Civil Law

Federally Reported Multistate Listeria Outbreaks since January 2024 — CDC, FDA & USDA-FSIS

This covers multistate Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks in which CDC, the FDA, and/or USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) were the lead investigating agencies, with illness activity reported or investigations advanced from January 2024 onward. 

1. Queso Fresco & Cotija Cheese — Rizo-López Foods (Feb 2024)

Lead agencies: FDA + CDC (with FSIS public health alerts for downstream products).

This was a long-running outbreak reopened and solved in early 2024. The outbreak sickened 26 people across 11 states between June … Read the rest

Civil Law

E. coli O157:H7 outbreak reported among students and parents in St. Louis County

St. Louis County health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections among students and parents at a local high school.

The sick people from Rockwood Summit High School all attended an off-campus event, according to the St. Louis County Department of Health.

As of Nov. 14, there were 19 patients. Some of the patients have been laboratory confirmed but others are awaiting test results. The health department has not publicly reported what event the sick people attended.… Read the rest

Criminal Law

Past Week Sees Major Surge in Reported Anti-Semitic Plots

In the past week, there were almost 200 swatting incidents on Jewish organizations, and several children were arrested for planning attacks on synagogues, exemplifying the ongoing surge in antisemitism in North America, Mack Lamoureux reports for Vice. The Secure Community Network, an organization that works with Jewish communities to provide security, said in a press release it has “tracked staggering 199 (and counting) swatting incidents and false bomb threats targeting Jewish facilities.” This includes “93 in California, 62 in … Read the rest