The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has identified several cases of E. coli O157 infection associated with the use of the swimming pool and/or splash pad at the Jellystone Park Camp Resort-Yogi on the
Continue Reading Fun in the water blamed for Mississippi E. coli O157 cases
Forty confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 sent 20 people to hospitals in 19 states in an outbreak linked to leafy greens. But the specific type or brand remains unknown and the outbreak is over,
Continue Reading E coli O157:H7 outbreak likely caused by leafy greens of unknown origin is over
With Halloween only hours away, two new E. coli outbreaks have shown up to haunt the nation’s Romaine growers because genetic links to the past have been discovered.
The two outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing E.
Continue Reading Mystery surrounds two new E. coli outbreaks with genetic links to past Romaine events
The nation’s only produce surveillance program did not survive the first term of the Obama administration. When it did exist, USDA’s Microbiological Data Program (MDP) used to conduct 80 percent of all federal produce testing
Continue Reading Fresh produce industry never likes testing such as that now imposed by Canada
Continue Reading Final report on Red Robin outbreak investigation fails to name precise source
UPDATE— A common grower with multiple romaine fields in California’s Salinas growing region is likely responsible for all three current E. coli O157: H7 outbreaks. That was the word in a late Thursday update
Continue Reading Victim of E. coli O157:H7 outbreak sues ALDI in federal court over poison romaine
The E.coli outbreak involving several Seattle area restaurants has grown to include 13 cases, up from the original six. The number hospitalized has reached three, up from one. Six Evergreen restaurants, up from four, may
Continue Reading Seattle restaurants with excellent inspection histories target of expanding E. coli outbreak
Like last year, shoppers are probably going to avoid romaine lettuce and maybe other leafy greens like spinach just ahead of Thanksgiving due to fears over yet another expanding multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:
Continue Reading Romaine outbreak No. 5 met with ‘frustration and heartbreak” by Salinas growers for those infected
Two children and an adult have tested positive for E. coli O157: H7 after eating at a Denver area Red Robin restaurant. Two of the three people were admitted to hospitals.
The Tri-County Health Department
Continue Reading E coli outbreak causes Colorado Red Robin to close down for ‘thorough cleaning and sanitizing’
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Northern Illinois today is expected to award the remainder of insurance coverage held by I.M. Healthy and Dixie Dew to victims of 2017’s E. coli O157: H7 outbreak involving the
Continue Reading Bankruptcy court awards soy nut butter E. coli victims $11.25 million
Canada Friday disclosed the difficulty facing health officials in finding the source of an ongoing North American outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. They also reported more illnesses in Canada.
Individuals who are sick say they
Continue Reading Romaine makes more Canadians ill as government says this is not going to be easy
