Ten years after the death of 5-year-old Mason Jones from E. coli O157:H7, Lord Justice of Appeal Patrick Elias has decided to let the 2010 inquest into the boy’s death stand. Elias found there was “no error in law” during the inquest in which William Tudor, owner of the
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E. coli Conference: Research Should Focus on the Source
The report from the so-called “supershedders” conference on the future of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) research — held recently in Scotland — is out. It identifies key knowledge gaps and recommends areas for future research. The workshop stemmed from the controversial 2005 E. coli outbreak in South Wales and was
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Food Safety Advocate Nominated as 'Mum of Year'
Sharon Mills, the mother of 5-year-old Mason Jones, who died in 2005 in the largest-ever E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Wales, has been nominated for Mum of the Year.
Mills, 36, is being recognized for her efforts to improve food safety since losing her son. Mason became the face of
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Publisher’s Platform: A Little Boy’s Tragic Death
Most of you likely have not followed the story of 5-year-old Mason Jones, who died of E. coli O157:H7 poisoning in 2005 after eating a school lunch.
I have followed it closely, in part because over the last few years, as I spoke at food safety conferences in Wales and
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Wales Coroner Finds the System Killed Mason Jones
Butcher William John Tudor sold rotten meat for years, according to testimony in a coroner’s inquest in Wales this week, but that did not lead to a verdict against him for unlawful killing.
Instead, Gwent coroner David Bowen said five-year old Mason Jones’ death during the 2005 outbreak of E.
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