Sick of (or FROM) leftovers? Handle them safely

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Listeria Attorney

Leftovers. Some of us revere them (especially at this time of year); others revile them. They can be the bane of an empty nester's kitchen -- or provide daily alternatives to fast food lunches.

My daughter called me the other night from her UConn apartment kitchen complaining that her father had suggested she buy a 20-pound turkey for a pre-Thanksgiving gathering of friends; now she had more leftovers than she could possibly imagine using. (At least it occurred to her that her friends should not be carrying leftovers around on a warm autumn night of bar-hopping.)

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17 in county are sickened by food-borne bacteria listeriosis

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Listeria Lawyer

Seventeen people in Los Angeles County have contracted the bacterial food-borne illness listeriosis, including two pregnant women who had stillbirths, health officials said Tuesday.

The number of cases — tracked between August and November — is nearly double the number reported during the same period last year, officials said.

The increase in cases does not constitute an outbreak, however, because they were not linked to a common source, said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the county's director of public health.

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