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…
December 23, 2020
Leafy greens have been confirmed as the source of what has previously been called E. coli Outbreak Unknown Source 2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The leafy greens E. coli outbreak has ended after sickening…
December 18, 2020
The CDC and FDA have declared an end to two of three mystery E. coli outbreaks where romaine lettuce was the suspected source. The outbreaks remain unsolved. Contact the Pritzker Hageman E. coli Team Phone: 1-888-377-8900 | Text: 1-612-261-0856 Contact an E.…
December 2, 2020
All meat can become contaminated during slaughter, but ground beef poses a heightened risk because bacteria on the surface of cuts of meat are mixed throughout when the meat is ground. Ground meat that is contaminated can spread germs when…
November 23, 2020
Thirty-nine people are sick, four of them with a form of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in one of three “mystery” E. coli outbreaks that the CDC is calling E. coli Outbreak Unknown Source 2. All of the…
November 11, 2020
Federal health officials say the food source of three ongoing E. coli outbreaks is unknown, but a common thread that runs through all of them is romaine lettuce. Together, these three outbreaks have already resulted in 56 illnesses, 23 hospitalizations,…
November 11, 2020
The national food safety law firm Pritzker Hageman has filed a second E. coli lawsuit against Chipotle in Ohio. The lawsuit was filed November 6, 2020, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, on behalf of a teenage…
November 10, 2020
Federal health officials announced today that they are investigating a third multistate E. coli O157:H7 outbreak where romaine lettuce is a suspected source. On October 28, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) simultaneously announced two E. coli O157:H7…
November 9, 2020
Is there a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak in Michigan? State health officials are investigating the source of an E. coli outbreak that includes two people. Genetic analysis shows the strain is highly related to one recovered from a product…
October 31, 2020
Three days ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced two E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks that have, so far, sickened a total of 44 people, killing one of them. Investigators are still working to confirm a food source,…
October 28, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) simultaneously announced two mystery E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks today that have sickened a total of 44 people. One person has died. Although a source has not been confirmed, some type of leafy…