Recent Cases of Foodborne Illness in Texas

Health officials in Texas are constantly on the alert for outbreaks of foodborne illnesses and pathogens that cause them. Foodborne illnesses can lead to absences from work or school, hospitalizations and even death in the most serious cases.

The food poisoning attorneys 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 complications from a foodborne illness, please contact Neblett, Beard & Arsenault for a free evaluation of your case. Contact our firm by calling 1-800-256-1050 or use our online contact form.

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

• Pet Food Recall Expanded Due to Salmonella Concerns - The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is voluntarily recalling a small number of bags from a specific lot of one of its dry cat food products due to potential salmonella exposure. No illnesses have been reported, and no other Iams pet food products are involved. Only one code date is affected by this announcement: Product Name Version Code Date UPC Code Iams [...]
• 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 [...]
• LaCross Wisconsin and Possible Salmonella Cases - At the end of last week, several possible Salmonella illnesses were being investigated in LaCross Wisconsin. The LaCrosse Tribune reported that Vernon County Health Department and Vernon Memorial Healthcare were investigating several cases which maybe Salmonella related. Given the current voluminous Salmonella outbreak which has been reported nationwide and the half a billion eggs recalled in relation [...]
• 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 [...]
• Mamey Pulp Voluntary Recall Expanded to Include Certain Fruiti Pops - In response to the voluntary recall of Goya Foods, Inc. frozen mamey pulp, Fruiti Pops, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, CA is recalling its Fruiti Pops 4 oz. Mamey frozen fruit bars due to a potential health risk from Salmonella typhi. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with Fruiti Pops Mamey fruit [...]
• Austinuts Wholesale Inc. Pistachio Kernel Product Recall: Possible Salmonella Link - AustiNuts Wholesale, Inc. is issuing this voluntary recall of pistachio kernel products due to a recall that was issued by it’s supplier California Delights, Inc. California Delights, Inc issued a recall for two shipments of pistachio kernels received by AustiNuts Wholesale, Inc. in July 2010 due to the possibility of contamination with Salmonella. AustiNuts Wholesale, [...]
• Geographic Nature of the Salmonella enteritidis Outbreak - With 380 million eggs currently recalled, the impacts of the current Salmonella outbreak will likely be far reaching. Let’s take a look at the geographic distribution of currently identified Salmonella cases, cases currently being investigated, and areas where recalled eggs were sold or distributed. According to Reuters.com, identified Salmonella cases have been reported in California, Colorado, [...]
• Wright County Egg Voluntary Recall Expansion - The following statement was released by officials of Wright County Egg regarding the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) investigation of potential incidence of Salmonella enteritidis (SE). Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is expanding its voluntary recall (original recall date: August 13, 2010) of specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because [...]
• Typhoid Fever and Salmonella Typhi - Typhoid fever is relatively unheard of outside of third world countries. However, this week, California and Nevada both reported incidences of Typhoid fever. Typhoid fever is an illness caused when an individual comes in contact with the bacteria Salmonella typhi. Salmonella typhi is a bacteria that is typically acquired from contaminated food or water. Salmonella [...]

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