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Jackie's Jersey Milk Linked to Two E. coli O157:H7 Outbreaks

Posted on May 28, 2010
Two recent infections with toxin-producing E. coli (E. coli O157) have been identified in Washington residents who drank raw, unpasteurized milk. The two cases confirmed this month bring the count of infections this year associated with one Bellingham dairy to eight...

Minnesota Department of Health warns about E. coli in Hartmann Dairy Raw Milk

Posted on May 26, 2010
The Minnesota Department of Health is warning people who bought milk from Hartmann Dairy Farm, otherwise known as M.O.M.'s, to not drink it and throw it away. The MDH said the milk may have been labeled as organic.  In addition, cheese, ice cream or other dairy products from the farm should be thrown away because it may have also been made from raw, or unpasteurized, milk...

Montclair Meat CoE. coli O157:H7 Recall Amended

Posted on May 20, 2010
May 20, 2010: The distribution of the product subject to recall has been amended to wholesalers, restaurants, institutions, and federal establishments for further processing. May 15, 2010 - Montclair Meat Co., Inc., a Montclair, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 53,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E...

Montclair Meat Co E. coli O157:H7 Recall Amended

Posted on May 20, 2010
May 20, 2010: The distribution of the product subject to recall has been amended to wholesalers, restaurants, institutions, and federal establishments for further processing. May 15, 2010 - Montclair Meat Co., Inc., a Montclair, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 53,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E...

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Learn About E. coli - www.about-ecoli.com

Posted on May 10, 2010
Here a radio informational piece we did recently:

E. coli and Spinach and Lettuce - this time E. coli O145 - same problems, same outcomes

Posted on May 09, 2010
E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks associated with lettuce or spinach, specifically the "pre-washed" and "ready-to-eat" varieties sold under various brand and trade names, are clearly by no means a new phenomenon. The FDA efforts to lead the lettuce industry to safer practices were nothing new...

Freshway Foods Lettuce is "missing link" in E. coli O145 cases in Michigan, Ohio and New York

Posted on May 06, 2010
Over the last few weeks as Ohio, Michigan and New York health officials (along with the CDC) have tracked the source of the ongoing E. coli O145 outbreak to lettuce that has sickened over 50 people near college campuses at The Ohio State in Columbus, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Daemen College in Buffalo to Freshway Foods an Ohio distributor of produce...

E. coli O145 Outbreak Linked to The Ohio State, University of Michigan and Daemen College in New York

Posted on April 30, 2010
As many as 50 people are now sickened by E. coli O145 in an outbreak linked to Ohio, Michigan and New York. There are 18 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli O145 in the three states, and 32 people whose illnesses are thought to be related to the outbreak, but whose stool tests are still pending...

E. coli O145 hits 47 in New York, Ohio and Michigan

Posted on April 29, 2010
Health officials in New York have linked a person's illness there to the E. coli outbreak in Columbus, Ohio and Ann Arbor, Michigan, and are looking into at least 12 more possible cases. All five confirmed Columbus cases have now been genetically linked to the outbreak in Michigan where seven cases have been confirmed with 14 probable...

Beltex Corporation recalling beef due to potential E. coli contamination

Posted on April 21, 2010
The following press release was issued by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture WASHINGTON, April 21, 2010 – Beltex Corporation, a Fort Worth, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 135,500 pounds of beef trim products that may be contaminated with E...

E. coli O157:H7 Strikes Ten in Washtenaw County

Posted on April 19, 2010
The Washtenaw County Public Health Department is investigating the cause of 10 recent reports of food-related illnesses.  The department said E. coli O157:H7 is the main suspect, but that nothing has been conclusive yet. "We are in the early stages of our investigation," said Dr...

WinCo Foods Expands E. coli Hamburger Recall

Posted on April 17, 2010
WinCo Foods announced today that it is issuing an expansion of the Class 1 recall on all fresh ground beef products sold at all WinCo Foods stores: The original recall issued on April 10, 2010 was for ground beef sold from it's Modesto store only. Originally an independent lab had tested two samples of ground beef purchased at the Modesto, California store to be positive for E...

E. coli Hamburger Recalled by Winco

Posted on April 10, 2010
WinCo Foods announced a few moments ago that it is issuing a voluntary Class I recall on all ground beef products sold at its Modesto, California store between the dates of Saturday, April 3, 2010 and Friday, April 9, 2010. The store is located at 2200 Plaza Parkway in Modesto...

Peppa's II Korean BBQ Linked to Seven Hawaii E. coli Illnesses

Posted on April 03, 2010
The Hawaii Health Department closed Peppa's on last Thursday after seven people were diagnosed with E. coli infections between March 2 and 23. Four of them had eaten at Peppa's. Four of the seven were hospitalized, with one still in the hospital yesterday, said Larry Lau, deputy director for environmental health...

Big Fresno Fair Hit With $2 Million Settlement in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Case

Posted on March 27, 2010
According to the Fresno Bee this morning, the Big Fresno Fair has agreed to pay $2.2 million to a Fresno girl who got sick from a strain of E. coli after visiting its petting zoo in 2005. Marler Clark worked with Fresno attorney Warren Paboojian -- who represented Angela Malos, the girl who was sickened by the bacteria -- informed Fresno County Superior Court Judge Donald Black of the settlement in a Friday hearing...

