In the quiet between Christmas and New Years, the FDA released an environmental assessment conducted in response to a multi-state foodborne disease outbreak involving 33 cases of E. coli O145 infections in five states in the spring of 2010. The CDC’s epidemiologic investigation found that the illnesses were associated…
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Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an update on the E. coli O145 outbreak linked to Freshway Foods romaine lettuce.
As of May 11, 2010, there are 23 confirmed and 7 probable cases related to this outbreak from Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee. The number…
An E. coli lawsuit was filed yesterday against Freshway Foods, the company that recalled its romaine lettuce products after they were identified as the source of an E. coli O145 outbreak among students at The Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, and Daemon College in Buffalo, New York last…
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A look at how E. coli O145 could have contaminated romaine lettuce on a farm in Yuma
As state and federal public health officials continue to investigate the E. coli O145 outbreak tied to bagged Freshway Foods romaine lettuce, which has sickened 19 in 3 states, many questions…
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