UPDATE: 12:14 a.m. EST March 8, 2017 — The SoyNut Butter Co. revealed that another company manufactured the soy nut butter implicated in an ongoing E. coli outbreak. Also, the CDC updated its outbreak
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Parents of 8-year-old E. coli victim sue SoyNut Butter Co.
The first civil action filed against the SoyNut Butter Co. in relation to an ongoing E. coli outbreak seeks compensation for a 25-day hospital stay and what will likely be life-long health consequences for an…
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Salmonella outbreak traced to hazelnuts from Oregon farm
Oregon officials are warning consumers to check their homes for hazelnuts from the Schmidt Farm and Nursery farm stand and to immediately discard them because they have been named the cause of a Salmonella outbreak.
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Oregon oysters linked to norovirus outbreak sent to East Coast
Oysters harvested from Yaquina Bay and sold raw to restaurants, retailers and direct to consumers by Oregon Oyster Farms Inc. are being recalled after at least 17 people who ate them recently contracted norovirus. Health…
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JEM Raw Recalls All Nut Butters After 11 Salmonella Illnesses Reported
JEM Raw Chocolate LLC (JEM Raw) of Bend, OR, has announced a voluntary recall of its full line of nut butter spreads due to the potential for contamination with Salmonella. There have been 11 illnesses…
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CDC Update: 50 Illnesses Now Reported in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Chipotle
Nov. 13 update: The latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) puts this outbreak at 50 total illnesses: 31 people in Washington state and 19 in Oregon. That is an…
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Update: 41 E. Coli O26 Cases in OR and WA Associated With Chipotle Restaurants
Nov. 6 update: The Oregon Health Authority stated Friday, Nov. 6, that there are now 13 E. coli O26 illnesses in Oregon connected with eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. That is one more reported …
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Update: 37 People Sickened With E. Coli Linked to Chipotle Restaurants
At least 37 people have been sickened with E. coli in connection with Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. According to updated case counts released Tuesday, there are 12 victims in Oregon and 25 in Washington.
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Outbreaks Bring Downward Pressure on Chipotle Stock
Food poisoning outbreaks involving Chipotle Mexican Grill outlets are eroding its overall stock value, which last summer hit a per-share high of $756. The company’s shares closed Monday at $624, a drop of 2.5 percent.
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Audit Finds Former Oregon Health Researcher Faked Clostridium Reports
A former public health researcher for the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) was recently found to have “engaged in research misconduct” after apparently faking data on the incidence of Colostridium difficile infections in Klamath County, OR.
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