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Hamilton Corner Meat Market Recalls Ground Beef

Posted on November 23, 2010
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today alerted consumers that Hamilton Corner Meat Market Inc., located at 1 Hamilton Place, New York, New York, is recalling all packages of in-store "ground beef" sold on November 15, 2010, due to the presence of Escherichia coli O157:H7...

About E. coli - A Video

Posted on November 17, 2010

Arizona and Colorado lead California, New Mexico and Nevada with cheese E. coli illnesses

Posted on November 14, 2010
The CDC has issued an alert to consumers and health professionals about an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in five states: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. Thirty-seven persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from five states since mid-October...

Gorgonzola cheese expanded

Posted on November 13, 2010
A recall of Mauri brand Gorgonzola cheese sold by Costco Wholesale Stores in Colorado because of potentially deadly E. coli bacteria, has been expanded to include additional packages, according to the products distributor. A statement Friday by DPI Specialty Foods of Tualatin, Ore...

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CDC Reports at least 33 sickened by E. coli in 5 States due to Gouda Cheese - Gorgonzola recalled too

Posted on November 11, 2010
• CDC has issued an alert to consumers and health professionals about an outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 in five states: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. Based on current information, there is a link with the consumption of one of several cheeses offered for sampling and sale at the 'cheese road show' that was held at Costco Warehouses in these states...

Seven E. coli Illnesses In Maryland Linked to Baugher's Apple Cider

Posted on November 06, 2010
Officials said the potential association exists with the consumption of unpasteurized Baugher's apple cider. Maryland public health officials said a Westminster company has voluntarily recalled call of its apple cider because of its potential to contain the E...

Cheese sold at Costco in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and California Linked to Two Dozen E. coli O157:H7 Cases

Posted on November 05, 2010
11 E. coli O157:H7 cases likely tied to cheese sold or tasted at Costco stores in October have been found in Arizona. Overall, more than two dozen cases of E. coli in five states, also including Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and California, are likely tied to such cheese, the Arizona Department of Health Services said in a news release...

E. coli Lawyer and E. coli Attorney - 18 year of experience

Posted on October 17, 2010
E. coli O157:H7 was identified for the first time at the CDC in 1975, but it was not until seven years later, in 1982, that E. coli O157:H7 was conclusively determined to be a cause of enteric disease. Following outbreaks of foodborne illness that involved several cases of bloody diarrhea, E...

E. coli O157:H7

Posted on October 12, 2010
E. coli O157:H7 was identified for the first time at the CDC in 1975, but it was not until seven years later, in 1982, that E. coli O157:H7 was conclusively determined to be a cause of enteric disease. Following outbreaks of foodborne illness that involved several cases of bloody diarrhea, E...

18 Years of E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Litigation

Posted on October 11, 2010
E. coli O157:H7 was identified for the first time at the CDC in 1975, but it was not until seven years later, in 1982, that E. coli O157:H7 was conclusively determined to be a cause of enteric disease. Following outbreaks of foodborne illness that involved several cases of bloody diarrhea, E...

Hamilton Corner Meat Market Recalls E. coli O157:H7 Meat

Posted on October 08, 2010
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today alerted consumers that Hamilton Corner Meat Market Inc., located at 1 Hamilton Place, New York, New York, is recalling all packages of in-store ground beef, in-store sliced deli turkey and in-store sliced deli ham sold on September 29, 2010, due to the presence of E...

Another person sickened by 2008 Jimmy John's E. coli breakout sues

Posted on September 30, 2010
Another woman who says she was hospitalized two years ago because of an E. coli infection is suing the Boulder sandwich shop that was closed temporarily after an outbreak of the illness and the company that provided sprouts to the store. In a lawsuit filed Sept...

Three to Five Sickened with E. coli O157:H7 in Huron Michigan

Posted on September 05, 2010
Three individuals in Huron County have been confirmed to have E. coli O157:H7, while a fourth individual remains presumptive with lab results pending and a fifth individual tested negative for the infection. Three of the five are hospitalized, according to a Huron County Health Department press release...

Cargill E. coli O26 Contaminated Hamburger Linked to Illnesses in Maine and New York

Posted on August 28, 2010
FSIS announced that Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26. FSIS became aware of the problem on August 5, 2010 when the agency was notified by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources of an E...

