At the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Tennessee Department of Health researchers reported that, of 1,700 visitors at petting zoos in central Tennessee, 62 percent did not use hand sanitizer stations after their visit.
Another report from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control found that 28 percent of visitors to the
Federal law should require ID of stores that sold recalled meat
A newly proposed rule to make meat and poultry recalls more effective is a step in the right direction, says Ohio State University economist Neal Hooker.
However, Hooker, an assistant professor of agricultural, environmental and development economics, still feels that even more could be done. His 2004 study revealed that only about half of recalled
E. coli turns up in S.J. streams
Traces of E. coli has been found in almost every site tested by two farm groups, Warren Lutz reports, exceeding levels considered safe at more than half the sites tested and in some cases reached eight times levels considered safe.
The farm groups paid for the tests as part of a state program. If farm
Inactivation of Escherichia coli with power ultrasound in apple cider
An abstract in the Journal of Food Sciences has been published, exploring the use of acoustic energy to secure apple cider safety.
Different tests were conducted using ultrasound and varying tempuratures to observe cell morphology, to compare it to the current lethal tempurature for E. coli bacteria in apple cider of 60 degrees Celcius.
It
THE FLANDER’S E. COLI INVESTIGATION
The Communicable Disease Epidemiologist Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has been notified that young boys William and Alexander Faber had both contracted E. coli O157:H7.
When questioned, their mother recounted how the two boys had eaten hamburgers at the USAF Academy faulty picnic. The hamburgers were purchased at WalMart,
There’s reason to be wary of some foods
The Poughkeepsie Journal has provided a rundown on the foodborne illnesses that abound in our daily lives, including E.coli and salmonella.
“There are 76 million cases of food-borne illness reported a year, with 5,000 resulting in death,” said Caroline Smith DeWaal, food safety director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington.
State to fine Dee Creek Dairy $8,000
Friday, March 24, 2006
By DEAN BAKER, Columbian staff writer
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A Woodland dairy will be fined $8,000 for furnishing contaminated unpasteurized milk that sickened at least 18 people in the Vancouver-Portland area in December, the Washington State Agriculture Department announced Thursday.
Those who got sick from exposure to E.coli bacteria included 15 children. Five of them were hospitalized and two were placed on life support due to life-threatening infection. All are recovering.
The department’s notice said officials intend to assess a civil penalty against Dee Creek Farm, leaving the farm the opportunity to request a hearing before an administrative law judge to contest the department’s findings and the penalty.
The department announced its investigators joined those from Clark and Cowlitz county health departments to conclusively link the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak to milk from the farm, which was operated as an unlicensed cow-share dairy, with 45 parties owning shares in five Jersey milk cows.Continue Reading State to fine Dee Creek Dairy $8,000
Breaking News: State to fine Woodland dairy for milk violation
The Washington State Agriculture Department has announced that Dee Creek Farm in Woodland will be fined $8,000 for distributing raw milk contaminated with E. coli and sickening 18 people, including 15 children.
Dairy owners Anita and Michael Puckett and Summer Steenbarger have expressed interest in obtaining a license to sell raw milk, but have yet
Washington dairy in E. Coli case hit with $8,000 fine
KATU News in Portland reports that Dee Creek Farm in Woodland, an unlicensed dairy in southwest Washington, has been hit with a $8,000 fine for distributing raw milk without a license.
18 people were sicked when the unpasteurized milk from Dee Creek was found to be contaminated with E. coli. Of those, three children
News Review From Harvard Medical School — Bad Petting Zoo Habits Studied
Robert H Shmerling, MD, from Harvard Medical School, was questioned about the results of three studies concerning petting zoos, bacterial infection, and preventative measures that people can take.
What Is the Doctor’s Reaction?
More than ever before, doctors recognize the virtue of good handwashing to prevent infectious illness. I’ve seen the results of poor