The E. coli outbreak that nearly killed two Port Orange brothers might force the entire Kleinschmidt family from their home, too, the News Journal reports.
Their mother, a shift manager at Wendy’s restaurant where she had been for seven years, hasn’t worked since the boys were hospitalized three months ago.
Medicaid paid for the boys’
Free Handwashing Signs for Community Petting Zoos
The Allegheny County Health Department is offering free signs to community fairs and festivals that have petting zoos with farm animals, to encourage visitors to wash their hands after visiting such exhibits.
“Petting zoos and farm animal exhibits are a tradition at many community events every summer and can be a lot of fun and
E. coli still concern at petting zoos
School’s out, and summer vacations being planned. If there are little ones in your household, the probability of visiting fairs, zoos, theme parks or child-oriented special events are probably high on your list — including a petting zoo. Despite the recent cases of E. coli outbreaks at petting zoos, there’s no need to panic
Canadian food companies escape food poisoning litigation; because of Medicare, lawyer says suits are not lucrative enough to attract lawyers
Today’s Ontario Farmer reports that Canadian food poisonings lawsuits are every bit as spectacular as the U.S. cases. The largest in Canadian history involved lunchmate products from Schneider Corp., and there is an ongoing lawsuit between Schneiders and cheese supplier Parmalat.
From the article:
However, U.S. lawyer Bill Marler of Seattle, Washington, has said even
Wash to Stay Healthy
After handling or petting animals, whether it be at the zoo, the fair, or a rodeo, the most important thing to do is wash your hands.
“Animals carry certain germs or bacteria and those bacteria, if you don’t wash your hands can make you sick,” says Mike Reas, Environmental Health Supervisor, adding that “the two
Infectious bacteria in animals closes Children’s Zoo
The Blade News reports that the Children’s Zoo at the Toledo Zoo was shut down yesterday following the discovery of an infectious bacteria in several of its animals.
Two baby calves sharing the same stall tested positive during routine testing for a bacteria known as Campylobacter, a common cause of gastrointestinal illness. A sow
Petting precautions
”Wash your hands, guys,” said Mike Lindsey, stopping some students who had wiped their hands on their pants after feeding some goats, the Detroit Free Press reports. Lindsey was helping to supervise the Crouse Elementary School class visiting the Akron Zoo.
”I’ve heard about the scare of E. coli at (petting zoos),” Lindsey said, ”and
Making sure meat is safe
The 2002 ConAgra recall was one of this nation’s largest beef recalls. Tainted meat was linked to the sickening of dozens of people through E. coli infection.
Marler Clark represented many who ate tainted beef in 2002. As I told the Associated Press today:
“I think that the ConAgra E. coli outbreak was a major
Meat safety still a hot-button issue
The Associated Press reports that small meat processing plants feel the pressure from USDA inspections far more than their larger corporate counterparts, as John Munsell of Montana Quality Foods and Tom Osterloh of Galligan Wholesale Meat Company learned.
Both plants tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 from processing meat products originally provided by ConAgra in
FDA looks at sprouts for food-borne illness
The Wall Street Journal reports that the FDA says developing stricter safety standards for sprouts — which include mung, alfalfa, clover, broccoli and radish seedlings — is a top priority to reduce diseases rising from E. coli and salmonella contamination.
Despite being high in fiber and free of fat, fresh sprouts were flagged in the