Cargill Hamburger and BJ's Linked to E. coli O26 Illnesses in Maine and New York

Posted on August 28, 2010
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

Michigan E. coli Cases Linked to Fair

Posted on August 24, 2010
Three local children are believed to have been exposed to Shigatoxin-producing E. coli at the Northwestern Michigan Fair. Grand Traverse County Health Department officials said the onset of symptoms, including bloody diarrhea, happened between Aug. 15 and 17, about two to four days after the fair wrapped south of Chum's Corners in Blair Township...

A Million Pounds of E. coli Tainted Meat Recalled

Posted on August 06, 2010
Valley Meat Company, a Modesto, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately one million pounds of frozen ground beef patties and bulk 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 this morning...

E. coli victim Derek Scott "Bubba" Kirby - Denman struggles to recover from HUS

Posted on July 27, 2010
According to Austin KWTX TV, Derek Scott 'Bubba' Kirby, 3, of Goldthwaite, who's been fighting for his young life for several weeks at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin, will be transferred Monday or Tuesday to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston where he can receive more specialized care, his mother, Deven Denman, said...

USDA finalizes new standards for ground beef

Posted on July 24, 2010
New and tougher standards have been implemented for all ground beef purchased for USDA's numerous federal food and nutrition assistance programs, including the National School Lunch Program. The new standards will apply to ground beef contracts awarded on or after July 1...

Indiana Rush County Fair possibly linked to Kathleen Ragan HUS E. coli case

Posted on July 14, 2010
According to WISH news, at least two children from Rush County are critically ill after getting E. coli poisoning. Kathleen Ragan, 4, is at the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital suffering from Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. It's possible she contracted E...

E. coli O157:H7 - Tainted Spinach Recalled - Again

Posted on July 08, 2010
Irwindale-based Ready Pac Food Inc. on Wednesday announced a voluntary recall of 702 cases of its baby spinach because of possible E. coli bacteria contamination. The recalled six-ounce "Spinach Temptations" packages sold in California, Washington and Arizona have use-by dates of: July 4 with Product Code I1707B, IR127121 July 8 with Product Code I2007B, IR130373 No illnesses related to the products have been reported...

Rocky Mountain Natural Meats Buffalo Tainted with E. coli O157:H7 promts FSIS Recall

Posted on July 03, 2010
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Henderson, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products. FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E...

Sixteen People Likely Sickened from Raw Milk from Local Dairy

Posted on July 02, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - Boulder County - Since June 10, 16 people who reported drinking raw milk from Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont have become ill. Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) ordered the dairy to stop distribution of its raw milk products yesterday, June 29, 2010...

Ten Raw Milk Product Outbreaks in Six Months - Where is the outrage from the Raw Milk Industry?

Posted on June 30, 2010
A Longmont, Colorado goat dairy that has been ordered to stop distributing raw milk products after 16 people became ill after drinking milk. Two children who drank goat milk from the Billy Goat Dairy required hospitalization, Boulder County Public Health reported Wednesday...

South Gate Meat Recalls Hamburger Tainted with E. coli

Posted on June 23, 2010
South Gate Meat Co., a South Gate, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 35,000 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 today...

Crown I Enterprises Recalls 3,700 Pounds E. coli-tainted Hamburger

Posted on June 22, 2010
Crown I Enterprises, Inc., a Bay Shore, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 3,700 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 today...

E. coli O157 implicated in Two The Dalles Oregon Deaths

Posted on June 19, 2010
E. coli O157 has been implicated in the deaths of two The Dalles residents this past week.  The deaths appear to be confined to one household and are not linked to any known outbreak, according to a press release issued Friday by Teri Thalhofer, director of the North Central Public Health District...

Judge Approves E. coli Settlement

Posted on June 16, 2010
A federal judge has approved a settlement between Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. and a Cold Spring woman injured by contaminated meat. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank signed off on the settlement in a sealed court order Tuesday. Terms of the settlement were undisclosed...

Three Beef Feedlots in Iowa Face Civil Enforcement Actions as EPA Continues Emphasis on Compliance with Clean Water Act

Posted on June 09, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., June 9, 2010) - EPA Region 7 has taken a series of civil enforcement actions against three beef feedlot operations in Iowa for violations of the Clean Water Act, as part of a continuing enforcement emphasis aimed at ending harmful discharges of pollutants from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) into the region's rivers and streams...

Five Victims Linked to Minnesota Raw Milk Dairy

Posted on June 04, 2010
A fifth victim has been linked to an E. coli outbreak at a southern Minnesota dairy farm.  Four cases were reported last week, and all of those involved have been discharged from the hospital. The fifth case is a young child who was not hospitalized...

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