Several hundred ill with Salmonella Enteriditis; multi-state outbreak linked to shell eggs

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An egg-linked outbreak of Salmonella Enteriditis in the U.S. is blowing up. An estimated 228 million eggs recalled, 260+ illnesses in California, another 7 confirmed illnesses in Minnesota and Pulsenet lighting up with four times the expected number of cases with this particular genetic fingerprint. Click here to download the newest food safety infosheet directed at food service food handlers that focuses on the outbreak and recall.

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About Ben Chapman

Dr. Ben Chapman is a professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. As a teenager, a Saturday afternoon viewing of the classic cable movie, Outbreak, sparked his interest in pathogens and public health. With the goal of less foodborne illness, his group designs, implements, and evaluates food safety strategies, messages, and media from farm-to-fork. Through reality-based research, Chapman investigates behaviors and creates interventions aimed at amateur and professional food handlers, managers, and organizational decision-makers; the gate keepers of safe food. Ben co-hosts a biweekly podcast called Food Safety Talk and tries to further engage folks online through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, maybe not surprisingly, Pinterest. Follow on Twitter @benjaminchapman.