8/8//14 Health News: 5 Die From Food Poisoning ♦ TRUE IMPACT OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS ♦ Vibrio Illnesses Prompt Closure of Samish Bay’s Oyster Harvest

5 Die From Food Poisoning From Southern Chinese Snack

At least five people have died and another 17 others were poisoned in China’s southern Yunnan Province after they ate fermented corn flour snacks. Continue Reading

REAL-LIFE STORIES REVEAL THE TRUE IMPACT OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS

Alex Donley was a tender-hearted 6-year-old who dreamed of someday being a paramedic when he was stricken with an E. coli infection in 1993 after eating a hamburger made from contaminated ground beef. Four days later, he died in a hospital room after suffering a horrific bout of hemolytic uremic syndrome, a kidney disease stemming... Continue Reading

Vibrio Illnesses Prompt Closure of Samish Bay’s Oyster Harvest Until Sept. 30

Confirmation that shellfish from Samish Bay in northwest Washington state was the source of at least one illness, and possibly three others, caused by the bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus, has prompted the state’s health department to close commercial oyster harvesting in the bay until Sept. 30.Continue Reading

Canada: Harvest Brand Meat Products Recalled

Harvest Meats Co. Ltd. recalled the meats listed which contained unsuitable ingredients. These products were distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan through Hotel, Restaurants Institutions, and Retail.

Affected products

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
Harvest	Bologna	Variable weight	Best Before 14 AU 15	None
Harvest	Bologna	375 g	Best Before 14 AU 15	0 57393 50013 6
Harvest	Summer Sausage	375 g	Best Before 14 SE 01	0 57393 70050 5
Harvest	Wieners	450 g	Best Before 14 AU 28	0 57393 60020 1
Harvest	Wieners	675 g	Best Before 14 AU 28, 14 AU 29	0 57393 60006 5
Harvest	Wieners	1.5 kg	Best Before 14 AU 28, 14 AU 29	0 57393 60062 1
Harvest	Barbecue Wieners	500 g	Best Before 14 AU 28	0 57393 60060 7
Harvest	Beer Sausage Sticks	375 g	Best Before 14 AU 18	0 57393 70161 8
Harvest	Garlic Coil Sausage	500 g	Best Before 14 AU 29	0 57393 70012 3
Harvest	Garlic Coil Sausage	1 kg	Best Before 14 AU 29	0 57393 70013 0
Harvest	Honey Garlic Sausage	300 g	Best Before 14 AU 29	0 57393 70076 5
Harvest	Jalapeno & Cheddar Sausage	300 g	Best Before 14 AU 28	0 57393 70077 2
Harvest	Pepperoni	375 g	Best Before 14 SE 01	0 57393 70041 3
Harvest	Salami	375 g	Best Before 14 AU 28, 14 SE 01	0 57393 70045 1
None	Wieners Bulk 5 kg PC	Variable weight	Best Before 14/AU/14 EST. 049	None
None	Polish Thin Garlic Stick 1/5 kg case	Variable weight	Best Before 14/AU/15 EST. 049	None