Cargill Hamburger and BJ's Linked to E. coli O26 Illnesses in Maine and New York
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
* 42-pound cases of "GROUND BEEF FINE 90/10," containing three (3) - approximately 14 pound chubs each. These products have a "use/freeze by" date of "07/01/10," and an identifying product code of "W69032."
The products subject to recall bears the establishment number "EST. 9400" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These products were produced on June 11, 2010, and were shipped to distribution centers in Connecticut and Maryland for further distribution. It is important to note that the above listed products were repackaged into consumer-size packages and sold under different retail brand names. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on FSIS' website at www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp.
FSIS became aware of the problem on August 5, 2010 when the agency was notified by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources of an E. coli O26 cluster of illnesses. In conjunction with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, the New York State Department of Health, and New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets, two (2) case-patients have been identified in Maine, as well as one (1) case-patient in New York with a rare, indistinguishable PFGE pattern as determined by PFGE subtyping in PulseNet. PulseNet is a national network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Illness onset dates range from June 24, 2010, through July 16, 2010.
FSIS became aware of the problem on August 5, 2010 when the agency was notified by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources of an E. coli O26 cluster of illnesses. In conjunction with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, the New York State Department of Health, and New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets, two (2) case-patients have been identified in Maine, as well as one (1) case-patient in New York with a rare, indistinguishable PFGE pattern as determined by PFGE subtyping in PulseNet. PulseNet is a national network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Illness onset dates range from June 24, 2010, through July 16, 2010.
Valley Meat Company, a Modesto, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately one million pounds of frozen ground beef patties and bulk 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 this morning.
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FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Colorado with illness onset dates between June 4, 2010 and June 9, 2010. Working in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the New York Department of Health, 5 case-patients have been identified in Colorado as well as 1 case-patient in New York with an indistinguishable PFGE pattern. FSIS determined that there is an association between the ground bison products and the cluster of illnesses in the state of Colorado. FSIS is continuing to work with the CDC, affected state public health partners, and the company on the investigation. Pack/Codes:
The Billy Goat Dairy operates a goat share program in which individuals buy a share of a goat and in return receive raw, unpasteurized milk. BCPH staff is contacting every household who participates in the goat share operation to determine if they became sick and to collect samples. Billy Goat Dairy is fully cooperating with the investigation.
A fifth victim has been linked to an E. coli outbreak at a southern Minnesota dairy farm. Four cases were reported last week, and all of those involved have been discharged from the hospital. The fifth case is a young child who was not hospitalized. The other people sickened by E. coli in dairy products from the farm ranged in age from toddlers to a 70-year-old adult. Three of the five victims of the E. coli outbreak were hospitalized. All have since been released.
E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks associated with lettuce or spinach, specifically the "pre-washed" and "ready-to-eat" varieties sold under various brand and trade names, are clearly by no means a new phenomenon. The FDA efforts to lead the lettuce industry to safer practices were nothing new. In 1998, the FDA issued guidance to the industry entitled "Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fruits and Vegetables." The guide is specifically designed to assist growers and packers in the implementation of safer manufacturing practices. On February 5, 2004, the FDA wrote a letter to the lettuce and tomato industries to voice its concern about the frequent outbreaks linked to those products. In the letter, the FDA counted 14 such outbreaks since 1996 that it had investigated. Among other things, the letter stated:
After an outbreak involving Dole lettuce, in November 2005, the FDA elucidated its past efforts and present concerns in its "Letter to California (should have added Arizona) Firms that Grow, Pack, Process, or Ship Fresh and Fresh-Cut Lettuce." The letter began:
As many as 50 people are now sickened by E. coli O145 in an outbreak linked to Ohio, Michigan and New York. There are 18 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli O145 in the three states, and 32 people whose illnesses are thought to be related to the outbreak, but whose stool tests are still pending. .jpg)
The Washtenaw County Public Health Department is investigating the cause of 10 recent reports of food-related illnesses. The department said 
On December 24, 2009, FSIS issued a notice about a recall of 248,000 pounds of beef products from National Steak and Poultry that “may be contaminated with 
Nestle USA's Baking Division announced last week that it will begin using heat-treated flour in the manufacture of its Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. On January 11, 2010 Nestle informed the FDA that two samples of Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough manufactured at its Danville, Virginia facility did not pass this rigorous protocol, and had tested positive for E. coli O157:H7. Consistent with our quality assurance protocol, the finished product involved never left our factory or entered the supply chain, and none was shipped to customers.
California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont health departments, CDC, and the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. On October 31, 2009, FSIS issued a notice about a recall of approximately 545,699 pounds of ground beef products from Fairbank Farms that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Health officials in several states who were investigating a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses, with isolates that match by “DNA fingerprinting” analyses, found that most ill persons had consumed ground beef, with several purchasing the same or similar product from a common retail chain. At least some of the illnesses appear to be associated with products subject to these recalls. A sample from an opened package of ground beef recovered from a patient's home was tested by the Massachusetts Department of Health and yielded an E. coli O157:H7 isolate that matched the patient isolates by DNA analysis.
The cluster includes 25 persons from 10 states infected with matching strains of E. coli O157:H7. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: California (1), Connecticut (4), Massachusetts (8), Maryland (1), Maine (2), New Hampshire (4), New Jersey (1), New York (1), Pennsylvania (2), and Vermont (1). Of these, the genetic associations of 22 human isolates and the product isolate have been confirmed by an advanced secondary DNA test; secondary tests are pending on others. Depending on the results of continuing laboratory testing and ongoing case finding, the number of persons determined to be in this cluster may increase or decrease.
