University of California Los Angeles engineers have developed a cellphone attachment they say holds promise for the rapid, inexpensive detection of pathogenic E. coli in water or liquified food samples.
In an effort to communicate a more complete understanding of E. coli bacteria, the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) released a colloquium report titled “E. coli: Good, Bad & Deadly”
“I have long believed that good food, good eating is all about risk. Whether we’re talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime ‘associates,’ food, for
When it comes to our nation’s Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) policy, some people like to wrestle in the mud. I like to wrestle with the science. And the
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new, groundbreaking non-O157 E. coli policy, which classifies six new strains as adulterants and requires testing, will become effective 90 days later than
New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning suffered from an E. coli infection before his team’s conference playoff game with the San Francisco 49ers, Frost Illustrated, reports. Frost is a
A $25 million grant has been awarded to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study how to reduce the risk of 8 pathogenic E. coli strains that can contaminate beef and
Small, harmless doses of the metallic element manganese may completely defend cells against the effects of Shiga toxin, the deadly poison produced by harmful strains of E. coli and Shigella
Frisia Dairy and Creamery of Tenino, WA is recalling its raw milk because it may be contaminated with a dangerous strain of E. coli, according to a Jan. 17 news
Seven people have been sickened and four were hospitalized in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to a restaurant in Houghton, Michigan.
According to a story Friday in
E. coli O157:H7, the culprit in foodborne illness outbreaks linked to everything from ground beef to cookie dough, produces a Shiga-like toxin that damages the filtering part of the
Nearly three months after E. coli O157:H7 sickened 25 people who attended the North Carolina State Fair, investigators know little more about what caused the outbreak, other than it