Bill Marler's presentation at the 2010 IAFP conference in Anaheim, California about the general risks of food production. Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm.

1. Is “Ingredient” a 10-letter word for Financial Disaster? IAFP Annual MeetingAnaheim, CAAugust 1-4 2010 William D. Marler, Esq.

3. Sixty-two of the laboratory-confirmed cases were found to be genetically indistinguishable, proving that all of the cases had a common source.

5. The outbreak was caused when employees cross-contaminated fresh watermelon with raw meat products. Raw sirloin tri-tips were the source of the E.coli O157:H7.

7. Victims included at least 13 employees of the Chi Chi’s restaurant. Four persons died.

8. More than 9,000 persons who had eaten at the restaurant, or who had been exposed, were given an injection of immune globulin.

10. Viral sequence of the outbreak strain was similar to the viral sequences obtained from persons involved in another hepatitis A outbreak occurring in September 2003. Green onions were also implicated.

13. Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Tennessee also had victims with matching genetic patterns and exposure to Cargill hamburger.

14. Sam’s Club stores, a major purchaser of Cargill hamburgers, pulled their ground beef products. 46 were ill.

15. Multiple sources of meat products. Including meat from BPI and Uruguay.

18. 714 people ill, 9 deaths.

19. Hundreds of millionsin recall costs.

21. Questions