Rhode Island health officials said the sixth-grade students from Lincoln attended a three-day session at the camp from Oct. 13-16. Health officials were notified that several students had become sick on Monday, Oct. 19. The Rhode Island Department of Health reported that Massachusetts health officials are investigating foods at the camp as the likely source of the illness. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is said to be assisting in the investigation.
Officials said another case had been confirmed since Wednesday and three children remained in hospital in a stable condition on Friday evening. All those affected had visited Godstone Farm, near Redhill. The farm closed on 12 September after the outbreak emerged. The first link to infection was dated back to 8 August. Tests carried out confirmed that the E.coli bug was in animal droppings. 
"Joint HPA and VLA investigations have confirmed the presence of E. coli O157:H7 bacteria in feces from a wide range of animals on a premise in Surrey," said Nigel Gibbens, chief veterinary officer..jpg)
South East England hospitals are caring for a dozen children with infections from the dangerous E. coli O157:H7 bacteria that they picked up at a popular petting farm near Surrey. All are under age 10.
The Johnson City Medical Center is reporting that two children are being treated in the hospital with infections of the deadly bacteria.
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Kim Archer of the 
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E. coli 0157:H7 put 32-year old Karen Morrisroe-Clutton on life support and meant renal failure for three-year old Abigail Hennessey..png)
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That “situation,” according to a late Friday update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now involves 74 confirmed cases in 32 states, all matched from PFGE testing with onset ranges from March 16 to June 11. Thirty-four have required hospital stays and ten developed 
the nationwide outbreak of E. coli in cookie dough, the
The “cow to cookie” mystery has yet to be solved. We speak of course about how E. coli O157:H7, which usually originates in the hindgut of cows, made its way into raw refrigerated cookie dough made at the Nestle plant in Danville, VA.
Federal food safety officials are on the ground at the Danville, VA plant (see picture on right) that made the recalled Nestle's cookie dough, the Washington Post reported this morning..png)
DENVER--The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is urging Coloradans not to eat raw Nestle Toll House cookie dough because of possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.
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It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Everyone would meet at Regatta Park in downtown Oklahoma City at the corner of Reno and Lincoln. The race would begin off the docks of the Chesapeake Boathouse with a one lap, 1.5 kilometer swim across the Oklahoma River. The Boathouse International Triathlon would finish up with a 40k bike race and 10k foot race with $30,000 in prize money for the winners..png)
The presence of E. coli O157:H7 in hamburger was defined as an adulterant under the Federal Meat Inspection Act in 1994. However, recalls of E. coli O157:H7 contaminated meat and related illnesses continued over the next decade to grow, as did my law firm. Oddly too, and with near regularity, E. coli O157:H7 recalls and illnesses seemed to begin in the Spring and peak in late Summer and Fall from 1993 through 2002.
Ohio health officials have confirmed the death of a 7-year old Cleveland girl due to an E. coli infection related to what is now a multi-state outbreak traced back to a troubled Illinois meatpacker.
Colorado's state government, from the Legislature on down, was closed Friday due to a spring snowstorm that dumped up to a couple of feet of snow on parts of metro Denver. Most state workers were sent home around 1 p.m. Thursday and won't be returning until Monday morning.
Now let's get this straight. 
Now the official inquiry has found William Tudor, the butcher, was responsible. Nothing unexpected about that finding as Tudor, 55, already plead guilty to six counts of placing unsafe food on the market and was sentenced to 12 months in prison.
Regulatory and enforcement bodies should employ more robust checks;
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
With this report out of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, there are two questions that need answers. First, can DEQ be specific about the strain of E. coli? And, second, can DEQ provide a map of the locations with positive results. We will explain more below. Here's the news:
E. coli at a Lemont, IL day care is responsible for making 21 children and one adult ill in an outbreak that began in early February.
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has refused to accept state agencies reaching a dead-end in their investigation of the E. coli outbreak. Since he sued eight Arkansas poultry companies in 2005 for polluting the Illinois River Basin, his office has become expert in the damages that may be caused by "poultry litter.
Last summer a man was killed and 300 people became ill with an unusual strain of 
The E. coli outbreak up in Ontario that dates back to October has officially been declared over. It impacted the hammer-head southeast area of Ontario that is closest to the United States.
Just a couple days short of three months of being closed after being cited as the source of the largest E. coli 0111 outbreak in modern history, the Country Cottage In Locus Grove, OK re-opened this weekend.
Tennessee has two laboratory-confirmed cases of E.coli 0157 from the Fayetteville-Lincoln County area with an ongoing investigation into what made as many as 180 people sick. At this point, the Tennessee Department of Health is clueless about the source of the contamination.
half dozen E coli cases in the area. According to WKOW-TV in Madison,Wisconsin:
the list that already includes the Little Red Rooster restaurant in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Harvey's in North Bay--all closed because they are associated with ongoing E coli outbreaks.
Bjorn Christensen, the Niagara's director of environmental health, said they have not yet been able to determine the specific source of the E. coli, but it is commonly found in undercooked beef.
