I have said this too many times. In the 1990’s ninety percent of the work I did were E. coli O157:H7 cases linked to hamburger. However, due to the collaboration between regulators (deeming E. coli O157:H7 and adulterant), the beef industry (interventions and implementing “test and hold” and the restaurant
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In 1994, in response to an E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef sold at Jack in the Box restaurants, FSIS established an E. coli sampling program which treated E. coli as an adulterant. Shortly thereafter, in the case Texas Food Industry Association v. Espy, 870 F.
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At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli O157:H7 tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was notified of illnesses on Nov. 13, and working
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Just about 34 years ago today 6-year-old Lauren Rudolph was about to eat an undercooked, E. coli O157:H7-tainted hamburger at a San Diego area Jack-in-the-Box. She would die just after Christmas.
Lauren would be the first of four children to die. Eventually, more than 700 people were sickened across five states. Nearly 200 people were
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Health officials are urging people to contact their health care provider if they ate a hamburger, especially if undercooked, at a table-service restaurant in Minnesota since Oct. 31 and then developed diarrhea, particularly bloody diarrhea, in the following week.
The Minnesota Department of Health has identified 10 cases of E.
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Almost 50 people have become ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. One person has died.
The 49 patients are spread across ten states, with the majority being in Colorado, where there are 27 patients, and in Nebraska, where there are 9. One child has
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Dakota Tom’s Sandwiches of Corsica, SD, is recalling Pepperjack Cheeseburger, Bacon Cheeseburger and The Gambler sandwiches because the burger patties are included in a recall from an outside supplier, BrucePac.
The BrucePac recall is because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The sandwiches were distributed in grocery stores, convenience stores and other
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Montana public health has reported 14 ill with one death linked to Wagu beef served in restaurants in and around Flathead county. However, the area, like most in Montana, is a tourist destination, so it will not be surprising that people from outside the state on Montana who visited during
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Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Ohio State University and is republished here with permission. The author is Barbara Kowalcyk, Kevin’s mother.
Kevin came into our lives early in the morning on December 10, 1998. Our second child – our first son – immediately captured our hearts
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom has opened a public comment period on changes to guidance on less than thoroughly cooked beef burgers.
The agency is also asking people for their views on whether the term “less than thoroughly cooked” should be kept or replaced by “rare,”
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