert was based on epidemiological evidence linking at leastRead more