"We believe the increase in the number of cases is largely due to people who are still reporting their symptoms and are within the expected timeframe of the outbreak," the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit said in a statement.
since the outbreak -- was filed Monday in Washtenaw County Circuit Court on behalf of a U-M senior who alleges she was sickened in the outbreak, which has been linked to Aunt Mid's. At least 38 people were sickened in Michigan last month by an E. coli strain linked to industrial-size packages of iceberg lettuce distributed by Aunt Mid's to restaurants and institutions. In her complaint, the student says she consumed the contaminated lettuce in mid-September, and by Sept. 19, she began to experience abdominal cramps, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea. She sought treatment at the University of Michigan Health Service Clinic. An MSU student has also sued Aunt Mid's in connection with the E. coli outbreak.
routine that its like background music. 
investigate multiple reports of food poisoning in the area.
Canada has seen more of its fair share of food-borne illness in recent months, especially with the Maple Leaf listeria outbreak that has killed 20. Now its got a full-blown E. coli outbreak on its hands as well.
from farm to farm and spend the afternoon getting to know the farmers, dairy cows and goats in your community and beyond. Tour the farms, taste the milk, and even purchase a gallon to bring home!"
Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) is currently investigating a cluster of 
Initial investigations indicate that on-campus dining is not related to the illness. BCPH staff is working closely with CU and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to identify the source of the outbreak and any additional cases among students and the public. According to the 
There are places with bad karma and it makes you wonder why. Locust Grove, OK is such a place. The town of 1500 was, 30 years ago, the center for the murders of three Girl Scouts at camp. Murders that remain unsolved. Then there was the more recent killing of an elderly couple south of town. Killings that remain unsolved.
The Michigan Department of Community Health is issuing a public health alert after dozens of cases of E. coli surfaced. It now appears the E. coli outbreak is linked to iceberg lettuce that came from a wholesale distributor.
Some of the 26 Michigan cases consumed shredded or chopped iceberg lettuce in restaurants or institutions purchased from Aunt Mid's Produce Company, a Detroit-based wholesale distributor; and other distributing outlets could be identified. Product trace back and additional tests results are still in progress.
Tests have confirmed that the strain of E. coli that infected at least ten Michigan State University students last week is a “particularly dangerous” type. It’s the same strain that killed several young children in the Pacific Northwest in 1993 after eating hamburgers at Jack-In-the-Box restaurants, Dr. Dean Sienko, director of the Ingham County Health Department said.
with no doubt that the number of victims in the E. coli 0111 outbreak could continue to increase. That happened on Friday, when the total number climbed to 291. We were waiting for more detail, which has yet to come out. Since its now Monday, we though we'd best pass along what was said. Here you go:
northeast Oklahoma outbreak is one of only ten, according to the Centers for Disease control. In the 10 previous similar outbreaks the source has been found in only two.
The state Health Department says its inquiry into a deadly E. coli outbreak in northeast Oklahoma remains focused on food from a buffet restaurant in Locust Grove, even though tests of the restaurant's well water show possible bacterial contamination.
Beth Burnett at KJRH-TV 2 in Tulsa appears to be digging into that area's E. coli outbreak, finding that the ill-fated Country Cottage restaurant has a long history of negative inspections by local health authorities. The popular Locust Grove, OK restaurant racked up a staggering 88 health violations in the last four years. 
Since the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak in 1993, Bill Marler has represented thousands of E. coli victims against corporations such as AFG, Bauer Meats, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Byerly’s, ConAgra, Cub Foods, Dole, Emmpak, Excel, Finley School District, Fresno Meat market, Gold Coast Produce, Habaneros, Interstate Meats, Jack in the Box, Karl Ehmer, Kentucky Fried Chicken, King Garden, Kroger, Lunds, McDonalds, Odwalla, Natural Selections, Nebraska Beef, Olive Garden, Peninsula Village, Pat & Oscar’s, PM Beef Holdings, Sam’s Club, Sizzler, Spokane Produce, Sodexho, Supervalu, Taco Bell, Taco John’s, Topps, United Food Group (UFG), Walmart, Wendy’s and Whole Foos. Total recoveries on behalf of victims are in excess of $300,000,000.
According to the 
DC with E. coli-tainted hamburger, but apparently not.
Health department officials have confirmed at least 14 boys and one adult were infected with E. coli while attending a Boy Scout camp in Rockbridge County. As many as 60 people who attended the Goshen Scout Reservation last week reported becoming ill, and the number of E. coli cases could increase as test results are analyzed, according to the Virginia Department of Health. All 14 boys were from Northern Virginia, and nine were hospitalized. 
where at least six people are sick and beef is the suspected source of the illness.
According to the Washington Post, the Virginia Department of Health was notified of several cases involving ill children after boys from dozens of Scout troops left the Goshen Scout Reservation outside of Lexington, Virginia. An additional 60 people who returned from the camp have experienced symptoms that may be from E. coli O157:H7 infections. Christopher Novak, a Health Department epidemiologist, said the E. coli O157:H7 might have come from packaged meals of vegetables and beef eaten frequently at the camp.
“The number of lab-confirmed E. coli cases associated with the Colquitt County outbreak remains at eight, with four presumed cases,” Grant said. “That number has not changed. The lab-confirmed cases are undergoing additional testing to determine whether they also match the multi-state case definition. Testing results are expected later this week.”
The Barbecue Pit, the restaurant that closed voluntarily July 3 at Southwest Georgia Public Health District’s request, remained closed Monday as disease investigators announced the tally of E. coli patients has climbed to eight confirmed and four presumed cases.
A spokesman for Kroger Stores in Ohio tonight is confirming one of their outlets sold meat that the Ohio Health Department found contaminated with E. coli. 
