Federal officials today confirmed another E. coli outbreak that they had previously not revealed to the public. Specific details were not available from the CDC or the FDA, but at least four states have been
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Listeria tops hazards handled by INFOSAN in 4Q
Salmonella has been knocked off the top spot by Listeria monocytogenes as the main hazard dealt with by an international food safety network.
During the fourth quarter of 2019, the International Food Safety Authorities Network
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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 incurred nearly $250,000 in medical
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Year’s largest E. coli outbreak enters litigation phase for victims, businesses
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention year’s declared this year’s largest E. coli O157: H7 outbreak over on June 28.
And that’s true for the disease phase of the outbreak.
But it’s also
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Letter From The Editor: Any answers to the year’s persistent questions?
Opinion
Every year at about this time–after it appears highly unlikely that our Colorado Rockies will take the National League West–I begin thinking about what type of year the rest of us are having.
Worldwide
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Three companies flip, reveal suppliers of romaine linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
At least 11 companies so far face lawsuits in relation to this spring’s deadly E. coli outbreak that was linked to romaine lettuce. The most recent victim to pursue compensation is a 23-year-old man who
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Twisted traceback for the romaine road to Nome
KENAI, AK — Above the popular IGA Country Foods store here is a wholesale produce business that most first-floor grocery shoppers never even notice. Go through the swinging black doors by the milk, however, and
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E. coli in canal water drew immediate attention from Yuma growers
Two weeks ago as the public was told that canal water was the likely source of the E. coli O157: H7 that caused the national outbreak involving romaine lettuce, growers in the region were told
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Make leafy greens “high risk” and chase them down quickly, say consumer groups
There’s no indication yet that anyone is the least bit embarrassed about the failure to yet identify the precise source of an E. coli O157: H7 outbreak involving at least 32 states and four Canadian
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Romaine source(s) remain elusive as E. coli outbreak grows
The number of victims in an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce jumped almost 60 percent in the past week as public health officials struggled to determine the source or sources of the implicated
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Unusually high percentage of E. coli victims hospitalized
An E. coli outbreak traced to chopped romaine lettuce has spread to another five states and public health officials are reporting a hospitalization rate of almost 60 percent, which is twice the usual rate.
There
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