Recent Cases of Foodborne Illness in Louisiana

Health officials in Louisiana and regulators with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USDA) try to minimize outbreaks of foodborne illness and protect public safety in Louisiana. They do that by issuing food advisories, food recalls and warnings to avoid foods linked to harmful bacteria and viruses.

The food poisoning lawyers at Neblett, Beard & Arsenault promote food safety through legal advocacy, information outreach and analysis of food poisoning outbreaks. If you or a loved one has suffered serious complications from a foodborne illness, please contact Neblett, Beard & Arsenault through our online contact form.

To better understand the variety of foodborne illnesses that occur in LA, here is a review of recently reported cases of foodborne illness and food recalls in Louisiana: 

• Eggs Recalled for Salmonella Enteritidis Found in Louisiana - Consumers are all abuzz about the Salmonella enteritidis egg recall. Salmonella enteritidis bacteria has been found by investigators. Additionally, two companys are at the center of this recall: Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. Each state has been consciously monitoring the egg recall situation, and Louisiana is no different. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a [...]
• FDA Commissioner’s Thoughts On Safety Of Gulf Seafood - We recently posted the encouraging news that researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham may have developed a promising Vibrio testing methodology, in hopes of more effectively combating the Vibrio, the potentially lethal bacteria that can be carried by seafood, including shellfish and oysters.  As we mentioned before, the foodborne illness side effects associated with the [...]
• New Vibrio Test Could Aid Potential Victims - The BP Gulf Oil Spill disaster on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig has significantly impacted the economy of states such as Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, and Mississippi. Not only are oil industry employees out of work, but the seafood industries have been dramatically impacted by this disaster, too. That is why it was nice to hear some [...]
• Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi: A Salmonella Update - Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi residents have been contending with the current Salmonella enteritidis outbreak just like the remainder of the country. Residents of the Gulf South Region have been on the lookout for recalled eggs. These same consumers have followed the Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms recalls and wondered why this would happen.   The departments [...]
• CDC Foodborne Illness Statistics - The CDC posted an interesting chart on its website. The chart describes foodborne sicknesses linked to U.S. outbreaks for the year 2007. During 2007, there were a total of 21, 244 foodborne illnesses linked to an outbreak and eighteen deaths. According to the chart, 34% of these illness are related to some form of bacteria. [...]
• Louisiana and the Salmonella enteritidis Egg Recall - Three cases of recalled eggs have been found in Louisiana but none “in major distribution chains.” The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Animal Health Services and Food Safety inspectors have been on the look out for eggs linked to Wright County Egg. Eggs from Wright County Egg are possibly contaminated with a strain of [...]
• Louisiana Shrimping Season Opens to Dismal Start - The 2010 Louisiana shrimping season opened on Monday. However, the usual excitement that accompanies this annual event was sadly overshadowed by the recent Gulf BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. It seems that fishermen have been employed by BP over the course of the last few months in clean-up endeavors. Now that the shrimping season is upon [...]
• Possible Listeria Related to Louisiana Sausage and Hog Head Cheese - Yesterday, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry posted a voluntary recall for ready to eat sausages and hog head cheese produced by a Prairieville, Louisiana company. Veron Foods, LLC voluntarily recalled 500,000 pounds of meat products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria which causes a food poisoning known as Listeriosis. [...]
• Louisiana: Veron Foods Recall - The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry posted the following press release on August 14, 2010: Veron Foods, LLC, a Prairieville, Louisiana, establishment, is recalling approximately 500,000 pounds of “ready to eat” sausage and hog head cheese products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Office of Animal Health [...]
• Professor Jay Grimes – Researching Vibrio and Oil Spill Solutions - Foodborne illness experts are very familiar with Vibrio vulnificus. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria which can affect warm water oysters or shellfish. Typically associated with eating raw oysters, this dangerous type of food poisoning, causes fever, low blood pressure, shock and, in extreme cases, death.  You may have also heard of Vibrio cholerae, which causes [...]

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