A 55-year-old Delaware County woman who was hospitalized for three days with an E. coli infection. She is now at home and being interviewed about where and what she ate before coming down with E. coli.
the intersection of a couple of highways. Still, it's experiencing an unusual share of food-borne illnesses.
King 5 TV just reported that the Washington State Department of Health announced that nine confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection found in north Thurston and south Pierce counties (appears to be college students - food service) have been traced to bagged, commercial romaine lettuce. 
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., (EST. 245L), sold chubs of 85 percent lean, 15 percent fat coarse ground beef to Sherm’s Food-4-Less retail establishment in Medford, OR who then processed this ground beef into various sized packages of ground beef products and sold to consumers between May 7 and 19.
State health officials are continuing to investigate an E. coli outbreak in Sarpy County that sickened 14 people -- including a 7-year-old -- and sent four people to the hospital.
Texas health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has already resulted in one death, apparently caused by a Shiga toxin carried by bacteria.
The Louisville, KY newspaper says:
William Tudor, the butcher jailed for food safety violations, after the meat he supplied schools in the United Kingdom killed young Mason Jones will not be testifying in the public inquiry now being held.
Marler Clark
Marti Davis of the Knoxville News Sentinel spoke with the McDonald family, whose two children became ill with
Marler spoke up Sunday after health officials revealed that 188,000 pounds of ground beef was being recalled by the Rochester Meat Company, a Minnesota firm, because it has been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. This appears to be the first major recall of 2008. 2007 set a recent record for recalls - topping twenty recalls of over 33 million pounds of meat.
The 
This public health alert was initiated after epidemiological investigations and a case control study conducted by the California Department of Public Health, Arizona Department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determined that there is an association between the fresh ground beef products and 38 illnesses reported in Arizona (16), California (18), Idaho (1) and Nevada (3). The illnesses were linked through the epidemiological investigation by their rare PFGE pattern found in PulseNet, a database maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
American Foods Group of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has recalled over 95,000 pounds of ground beef products for 
The Tennessee State Department of Health and CDC are collaborating with public health officials in multiple states and the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service to investigate an ongoing multistate outbreak of 
Dr. Patricia Quinlisk of the Iowa Department of Public Health said Tuesday that either a person in western Iowa contracted a strain of E. coli that matches the DNA "fingerprint" of the E. coli bacterium involved in a national frozen pizza recall, or the person's history involves consumption of the tainted product.
Ground beef patties produced by Topps Meat Company that were recalled for possible E. coli contamination in September are still on store shelves.
Aubrey Anderson, a five-year-old from Sterling, Kansas, has been hospitalized with 
Marler Clark has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Knoxville, Tennessee, residents Jim and Georgia McDonald and their two children, who both became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections and were hospitalized after eating hamburgers made from Cargill ground beef patties.
Since mid-2007, 33,000,000 pounds of hamburger has been recalled, according to the Des Moines Register. There have been hundreds of illnesses and several reported deaths.
At least 21 people have become ill with 
Meat recalled a month ago that could be contaminated with 
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced that in a joint investigation between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and FSIS, investigators had determined that Ranchers Beef, a Canadian company, had supplied 
Sidney Jacobi, a 6-year-old child who is part of the 
A lawsuit seeking punitive damages was filed today against Topps, the New Jersey beef supplier that recalled nearly a year's supply of frozen ground beef patties after its products were identified as the source of an 
E. coli cases have sprung up across the nation in recent weeks. Some of these cases have been traced back to the millions of pounds of ground beef that have been recalled by Cargill and Topps, but in other cases a source has not been identified.
Seattle attorney William Marler called today on Cargill to front medical costs for victims of an 
Three students from Wisconsin and two North Carolina children were added to the number of E. coli illnesses caused by consumption of 
An E. coli outbreak among children who attend Galena Elementary School may not have come from a source inside or close to the school.
Marler Clark client Emily McDonald's mom Catherine is thankful that doctors did not treat her daughter with antibiotics without knowing whether she was suffering from 
The Minnesota Department of Health have announced that ground beef patties purchased from Sam's Club stores in Minnesota have been identified as the source of an 
Topps Meat Company, the company whose ground beef products were identified as the source of an 
The Chicago Tribune reports that the USDA knew of a positive E. coli test from a meat sample and a human sample over two weeks before a recall was initiated in regards to Topps Meat Company.
The number of 
A lawsuit has been filed against Topps Meat Company, the meat producer whose ground beef products have been identified as the source of an 
The Oregonian today reported on an 
A Topps Meats, of Elizabeth, New Jersey press release reported that at least 21 people in eight states could be part of an 
The United States Department of Agriculture announced yesterday that Topps is recalling 331,582 pounds of frozen ground beef. The recall was announced after an 
A six-year-old first grade student at Galena Elementary School in Indiana has been hospitalized with kidney failure after she developed 
The Maine Centers for Disease Control is investigating six cases of E. coli infection, and is working to determine the source of a potential outbreak, according to a story posted on the Bangor Daily News website. Four of the six cases in Kennebec, Androscoggin, Lincoln and Franklin counties have been confirmed positive for Shiga toxin-producing 
USA Today featured a detailed timeline of last year's spinach outbreak - from the first death to the discovery that spinach was the source of the outbreak to the fifth death and how the spinach industry and federal investigators and regulators responded during the crises and beyond. 
