ground beefThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is praising state health officials and other collaborators for their work in identifying ground beef from the Wolverine Packing Company as the source of a multi-state E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. “A lot of the footwork was done in the state health
Continue Reading CDC: Fast Work and Strong Epidemiological Evidence Led to Source of E. Coli Outbreak

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday evening that it is collaborating with public health officials in several states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to investigate a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. The likely source of
Continue Reading CDC Investigation: Multistate Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Recalled Ground Beef

Wolverine Packing Co. of Detroit, MI, is recalling approximately 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Monday. At the time that the recall was issued, there were 11 illnesses linked
Continue Reading Four-State, 11-Person E. coli Outbreak Prompts 1.8 Million-Pound Meat Recall