April 7, 2020
Public health officials say people with E.coli infections should not use antidiarrheal products as they may increase their risk of developing a potentially deadly complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). But that information seems to have slipped by the team…
April 2, 2020
Utah has been hit hard by the E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts served at Jimmy John’s and sold elsewhere. Twenty-seven of the 36 illnesses in this outbreak have been reported from Utah. Other states that have been affected…
March 20, 2020
The E. coli O103 outbreak linked to clover sprouts has expanded to include 39 illnesses in six states. Two people have been hospitalized. Since the last update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on February 26, 2020,…
March 17, 2020
Three days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers not to eat red clover sprouts produced by Chicago Indoor Garden because they had been linked to an ongoing E. coli O103 outbreak, the company issued a recall…
March 14, 2020
Clover sprouts produced by Chicago Indoor Garden have been linked to an E. coli O103 outbreak that also includes clover sprouts served on sandwiches at Jimmy John’s restaurants. The outbreak, announced February 26, 2020, includes 14 illnesses in five states…
February 26, 2020
Yet another E. coli outbreak has been linked to contaminated clover sprouts sold at Jimmy John’s restaurants. This one has sickened 14 people in five states. Although this outbreak includes cases in Iowa, it is a separate outbreak from the…
February 26, 2020
Jimmy John’s has removed sprouts from its restaurants nationwide until further notice. The move comes in response to a warning letter the company received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) citing what the agency described as a company-wide…
February 6, 2020
Researchers at Kansas State University in Manhatten, KS have developed a rapid test for E. coli in beef that cuts results time from one week to one day. It’s a technology that could save lives and prevent serious illness, said…
January 15, 2020
The E. coli outbreak linked to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp Salad has ended after sickening 10 people in 5 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This outbreak was caused by a different strain of E.…
January 15, 2020
Consumers no longer need to avoid romaine lettuce from Salinas, CA as the lettuce growing season there has ended bringing about the de facto end to a months-long romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
January 7, 2020
If it’s starting to feel like Romaine E. coli Outbreak is the title of a neverending story, there’s a good reason. Each fall since 2017, an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in California has caused illnesses in…
January 3, 2020
The E. coli lawyers at Pritzker Hageman have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a 4-year-old boy who has suffered permanent kidney damage from an infection he contracted after visiting the Miracle of Birth Center at the Minnesota State Fair…