Yesterday, an Idaho woman was added to the list of people who became ill with 
The Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today that Interstate Meat Dist., Inc., of Clackamas, Oregon, was recalling 41,305 pounds of ground beef products for potential 
WAFF reported this morning that one of the victims of an E. coli outbreak traced back to Little Rosie's Mexican restaurant in Huntsville, Alabama, has died. The victim, whose name was not released, became ill with an E. coli infection in July, and developed 
Health officials in Colorado are investigating an E. coli outbreak among children in Eagle County. Several cases have been confirmed in children under 5. The county is focusing on swimming pools and child-care centers in its investigation.
Tomorrow marks one year since E. coli-contaminated spinach was harvested from a field in California's Salinas Valley. One month from today will mark a year from the date US health officials - the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control - confirmed that that spinach was the source of a nationwide 
Today, Hawaiian health officials announced that an 
An article for the Huntsville Times gave an account of the homecoming of Samuel Coggin, a five-year-old boy who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection and 
Health officials say the Huntsville outbreak most likely was caused by contaminated lettuce served at Little Rosie's between June 27 and June 30. Eighteen of the 19 known victims ate at the popular Mexican restaurant on Whitesburg Drive on those dates; the other infected person did not eat at Little Rosie's and caught the bacteria another way.
Several reports indicate that 7 people who became ill with 
Seven people in Suffolk County were sickened in recent weeks after eating undercooked ground beef contaminated with E. coli bacteria, county health officials said Monday.
In what is now the largest E. coli outbreak in Alabama in 20 years, 18 people who ate at Little Rosie's restaurant in Huntsville, Alabama, have been confirmed as suffering from 
An E. coli outbreak in Huntsville, Alabama, that has sickened numerous customers of Little Rosie's and has sent at least three people to the hospital with hemolytic uremic syndrome, was caused by contaminated lettuce, according to the Madison County Health Department. The Huntsville Times reports that health officials have not determined when the lettuce became contaminated - if it was before or after it entered the restaurant, but they are looking into the possibility that the lettuce was cross-contaminated before it was served.
E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks associated with lettuce or spinach, specifically "pre-washed" and "ready-to-eat" varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon.
The Buffalo Trace District Health Department has confirmed three cases of 
Three Eastern Iowa children have recovered from a rare strain of E. coli, health officials said Monday.
Federal prosecutors have decided against charging companies involved in the September 2006 
The Captain's Galley restaurant in China Grove, N.C. is closed indefinitely after a recent
Seattle-based Marler Clark law firm struck back in a lawsuit filed suit yesterday alleging negligence against meat producer PM Beef and retailer Lund Food Holdings.
A woman infected with 
The first lawsuit stemming from an 
The Rowan County Health Department has eight confirmed cases of 
The latest technology allowed scientists at the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to link a pair of illnesses in Denver to the same 
The Health Department says that tests have confirmed that 
Health officials in Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina are investigating an outbreak of 
A lawsuit will be filed today against PM Beef Holdings, LLC and Lund Food Holdings, Inc., the producer and retailer who sold E. coli-contaminated ground beef traced to an outbreak of 
An 
Lab tests have confirmed four cases of 
The ongoing recall of potentially 
Four cases of
The California State Senate became the first legislative body in the nation to recognize the unique risk posed by leafy greens when it approved Senate bills that enact food safety reforms.
In early August 2006, public health officials in Weber County, Utah, became aware of several people who attended a teachers' conference luncheon and had contracted 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have announced that the incidence of 
Four cases of 
Fresno County health investigators said 15 
The number of confirmed cases linked to an 
Health officials have identified two additional people who tested positive for 
KFSN-TV reported that health officials are investigating 20 reported 
The Fresno County Health Department and Fresno County Environmental Health are looking into whether the Meat Market is the source of the 
An E. coli outbreak may be ongoing in Montgomery and Fulton Counties in New York.
Minnesota state health and agriculture officials are investigating seven cases of 
The Kern County Health Department issued a press release today stating that the investigation into an 
PM Beef Holdings expanded an E. coli recall to include 117,500 pounds of beef trimmings to make ground beef yesterday. The original recall was initiated after an 
California health officials continue their investigation into an 
The meat was sold under a store label at the Edina Lunds, and Byerly's stores in Minnetonka, Chanhassen and St. Louis Park, according to the health department.
Hoss's, a restaurant chain that operates restaurants in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, has changed meat suppliers after an 
The health permit of a Lake Forest eatery linked to an E. coli infection outbreak, which affected 14 customers and one employee, has been reinstated, reports KCAL Santa Ana.
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The Associated Press reported that two more cases of E. coli infection linked to a restaurant have been identified, forcing the Orange County eatery to temporarily close for business.
Earla Marshall and Amy Champion met at Pittsburgh Children's Hospital while their sons were undergoing treatment for 
Three more cases of E. coli were identified among customers of an Orange County restaurant, bringing the number of people sickened to 10, reports the Associated Press. Interviews with all 10 people confirmed they ate at a restaurant in the city of Lake Forest on March 23 or 24, the Orange County Health Agency said in a statement.
The Orange County Health Care Agency's on-going investigation of reported 
Orange County Public Health Services announced yesterday that at least seven people had become ill with 
The California Department of Health Services and the FDA have released their final report on the spinach E. coli outbreak.
Darryl Howard, the son of Betty Howard, a Richland, Washington, resident who died after contracting 
State officials say they will soon release results of an investigation into last year's deadly Salinas Valley 
Investigators for the FDA and CDC have indicated that the 
Los Angeles Times reporter Jerry Hirsch wrote about Taco Bell's five percent drop in earnings in the fourth quarter of 2006, and noted that Taco Bell cited a "produce sourcing" issue as part of the reason for the drop in earnings. 
