Health Law

Possible Complications of E. coli O157:H7 Bacterial Infections

Posted on March 28, 2011
In the last week the CDC reported that it in conjunction with state health departments had identified 14 cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness among residents Maryland (3 cases), New Jersey (2 cases), North Carolina (1 case), Ohio (2 cases) and Pennsylvania (6 cases) linked to Sezltzer's Lebanon Beef bologna produced by Palmyra Bolgna Products, Inc...

Palmyra Bologna E. coli O157:H7 Sicken 14 in Maryland (3 cases), New Jersey (2 cases), North Carolina (1 case), Ohio (2 cases)

Posted on March 24, 2011
E. coli O157:H7 Bologna Palmyra Bologna Company, of Palmyra, PA, is recalling approximately 23,000 pounds of Lebanon bologna products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. As of March 22, 2011, 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E...

E. coli Outbreak in New Jersey, North Carolina and Penssylvania linked to Palmyra Bologna

Posted on March 22, 2011
FSIS was notified of an investigation of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses on March 10, 2011. Working in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health partners, 4 case-patients in N.J., N.C., and Pa. have been identified with illness onset dates between Jan...

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Posted on March 14, 2011
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Justice Jackson of Kingman Arizona home after battle with E. coli

Posted on March 13, 2011
As reported by Erin Taylor of the Kingman Miner, Justice Jackson an 8th-grader at Kingman Academy of Learning Middle School, is home after a battle with E. coli O157:H7. According to Ms. Taylor, he was diagnosed in February with a form of E. coli food poisoning known as hemolytic uremic syndrome...

E. coli-tainted Ground Beef Recalled from Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Washington

Posted on March 11, 2011
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, an Arkansas City, Kan., establishment, is recalling approximately 14,158 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced...

CDC - Seven Sickened by E. coli O157:H7-tainted Hazelnuts

Posted on March 08, 2011
As of March 4, 2011, seven persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli serotype O157:H7 have been reported from Michigan (1 case), Minnesota (3 cases), and Wisconsin (3 cases). Reported dates of illness onset range from December 20, 2010 to January 28, 2011...

E. coli O157:H7 in Hazelnuts - Filberts linked to seven illnesses in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan

Posted on March 05, 2011
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) are working with counterparts in Wisconsin, Michigan, and federal agencies to investigate cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection associated with eating in-shell hazelnuts (also known as filberts) purchased from bulk bins at retail food stores...

Only one E. coli Recall since January 2011

Posted on February 21, 2011
American Food Service, a Pico Rivera, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,170 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other bulk packages of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak(s) hits England

Posted on February 20, 2011
Since 1 December 2010, the HPA Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pathogens has confirmed and reported 50 human isolates of vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157, phage type (PT) 8, expressing genes for Vero Toxin (VT) VT1+2 from laboratories in England and Wales...

3,170 Pounds of E. coli-Tainted Ground Beef Recalled

Posted on February 06, 2011
The products subject to recall bear the establishment number "EST. 1913" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These products were distributed to restaurants throughout southern California. The following products are subject to recall: • (559002) American Companies 100% Pure Ground Beef 30-lb...

Multiplex PCR Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Belonging to Serogroups O157, O103, O91, O113, O145, O111, and O26 Experimentally Inoculated in Beef Carcass Swabs, Beef Trim, and Ground Beef

Posted on February 06, 2011
Angela M. Valadez, Chitrita Debroy, Edward Dudley, And Catherine N. Cutter Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 74, No. 2, 2011, Pages 228–239 Copyright G, International Association for Food Protection ABSTRACT:  Numerous foodborne outbreaks are attributed to Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and have been recognized for causing gastrointestinal disease in humans...

Bravo Farm Gouda Cheese E. coli Outbreak Update

Posted on January 30, 2011
Bravo Farms expanded its recall to include all of its cheeses. That action followed laboratory testing by the California Department of Food and Agriculture that reveals the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7 in cheese samples. Thirty-eight persons infected with the outbreak strain of E...

Watch out for the even eviler cousin--sorbitol-fermenting E coli O157

Posted on January 28, 2011
  Dirk Werber aEmail Address, Martina Bielaszewska b, Christina Frank a, Klaus Stark a, Helge Karch b Hugh Pennington's thorough review (Oct 23, p 1428)1 focuses on classic (ie, non-sorbitol-fermenting) enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7, the main cause of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) worldwide...

