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, reports the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An investigation by the CDC and
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. coli O157: H7 (STEC) illnesses are under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
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 for foodborne pathogens.

The program paid labs at Land Grant universities to test local produce
Continue Reading Fresh produce industry never likes testing such as that now imposed by Canada

A one-state  E. coli O157: H7 outbreak in July likely involved at least one dozen customers of a Red Robin restaurant in Westminster, CO.  Colorado’s Tri-County Health Department is out with a  final report on the outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coil infections.
The report contains what some call troubling


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 from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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 have spread the infection.

Those six restaurants include:

  • Pioneer Square (106 1st Ave S, Seattle)


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: H7.

Officially, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says consumers should not
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 inspected the Red Robin at 799 W. 146th Ave. in Westminster, CO, on July 9
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 two companies.

Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback evidence indicated that I.M. Healthy brand Soy Nut Butter
Continue Reading Bankruptcy court awards soy nut butter E. coli victims $11.25 million