The Connecticut Post Online reports that residents at an Astoria Park nursing home have become ill with 
Taco Bell will report earnings for the 4th quarter of 2006 on Monday, and financial analysts are questioning whether earnings will fall short of expectations following the 
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that it has moved closer to identifying the source of illness for the Taco John E. coli outbreak.
Last fall, several students at the University of North Carolina became ill with 
In the last decade, lettuce and spinach grown in California's central coast region have caused at least nine outbreaks of illness associated with 
QSR.com recently highlighted several E. coli outbreaks that happened at the end of 2006. The author, Fred Minnick, brought up the E. coli outbreaks due to the impact they had on quick-serve restaurants, such as Taco Bell and Taco John's.
Among the concerns outlined in the Monterey County Grand Jury's 2006 report was 
Another E. coli lawsuit has been filed against Taco Bell today by Marler Clark. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Michael Notar, a Clinton, New York, resident who became ill with an E. coli infection and was hospitalized for four days after eating E. coli-contaminated food at Taco Bell.
Notably, the E. coli outbreak that was traced to contaminated spinach was the most memorable story food writers across the nation wrote about this year.
Dr. Robert Field, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Public Health at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia said Americans' lives depend on enforcing food regulations, reports the VitaBeat blog.
The King of Prussia Courier reports that Taco Bell has reopened several restaurants that were implicated in the recent E. coli outbreak.
Bob Sandelman, CEO of a research company that did a survey on whether people would return to Taco Bell restaurants after an 
A second lawsuit has been filed against Taco John's on behalf of a victim of the recent 
William Marler, a food safety advocate and attorney who is representing 10 victims of an 
The Associated Press points out that the FDA and CDC have investigated at least five produce-related outbreaks in the last four months, including the spinach 
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has published a fact sheet, titled, "Questions and Answers: Taco Bell 
Bix Produce, the company that the Minnesota Department of Health has identified as the supplier of 
An E. coli lawsuit was filed against Taco John's in Federal District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
The Chelan-Douglas Health District has issued a press release regarding an 
The FDA and CDC 
An 
The Seattle law firm Marler Clark filed its second lawsuit in the Taco Bell 
More than a dozen people are hospitalized with what health officials suspect is an 
Bloomberg News reporter Josh Fineman reported that 
An 
An E. coli lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Stephen Minnis, a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, resident who became ill with an 
The Star-Ledger reported on the Taco Bell 
The New York Times reported today that 99 people have been confirmed ill with 
The Food and Drug Administration today annonced that the agency is involved in the investigation related to the 
The New York State Health Department has issued a press release regarding its investigation into illnesses traced to Taco Bell restaurants.
The New Jersey Department of Health and Social Services issued a press release on December 6th regarding the
Newsweek's Jessica Bennett recently interviewed Debra Hotzman, a food safety expert, about what people can do to prevent illness when dining out:
An E. coli outbreak among patrons of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania-area Taco Bell restaurants has been traced to E. coli-contminated green onions.
William Marler, a nationally-recognized food safety advocate and attorney, today called on Taco Bell and its parent company, Yum! Brands, Inc., "to do the right thing and immediately pay the medical bills for the victims of this most recent 
The New York Times reports that 35 people are ill with 
An 
WJZ TV reports former USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service director Michael Taylor has concerns with the current U.S. food safety system, saying, "We have a system that's not working as well as we can and we will continue having these problems until we address prevention."
The Californian and North County Times report that Chris Martin of Murrieta, California, was hospitalized with an 
Robert E. Brackett, Ph.D., recently participated in a panel before the US Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Brackett, who is the director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, pointed out that ready-to-eat fresh vegetables, fruits, and prepared salads have a high potential risk of contamination because they are generally grown in a natural environment and are often consumed without cooking or other treatments that could eliminate pathogens if they are present.
The Daily Tarheel reports that health officials have not yet been able to pinpoint the source of contamination within the restaurant that led to at least 9 cases of confirmed 
Senator Durbin submitted a statement for the hearing held yesterday by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The hearing was titled, "Food Safety: Current Challenges and New Ideas to Safeguard Consumers".
Marler Clark client Chenelle Reyes was interviewed by KIRO 7 news in Seattle. Ms. Reyes and Bill Marler both discussed the 
The Daily Tarheel reported that students at the University of North Carolina are hesitant to return to McAllister's, a popular deli, after a recent 
The number of people with confirmed cases of 
The Daily Tarheel reports that the Orange County Health Department is focusing its 
The University of North Carolina and North Carolina Department of Health announced that they are investigating an 
The owners of the Paicines Ranch, which has reportedly been under investigation as a potential source of the 
Frank Pecarich, a retired soil scientist, points out that more could have been done before the 
The Winston-Salem Journal reports that at least three people have become ill from 
The LA Times reports concerns from several grocers who are putting pressure on the produce industry to ensure fresh produce is safe.
A lawsuit has been filed by Seattle lawfirm Marler Clark on behalf of the family of Ruby Trautz, an elderly woman who died after eating 
In response to a nationwide 
The Associated Press reported today that FDA and California Department of Health investigators believe they have found three potential sources of the spinach 
Milwaukee NBC affiliate, TMJ4, reported on their investigation into whether spinach now on the shelves in Wisconsin supermarkets is safe and free of pathogenic bacteria.
