St. Louis

FDA won’t reveal lettuce supplier implicated in outbreak of E. coli

Federal officials are not naming the supplier of lettuce traced to a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections even though they have identified it. The Food and Drug

By Coral Beach

/ 11 Dec 2024

FDA won’t reveal lettuce supplier implicated in outbreak of E. coli

New outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 likely caused by salad containing romaine and iceberg lettuce

Federal and state officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses thought to be linked to lettuce. There are 69 confirmed patients from 10 states, according to

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Dec 2024

New outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 likely caused by salad containing romaine and iceberg lettuce

Missouri E. coli outbreak now linked to illnesses in 6 states; leafy greens suspected

Genetic testing has shown that an E. coli outbreak thought to be limited to St. Louis, MO, is spread across six other states. Health officials suspect leafy greens are the

By Coral Beach

/ 3 Dec 2024

Missouri E. coli outbreak now linked to illnesses in 6 states; leafy greens suspected

County health officials say negative test result doesn’t clear caterer in E. coli outbreak

State test results of lettuce thought to be linked to an outbreak of E. Coli infections in St. Louis County have come back negative, but officials say a caterer’s

By Coral Beach

/ 23 Nov 2024

County health officials say negative test result doesn’t clear caterer in E. coli outbreak

Patient count for E. coli outbreak associated with St. Louis County high school nears 100

The patient count in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections at a St. Louis County high school is approaching 100. St. Louis County Health officials reported on Nov.

By Coral Beach

/ 19 Nov 2024

Patient count for E. coli outbreak associated with St. Louis County high school nears 100

IAFP 2016 — Annual conference kicks off in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — The International Association for Food Protection is bringing more than 3,000 professionals to St. Louis this week for more than 900 technical papers, posters and symposia dealing

By News Desk

/ 1 Aug 2016

St. Louis Grocery Chain Sued for E. coli Romaine Outbreak

A Missouri woman who spent 11 days in Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur with kidney failure, a blood clot in the lung, and atrial fibrillation from being infected with E.

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Dec 2011

Letter From The Editor: Is That All There Is?

Peggy Lee always sang girl songs with an edge. Consider the one that included these lyrics: Is that all there is, is that all there is If that’s all

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Dec 2011

CDC Says Romaine Likely Cause of St. Louis Outbreak

The two-month investigation into the St. Louis E. coli O157:H7 outbreak is over. Although there’s not enough proof to nail down the definitive source, investigators say the evidence

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Dec 2011

St. Louis E. Coli Victims Are Home for Holidays

It’s been nearly a month since Missouri issued a health alert over an increase in reported Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) illnesses in the St. Louis area, and the

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Nov 2011

32 Cases in St. Louis E. Coli Outbreak

Missouri health officials say 32 people in and around St. Louis are now confirmed to have been infected by the same strain of pathogenic E. coli, but a team of

By News Desk

/ 13 Nov 2011

30 Cases in St. Louis E. Coli Outbreak

An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in the St. Louis area now includes 30 confirmed cases, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). And the

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Nov 2011

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St. Louis

FDA won’t reveal lettuce supplier implicated in outbreak of E. coli

New outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 likely caused by salad containing romaine and iceberg lettuce

Missouri E. coli outbreak now linked to illnesses in 6 states; leafy greens suspected

County health officials say negative test result doesn’t clear caterer in E. coli outbreak

Patient count for E. coli outbreak associated with St. Louis County high school nears 100

IAFP 2016 — Annual conference kicks off in St. Louis

St. Louis Grocery Chain Sued for E. coli Romaine Outbreak

Letter From The Editor: Is That All There Is?

CDC Says Romaine Likely Cause of St. Louis Outbreak

St. Louis E. Coli Victims Are Home for Holidays

32 Cases in St. Louis E. Coli Outbreak

30 Cases in St. Louis E. Coli Outbreak

Your Support Protects Public Health