E. coli

Reduced on-farm biodiversity may have negative food safety impact

Dung beetles and soil bacteria on farms could help suppress E. coli and other harmful pathogens, according to research. The study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology found improved

By News Desk

/ 27 Mar 2019

Reduced on-farm biodiversity may have negative food safety impact

Sweden to review burger cooking recommendations after control

More than half of 145 restaurants lacked routines to ensure the microbiological quality of not thoroughly cooked burgers, according to Swedish authorities. The purpose of a survey last year by

By Joe Whitworth

/ 26 Mar 2019

Sweden to review burger cooking recommendations after control

Yuma romaine growers hopeful harvest will end without E. coli issues

“Guarded optimism.” That’s the way Elston Grubaugh, general manager of the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District in the eastern Yuma, AZ, growing area describes his thoughts about the current

By Cookson Beecher

/ 21 Mar 2019

Yuma romaine growers hopeful harvest will end without E. coli issues

Inspection, routine E. coli tests spark recall of beef ground in grocery store

An Illinois grocery store is recalling 54 pounds of ground beef because of test results following routine product sampling by inspectors on March 14, according to a recall notice posted

By News Desk

/ 20 Mar 2019

Inspection, routine E. coli tests spark recall of beef ground in grocery store

Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

Opinion We have a romaine E. coli case in Idaho of a young man who suffered a severe case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), was hospitalized for a month and

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Feb 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

Publisher’s Platform: How is that romaine E. coli traceback coming along?

Opinion Lest we forget, as of June 27, 2018, 210 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 were reported from 36 states. Illnesses started on dates

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Feb 2019

Publisher’s Platform: How is that romaine E. coli traceback coming along?

General Mills again recalls Gold Medal flour; Salmonella is the problem this time

General Mills Inc. has initiated a recall of all 5-pound bags of its Gold Medal brand unbleached flour with the “better if used by” date of April 20, 2020, after

By Coral Beach

/ 24 Jan 2019

General Mills again recalls Gold Medal flour; Salmonella is the problem this time

Scientists using stem cell technology in pursuit of E. coli infection treatments

A researcher in search of treatments for potentially fatal E. coli infections says the impossible is now plausible because of stem cell technology and organoids of intestinal tissues. Antibiotics are

By Coral Beach

/ 11 Jan 2019

Scientists using stem cell technology in pursuit of E. coli infection treatments

Scientists find promising results in study about E. coli treatment

Scientists from the University of Glasgow in Scotland are reporting they have found a way to treat E. coli O157 infections without causing serious side effects. The study, published in

By News Desk

/ 4 Jan 2019

Scientists find promising results in study about E. coli treatment

Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS

Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant outbreaks in the United States in 2018. As in the past, our year-end coverage is

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Dec 2018

Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS

BULLETIN: FDA names California romaine farm as CDC reports additional E. coli patients

They say the investigation is ongoing and more sources are possible, but as of this afternoon, the FDA is reporting traceback efforts in the ongoing E. coli outbreak linked to

By Coral Beach

/ 13 Dec 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Opinion An additional 87 ill people from 16 states were included in this investigation since the last update on Nov. 15. States with newly reported illnesses include: Michigan, Mississippi, and

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Dec 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

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E. coli

Reduced on-farm biodiversity may have negative food safety impact

Sweden to review burger cooking recommendations after control

Yuma romaine growers hopeful harvest will end without E. coli issues

Inspection, routine E. coli tests spark recall of beef ground in grocery store

Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

Publisher’s Platform: How is that romaine E. coli traceback coming along?

General Mills again recalls Gold Medal flour; Salmonella is the problem this time

Scientists using stem cell technology in pursuit of E. coli infection treatments

Scientists find promising results in study about E. coli treatment

Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS

BULLETIN: FDA names California romaine farm as CDC reports additional E. coli patients

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Your Support Protects Public Health