Ellen Kanner with the Sun-Herald points out that fresh produce may not always be stored below 41 degrees fahrenheit to prevent spoilage and the growth of pathogenic bacteria, the outbreak problem is not the temperature at which fresh produce is stored. It is that produce is contaminated in the first place.
The Chetek Alert reports that Barron County health officials believe that people who became ill with 
The Redding, California, newspaper has reported that another California resident has been confirmed to be ill with the same strain of 
HometownAnnapolis.com reports that Maryland health officials have confirmed two more 
A ConsumerMan report on MSNBC points to the fact that some infected individuals are still in the hospital, including Marler-Clark client Suzanne Bandy of Ramsey, Illinois.
Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University, she asserts that the latest 
The Baltimore Channel is reporting that Maryland has confirmed the state's fifth 
Mea Andrews, a reporter for the Missoulian, recapped an 
The Associated Press reports that there are four confirmed cases of 
Fox 28 out of South Bend, Indiana reported today that spinach processor ReadyPac, from nearby Michiana, will likely lay off over 200 workers who bag produce like spinach, lettuce and mixed salads.
NPR recently interviewed Ken Costello, a Nebraska man who became ill with 
Michael R. Taylor, former administrator of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service and FDA's deputy commissioner for policy, told the Baltimore Sun his opinion on who is at fault for the recent 
The authors of an editorial in the Washington Post made some points about how to make our nation's food safety system more efficient and therefore, make our food safer.
The FDA and the State of California announced today that test results from a field investigation of the outbreak of 
The Brainerd Dispatch reported an update on the 
Two separate 
Westlake Village, Calif.-based food giant Dole Food Co. Inc. has been named as a defendant, along with Natural Selection Foods, in five cases filed by people who contracted an 
The New York Times reports that federal investigators have opened a criminal investigation into accusations that some California spinach growers and distributors failed to take adequate measures to ensure that their spinach was safe before selling it. 
The Pine Bluff Commercial reports that Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Ann Wright said eight cases of 
California officials have discovered 
A second case of 
At least three children enrolled at a Van Buren daycare center have been diagnosed with 
The state is allowing a Fresno County dairy to resume producing raw milk products after a three-week investigation into four cases of 
Cases of 
As the FDA narrows the search for the cause of a nationwide outbreak of 
Ted Keany of the Washington Post also works at Keany Produce Company in Landover, Washington. The day after the FDA's national warning for consumers to not eat fresh bagged spinach, the produce company wondered what to do with the spinach they did have.
A New York Times editorial comments on the recent spinach-related 
California health officials said Thursday that they still hoped to locate the source of the 
A Snohomish County, Washington girl is ill from 
Two children have been sickened in another episode of 
The Monroe County resident sickened by eating 
The latest outbreak of food-borne illness, traced to a virulent bacterium in bagged spinach, is being called a watershed moment for American industrial agriculture, a time of reckoning for industry and government and the public. 

The local health department began an investigation after more than a dozen people came down with a severe stomach ailment. We first brought you the story when doctors diagnosed three of deputy Mark King's children with an 
More bags of spinach tainted with toxic 
A second case of 
Maryland public health officials said yesterday that three of the state's four pending cases of 
Widespread warnings against eating fresh spinach from the United States because of an 
Maine health officials told Maine Today they have found a third case of a resident becoming sick from the same strain of 
The San Jose Mercury News reports that investigations into the latest in a 10-yr string of 
California produce growers and processors hope to salvage what's left of the spinach season and stop millions of dollars in losses by drafting new food-safety measures. 

It's likely to be at least another week before federal and state investigators conclude their search of Salinas Valley farms, looking for the source of the nationwide 
When they sounded the alarm on 
Even as government health experts urge Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables, federal rules for protecting consumers from such hazards as the current 
Organic milk is being recalling after three children tested positive for the E. coli bacteria. Raw milk sold by organic pastures of Fresno is being recalled by the state of California. Three children who drank the un-pasteurized milk have tested positive for 
The spinach-packaging company in the cross hairs of an investigation into a nationwide 
Organic Pastures of Fresno County is the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr. Richard Breitmeyer and reported on KSEE-TV NBC 24 Fresno.
The Washington Post says Drew and Myra Goodman, the husband-and-wife produce team whose business is at the center of the 
It took exactly 14 days, says The Washington Post, from the time state health officials in Wisconsin noticed five cases of 
KUTV of Salt Lake City is reporting that an Idaho toddler has died in a Utah hospital from a kidney disease associated with 
Like fine wine and cheese, spinach could be labeled with a place of origin to reassure shoppers jittery about an 
The warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration says that bagged spinach is likely the cause of an outbreak of 
West Virginia Media reports that the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department announced today that an Ohio County resident is said to have 
California produce growers and processors worked to draw up new food-safety measures as government investigators trying to pinpoint the source of the deadly 
Governor Napolitano says it'd be wrong for Arizona to try to gain an agricultural advantage over California because of the nationwide 
The expanding 
The nationwide 
Late last week, the spinach industry came to a halt as 
The Harford County Health Department is awaiting the results of a culture taken from a 5-year-old boy who may have contracted the strain of 
Monterey County officials say legislation that has been proposed to ban the use of water reclaimed from sewage for irrigating vegetable fields that could impact the state's agricultural industry and its water supply.