FDA Links E. coli O145 Freshway Lettuce Outbreak to Arizona

Posted on January 15, 2011
This Environmental Assessment was conducted in response to a multi-state foodborne disease outbreak CDC investigation involving 33 cases of E. coli O145 infection in five states in the spring of 2010. An epidemiologic investigation found that the illnesses were associated with the consumption of shredded romaine lettuce processed at one firm (Freshway) in Ohio...

Columbus Meat Market Inc. Recalls another 580 Pounds of Ground Beef

Posted on January 08, 2011
A Chicago company has expanded a recall to include an additional 580 pounds of beef patties because of possible E. coli contamination. The Illinois Department of Agriculture said Friday that Columbus Meat took the action after state inspectors discovered the same batch of beef was used to produce patties on more than one day...

Seven E. coli illnesses linked to Zillman Meat Market

Posted on January 05, 2011
Three new cases of E. coli linked to Zillman Meat Market in Wausau have been identified by the Marathon County Health Department, according to a release. In late December, the health department identified four people who became sick after eating E. coli-infected smoked meat products purchased at Zillman...

No E. coli Illnesses, but First Class Foods recalls 34,000 pounds of Organic Beef

Posted on December 31, 2010
First Class Foods, Inc., a Hawthorne, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

Four sickened with E. coli by smoked ready-to-eat meat processed at Zillman Meat Market in Wausau, Wisconsin

Posted on December 23, 2010
According to a Marathon County Health Department press release, four persons have developed illness, including one hospitalization, from E. coli O157:H7 contracted from eating smoked ready-to-eat meat products processed at Zillman Meat Market in Wausau, Wisconsin...

Winn Meats Recalls 25,600 Pounds of Ground Beef

Posted on December 19, 2010
Winn Meats Co of Dallas, TX, is recalling approximately 25,600 pounds of ground beef products that were improperly labeled and potentially adulterated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday. The products' labels include "For Cooking Only," indicating that they are intended for further processing to apply a full lethality at a federally inspected establishment...

E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak linked to Sally Jackson Raw Milk Cheese

Posted on December 17, 2010
Sally Jackson Cheese of Oroville, WA is recalling all cheese products, including cow, goat, and sheep, because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. coli O157:H7). Sally Jackson brand cheeses made from raw cow, goat, and sheep milk were distributed nationwide...

Jasper County resident dies of E. coli

Posted on December 10, 2010
John Hacker of the Carthage Press reports that a Jasper County resident died earlier this week from E. coli food contamination and the Jasper County Health Department is investigating other possible cases that might be related to a single family gathering over Thanksgiving weekend...

Colorado E. coli Lawsuit filed against Bravo

Posted on December 09, 2010
On or about October 14, 2010, 14-year-old MK and her mother Lois Kirby shopped at the Costco warehouse store located at 8686 Park Meadows Center, Lone Tree, Colorado. MK ate a sample of Bravo Farms' gouda cheese that was contaminated by E. coli O157:H7...

Video - How E. coli Attacks the Human Colon

Posted on December 04, 2010

Video - E. coli Lawsuit

Posted on December 04, 2010

Video - 2006 E. coli problems with Spinach

Posted on December 04, 2010

More Video on the Problems with E. coli

Posted on December 04, 2010

Marler on Beef and E. coli

Posted on December 04, 2010

E. coli Outbreak in Connecticut Caused by Raw Milk Consumption

Posted on December 03, 2010
Raw milk is consumed by an estimated 1-3 percent of the United States population. Raw milk and raw cheeses are responsible for almost 70 percent of reported dairy outbreaks. On July 16, 2008, the Connecticut Department of Public Health identified two unrelated children who had experienced hemolytic uremic syndrome after consuming raw milk from the same farm...

Thirty-eight E. coli Illnesses in Arizona (19), California (3), Colorado (11), New Mexico (3) and Nevada (2) linked to Bravo Cheese sold at Costco

Posted on November 25, 2010
Investigation of the Outbreak CDC is collaborating with public health officials in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human infections due to E...

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