June 16, 2020
Carnivora has issued a recall for frozen raw pet food in Canada after four people who handled it developed E. coli infections. The illnesses in this E. coli outbreak were reported from March to May this year among people who…
June 15, 2020
Ground beef sold at Walmart, Food City and other stores is being recalled for potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Lakeside Refrigerated Services of Swedesboro, N.J issued the recall on June 13 after it was notified by the U.S. Department of…
June 11, 2020
A string of recent flour E. coli recalls and outbreaks are evidence of the risk that raw flour poses to home cooks and bakers. Flour that is contaminated with E. coli can cause illness by cross-contaminating kitchen counters, mixing bowls,…
May 22, 2020
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is out with a new report on three romaine lettuce E. coli O157: H7 outbreaks that occurred last year. Though the 18-page report details the agency’s findings of three 2019 outbreaks linked to…
April 23, 2020
An E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts sold by Chicago Indoor Garden and Jimmy John’s has ended after sickening 51 people in 10 states. Three people were hospitalized. Contact the Pritzker Hageman E. coli Team Phone: 1-888-377-8900 | Text: 1-612-261-0856 Contact…
April 21, 2020
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) strains cause illness in humans by producing a poison that damages the intestines and kidneys. These infections can cause serious acute illness that sometimes has long-term health effects. In the U.S., E. coli O157: H7…
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 39 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 and…
March 13, 2020
The FDA issued a safety alert about the transmission of pathogenic E.coli in patients who received fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) from a stool bank company based in the U.S. Two additional patients, who had chronic medical conditions, died. All of…