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Research shows STEC decline in Netherlands; report criteria likely a factor

By News Desk on November 2, 2018

Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) infections are at the lowest level since 2009, according to Dutch surveillance statistics.

In 2017, 393 patients with STEC infection were reported, compared with more than 600 in 2016.
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Researchers describe non-O157 STEC outbreak traced to salad

By Joe Whitworth on September 19, 2018

Researchers in Finland have detailed an E. coli outbreak in 2016 with more than 230 cases linked to rocket salad, known as arugula salad by U.S. consumers.

In August 2016, an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing…
Continue Reading Researchers describe non-O157 STEC outbreak traced to salad

Expert calls for ‘One Health’ approach as E.coli cases in Ireland continue to rise

By Joe Whitworth on August 30, 2018

Ireland is in the midst of one of its largest E. coli O157 outbreaks ever, with hundreds having been infected, according to a food safety expert.

Alan Reilly, former chief executive of the Food Safety…
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FSIS: Beef Safety Measures Seem To Be Working

By James Andrews on July 9, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-butchers-cut-up-carcasses-image22746745After testing for Salmonella and E. coli on a variety of beef carcasses at slaughter plants, federal food safety authorities are saying that slaughter plant beef safety measures seem to be working well. The U.S.
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Swedish Study Finds STEC in 13 Percent of Imported Beef

By News Desk on January 17, 2015

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) has been detected in 13 percent of beef samples tested from meat imported to Sweden between 2010 and 2011. The country’s National Food Agency tested both beef and leafy greens…
Continue Reading Swedish Study Finds STEC in 13 Percent of Imported Beef

FSIS Considers Expanding Non-O157 STEC Testing

By News Desk on November 19, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering whether or not to expand its non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) testing to include ground beef and ground beef components beyond beef manufacturing trimmings. This week, USDA’s…
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Food Safety Since Jack in the Box: Progress Made and Progress Still Needed

By Jeff Benedict on January 30, 2013

In 1993, 623 people in the western U.S. fell ill with a little-known bacteria called E. coli O157:H7. Ultimately, four children would die from their infections; many others suffered long-term medical complications. The bug was …
Continue Reading Food Safety Since Jack in the Box: Progress Made and Progress Still Needed

USDA Looks to Expand Non-O157 E. coli Testing

By Helena Bottemiller on October 4, 2012

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is planning to expand testing for six non-O157 strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) – just recently declared adulterants – to more beef products…
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CDC Releases Annual Foodborne Illness Data for 2011

By James Andrews on July 30, 2012

The number of Americans falling ill from foodborne pathogens remained steady or marginally worsened in the latter half of the 2000s, and 2011 turned out to show little difference, according to the U.S. Centers for…
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First Results from New Non-O157 Testing Program Are In

By Gretchen Goetz on July 18, 2012

On June 4, food regulators began screening beef for six more strains of E. coli beyond the already-monitored E. coli O157:H7. Since that time, 110 samples of beef trim have been tested for non-O157 E.
Continue Reading First Results from New Non-O157 Testing Program Are In

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