North Carolina Firm Recalls 96,000 Pounds of Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

Posted on March 07, 2010
Recall Notification Report CLASS I RECALL - Wholesale Level FSIS-RC-013-2010 HEALTH RISK: N/A WASHINGTON, March 2, 2010 - Randolph Packing Co. Inc., an Asheboro, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 96,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E...

National Kidney Month - What It Is Like To Live With End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)?

Posted on March 07, 2010
Guest Blogger - Colin Caywood In honor of March's official designation as National Kidney Month, fellow Food Safety News contributing writer Dave Babcock recently published an article, National Kidney Month Kicks Off. In his article, Babcock discusses the connection between long-term kidney health and food safety, a connection which most commonly flows from the development of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) caused by toxins from foodborne bacteria like shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E...

Bellingham's Jackie's Jersey Milk recalling raw milk

Posted on February 24, 2010
The Bellingham company said Tuesday that routine sampling by the Washington State Agriculture Department showed contamination with E. coli. Jackie's Jersey says no known human illness has been associated with the product. All Jackie's Jersey Raw Jersey Cow Milk with a "use by" date through March 4 has been recalled...

E. coli Litigation Site Updated

Posted on February 21, 2010
Marler Clark's E. coli lawyers developed this site to keep our clients up-to-date on current litigation being prosecuted by Marler Clark throughout the United States. The site is also a resource for Marler Clark co-counsel in E. coli cases, print and broadcast media who are working on stories about E...

Tina's Burritos Recalled Due to E. coli O157:H7 Risk

Posted on February 19, 2010
Batch/UPC Code: Tina's Red Hot Beef Burrito, 5oz - UPC: 79606-01015 - ONLY items with Best By Dates of: 1/26/2010, 1/29/2010, 2/2/2010, 2/4/2010, 2/9/2010, and 2/11/2010 Tina's Beef & Beans Burrito, 5oz - UPC: 79606-01025 - ONLY items with Best By Dates of: 1/26/2010, 1/27/2010, 1/28/2010, 1/31/2010, 2/2/2010, 2/3/2010, and 2/5/2010 Reason for Recall: Camino Real Foods, Inc has recalled these items (sold in our frozen food departments) as they may be contaminated with E...

Cargill to Pilot Video for Food Safety

Posted on February 11, 2010
Cargill is piloting the use of video monitoring at its US beef plants in order to reduce the risk of E. coli and salmonella contamination. The food giant has already trialled remote video auditing (RVA) at 10 beef-harvesting facilities in the US, and the results are said to have been 'terrific', with a higher compliance rate already identified and competition between plants over performance scores...

West Missouri Beef Recalls Fresh Boneless Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

Posted on February 03, 2010
West Missouri Beef, LLC, a Rockville, Mo., establishment, is recalling approximately 14,000 pounds of fresh boneless 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...

Why the "Silence of the Steaks?" When will the public be told the extent of the recent E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak?

Posted on January 30, 2010
On December 24, 2009, FSIS issued a notice about a recall of 248,000 pounds of beef products from National Steak and Poultry that 'may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.' The recall was issued after FSIS determined there was an association between non-intact steaks (blade-tenderized prior to further processing) and illnesses in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington...

Presence and Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Other Potentially Diarrheagenic E. coli in Retail Meats.

Posted on January 23, 2010
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jan 15. Xia X, Meng J, McDermott PF, Ayers S, Blickenstaff K, Tran TT, Abbott J, Zheng J, Zhao S. Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742; Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708; Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD 20740...

Nestle Cookie Dough Linked to E. coli, Again

Posted on January 16, 2010
Nestle USA's Baking Division announced last week that it will begin using heat-treated flour in the manufacture of its Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. On January 11, 2010 Nestle informed the FDA that two samples of Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough manufactured at its Danville, Virginia facility did not pass this rigorous protocol, and had tested positive for E...

First Class One Recall for 2010 - Massachusetts Firm Recalls Beef Products Due to E. coli O157:H7

Posted on January 12, 2010
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL  FSIS-RC-002-2010 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC., an Athol, Mass., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,574 pounds of 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...

Second Chance by Kip Moore - another E. coli Horror story

Posted on January 07, 2010

CDC Confirms Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Associated with Mechanically Tenderized Steaks from National Steak and Poultry

Posted on January 07, 2010
According to the CDC website, CDC is collaborating with public health officials in several states and the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human infections due to Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E...

E. coli Recall - National Steak and Poultry - Unnamed Restaurants Implicated

Posted on December 24, 2009
National Steak and Poultry, an Owasso, Okla., establishment, is recalling approximately 248,000 pounds of 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...

Sixty-eight Pounds of E. coli Hamburger Recalled

Posted on December 21, 2009
According to an FSIS release, Harrington and Sons, a Williston, Vt., establishment, is recalling approximately 68 pounds of fresh 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...

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