Personal Injury Law

Yet Another Reason E. coli O157:H7 Has No Place in Our Food

By Bill Marler, Esq.

Donna Roy was part of the 2006 Dole Spinach E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak. She developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), which is a severe, life-threatening complication of an E. coli O157:H7 bacterial infection. It is now recognized as the most common cause of acute kidney failure in childhood in the United States. E. coli O157:H7 is responsible for over 90% of the cases of HUS that develop in North America. In fact, some researchers now believe that E. coli O157:H7 is the only cause of HUS in children.  However, it clearly impacts all of us - young and old.  You might need to download Quicktime to view it:

Full post as published by Marler Blog on April 13, 2009 (boomark / email).