April 6, 2021
Each fall for the last four years an E. coli outbreak has been linked to romaine lettuce or leafy greens produced in California’s Central Coast growing region. The fourth anniversary is supposed to be commemorated with fruit or flowers, but…
March 12, 2021
Leafy greens were a suspected food source in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that ended with 22 illnesses and one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eleven people were hospitalized. Three of them developed hemolytic…
March 4, 2021
Recent ground beef E. coli O157:H7 recalls include products made by large producers and grocery stores. In some cases, reports of illness prompted the recalls. In others, proactive testing by companies or regulatory agencies identified the contamination. What is E.…
February 4, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has joined the investigation into the new five-state E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that is causing severe infections. The agency is collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state partners and the…
February 3, 2021
A deadly E. coli outbreak includes five people in Oklahoma and 11 more in Arkansas, New York, Virginia, and Washington. A five-state E. coli O157:H7 outbreak is causing unusually severe infections including nine hospitalizations, three cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome…
February 3, 2021
A deadly E. coli outbreak includes five people in Arkansas and 11 more in Oklahoma, New York, Virginia, and Washington. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday that is investigating a five-state E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that is…
February 3, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has issued a Public Health Alert for possible E. coli contamination in ground beef produced by Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc. and sold by Art’s Food Market located…
February 2, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a five-state E. coli outbreak causing unusually severe infections including nine hospitalizations and one death. Three people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) a form of kidney failure associated with…
January 27, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found the E. coli strain linked to two leafy greens outbreaks in cattle feces on a road uphill from the farms where the implicated greens were grown. The finding was announced today…
January 25, 2021
The USDA suspects ground beef is the source of an ongoing E. coli O145 outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has opened an investigation into the outbreak but has not yet provided…
January 7, 2021
In 2019, an E. coli outbreak that sickened five people was linked to ground beef sold at New Seasons Market stores and other retailers. The serotype associated with the outbreak, E. coli O157: H7, produces a kind of poison called…
December 30, 2020
Leafy greens are the second-most common source of E. coli outbreaks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But are some riskier than others? According to a recent CDC report, the answer is, yes. The report, entitled…