Foodborne Illness

The egg recall by Write County Egg has sickened hundreds of people, and affected 13 retail brands that the egg factory packages.

The following brands are targeted by the recalll:

• Lucerne
• Albertson
• Mountain Dairy
• Ralph’s
• Boomsma’s
• Sunshine
• Hillandale
• Trafficanda
• Farm Fresh
• Shoreland
• Lund
• Dutch Farms
• Kemps

Eggs are packed in 6- 12- or 18-egg cartons with Julian dates ranging from 136 to 225 and plant numbers 1026, 1413, and 1946.

Dates and codes can be found stamped on the end of the egg carton. The plant number begins with the letter P and then the number. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example: P-1946 223.

Consumers should not eat the eggs and should return recalled eggs to the store where they were purchased for a full refund.

Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling 2,825 cases of Veggie Lovers Salad with a Product Code of I208 and Use-by Date of August 10, 2010 out of an abundance of caution due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. No other Fresh Express salads are included in the recall. No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall.

Retailers and consumers should discard the product.

Lancaster Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling fresh Spinach with the Best Enjoyed By dates of 19 JUN 10 through 27 JUN 10 sold under the brand names Krisp-Pak, Lancaster Fresh, Giant, and America’s Choice because they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall extends only to products with this Use-by Date or Product Code and sold in the following states: New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia. No other Lancaster Foods, LLC products are included in the recall.

Campbell Soup Company is recalling 15 million pounds of SpaghettiOs with meatballs due to undercooked meat.

The recall was announced yesterday by the Agriculture Department after Campbells had discovered that one of the cookers at a Texas plant had malfunctioned. The recall targets products made since December 2008 because officials don’t know when the cooker malfunctioned.

Three varieties of SpaghettiOs are being targeted: SpaghettiOs with Meatballs, SpaghettiOs A to Z with Meatballs and SpaghettiOs Fun Shapes with Meatballs (Cars).

No illnesses have been reported. All products have “EST 4K” and a use-by date between june 2010 and December 2011 printed on the bottom of the can.

Last week, Caldwell Fresh Foods (California) announced a nationwide recall of raw alfalfa sprouts last week due to salmonella contamination.

The Centers for Disease Control has reported 28 cases of people becoming sick in 10 states. Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Wisconsin, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico and Colorado have all identified cases linked to the outbreak.

The sprouts were sold to more than 400 Walmart stores in 15 states.

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A limited number of cases of baby spinach was voluntarily recalled by a California grower because the produce may be contaminated with salmonella.

The recall pertains to 10-ounce organicgirl Baby Spinach. The products have an expired use-by-date of May 22 and a product code of 11AO61167. The product was sold in Wisconsin and five other states.

The FDA found one package that was confirmed positive for salmonella and recalled the entire lot as a precaution. No illnesses have been reported.

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Dozens, possibly hundreds of people have now gotten sick after attending an awards luncheon in Waukesha County this week.

Complaints to the Health Department began after attendees at The Women of Distinction Luncheon at the Country Springs Hotel Tuesday started feeling similar symptoms.

Now the Health Department is investigating to see if it was a food-born illness. Nearly 500 people attended the event which had items such as dinner rolls, Asian chicken salad, and chocolate cake on the menu.

A romaine lettuce recall just last week has been linked with an E-Coli outbreak in several states, but the health department won’t confirm whether the hotel served the same lettuce.

The Health Department is investigating the possibility of tainted lettuce, but says it will be days before they know the cause for sure. They spent Thursday inspecting the hotel, which is taking extra precautions of its own. Management Country Springs Hotel says they have hired an outside company to steam clean the place from floor to ceiling.

National Steak and Poultry is voluntarily recalling approximately 248,000 lbs. of beef due to possible contamination of E. Coli bacteria.

The recall came after the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service was alerted to the possible contamination while investigating a link between illnesses and steak products in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington.

The products being recalled include:

• Boneless Beef Sirloin Steak
• Boneless Beef Tips
• Savory Sirloin Tips
• Bacon Wrapped Beef Fillet
• Beef Shoulder Marinated Tender Medallions
• 75 percent Boneless Beef Trimmings
• Beef Trimmings
• Beef Sirloin Philly Steak
• EGN Boneless Beef Sirloin Steak
• EGN Boneless Beef Sirloin Tri Tip Steak
• KRM Boneless Beef Sirloin Steak
• Carino’s Boneless Beef Outside Skirt Steak
• Carino’s Boneless Beef Outside Skirt Steak Pieces
• Moe’s Beef Steak

According to National Steak and Poultry, the recalled products are being sold in packages labeled “EST. 6010T” inside the USDA mark of inspection and packaging dates of “10/12/20090,” “10/13/2009,” “10/14/2009″ or “10/21/2009.” National Steak and Poultry has said the products were shipped to restaurants nationwide.

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm handling foodborne illness cases throughout the state.  Our personal injury lawyers have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.

A recent TIME article revealed the riskiest FDA regulated foods. According to the data collected from 1990 to the present, ten specific foods regulated by the FDA were responsible for more than 1,500 episodes of contamination across the U.S.

Here are the top ten most poorly regulated foods and the number of outbreaks and reported cases of illness:

1. Leafy greens: 363 outbreaks (13,568 reported cases of illness)
2. Eggs: 352 outbreaks (11,163 reported cases of illness)
3. Tuna: 268 outbreaks (2,341 reported cases of illness)
4. Oysters: 132 outbreaks (3,409 reported cases of illness)
5. Potatoes: 108 outbreaks (3,659 reported cases of illness)
6. Cheese: 83 outbreaks (2,761 reported cases of illness)
7. Ice cream: 74 outbreaks (2,594 reported cases of illness)
8. Tomatoes: 31 outbreaks (3,292 reported cases of illness)
9. Sprouts: 31 outbreaks (2,022 reported cases of illness)
10. Berries: 25 outbreaks (3,397 reported cases of illness

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm handling foodborne illness cases throughout the state.  Our personal injury lawyers have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.

Warning to Wisconsin shoppers: Keep a watchful eye out for Tanimura & Antle Inc. Lettuce of Salinas, Cal. The California lettuce grower has recalled 22,000 cartons of romaine lettuce. The manufacturer is concerned that the lettuce may be tainted with salmonella.

Wisconsin, along with 28 other states, received the shipments of potentially tainted romaine lettuce. The crop in question has the lot code 531380 and was harvested between June 25 and July 2.

Salmonella may cause diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration. It may also be fatal in young children, the elderly or those with weakened immune systems.

Pitman, Kyle & Sicula is a Wisconsin personal injury law firm handling foodborne illness cases throughout the state.  Our personal injury lawyers have successfully represented injured people in almost every county. We know Wisconsin.