Salinas Valley's spinach growers and processors are proposing a plan to federal and state health officials to tackle food safety concerns in light of the unfolding nationwide 
Once a readily accessible media darling celebrated for its eco-friendly business practices and humble beginnings, Earthbound Farm shied away from public scrutiny almost entirely Wednesday after investigators found 
An editorial in the Contra Costa Times, reminds us that the current 
The state laboratory in Frankfort has confirmed a seventh case of 
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Wednesday that a test on a Denver resident showed that that person's 
When food turns deadly, old-fashioned detective work, modern technology and an appropriate sense of urgency are the best weapons to fight back. All have been employed in an outbreak of 
The contaminated spinach that's sickening consumers is emboldening lawmakers who want to strengthen federal defenses against future outbreaks of food-borne illness. With at least one death and 130 sick patients attributed to California spinach tainted by 
Health officials in New Mexico positively identified a deadly strain of 
Earlier today, the New Mexico Department of Health announced a link to 
Farmers and food safety officials still have much to figure out about the recent spate of 
The investigation into an outbreak of E
The bacterium that has sickened people across the nation and forced growers to destroy spinach crops is so pervasive in the Salinas Valley that virtually every waterway there violates national standards.
Two possible cases of 
The nationwide 
The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that it has linked the first spinach sample in the nation with the outbreak strain of 
With fresh spinach linked to an unusually virulent outbreak that has killed one and sickened 130, the region has vaulted to new fame: the 
Five more cases of 
The Laboratory Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed the first case of spinach-related 
Twenty-one states have been affected by the national spinach-related E. coli outbreak. Of the 131 cases nationwide, 66 people have been hospitalized with acute 
Investigators searched nine California farms for evidence of spinach-borne 
Underberg and Kessler, a western New York law firm, has been hired to represent people who got sick after eating spinach contaminated with the 
A Seattle attorney and advocate for change in the produce industry says, though convenient, maybe bagged produce isn't such a good idea after all, reports Ed Yeates. As the probe continues into 
As the national spinach-based 
Tainted spinach is not the only source of E. coli to infect local residents in a recent outbreak, reports the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Five of the seven 
More than 100 people have fallen ill in recent days and one died after eating raw spinach contaminated with the 
Supermarkets and salad bars throughout the New York metropolitan area stopped selling prepackaged fresh spinach yesterday as New York joined the growing number of states reporting confirmed cases of 
Health authorities in Ohio are investigating a death that may be linked to the nationwide outbreak of bacterial illnesses caused by contaminated spinach harvested in California's coastal valley, reports the Knight-Ridder Tribune.
The answer to the central mystery in an ongoing national 
Government and other experts say that water on the farms could be a likely culprit in the Salinas Valley farms where 
Michael Greger, the director of public health and animal agriculture for the Farm Animal Welfare division of the Humane Society of the United States, wrote a letter to the editor of the Stamford Advocate regarding a recent article about the recent national 
Federal health officials told California farmers to improve produce safety in a pointed warning letter last November, nearly a year before the multistate 
On its way to supermarket shelves, bagged spinach passes from field to packing plant to store, with several opportunities along the journey for it to become contaminated with deadly 
Drew Falkenstein of Marler Clark LLP in Seattle is representing 15 to 20 victims of the national spinach-based 
Shaila Leafty and her young son have joined what is expected to be a growing number of people who are suing a California spinach producer blamed for a national 
Don't plan to order the Spinach Veggie Wrap any time soon at Jason's Deli, warns Anna Faltermeier of The University Daily Kansan.
Consumers should avoid all fresh spinach, regardless of whether it is pre-packaged, a chief U.S. food safety official warned on Saturday, saying the number of 
Anne Grintjes told the Madison, Wisconsin-based The Capital Times that her 6-year-old son is in the hospital with 
23-month-old Olivia Perkins died from complications related to the deadly E. coli bacteria, which causes diarrhea and ultimately can lead to kidney failure through hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is caused by 
The outbreak of illness last week due to bacterial contamination of bagged spinach is one of the larger episodes of its kind, with at least 94 victims, including one death, in 20 states.
A second company in California has been implicated in the 
Over the weekend, federal health officials expanded their initial warning not to eat bagged spinach to include any fresh, raw spinach. As of late Saturday, the CDC reported 102 cases of 
Lorain County Health Commissioner Kenneth Pearce told the Morning Journal that his agency is investigating whether a case of 
A press release issued by MSU proposes the idea that bagged pre-washed salads may be a game of chance, there the odds are not in the consumer's favor.
The investigation into a deadly 
The FDA has posted the following information pertaining to the current 
Gwyn Wellborn of Salem is recovering from a brush with death from 
Washington state health officials said today the outbreak of 
A second case of 
Four people in Idaho and Washington have been sickened in a multistate outbreak of 
Supermarkets around the country have begun pulling packaged spinach from store shelves due to a multistate 
One person has died, and dozens of others were sickened, in the 10-state 
An outbreak of 
Of 57 confirmed cases nationally, at least 20 have occurred in Wisconsin, including one death, state and federal officials said. Wisconsin was the first state to identify the particular strain of 
A 17-year-old girl from Paducah, Kentucky, is among dozens sickened by an 
The Pennsylvania State Health Department have just announced a case of 
U.S. regulators are telling consumers not to eat bagged spinach at all, even after washing it, as an outbreak of 
According to Health Officials, raw packages of spinach is likely the sources of an 
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that an outbreak of 
Federal health officials are warning people not to eat bagged fresh spinach after an outbreak of 
The Manitowoc County Health Department is investigating seven cases of 
At least five more people, two of them children, have contracted 
Health inspectors have closed the doors of George's Burgers and Subs on Henderson Highway after it failed to comply with health orders made in the wake of the city's outbreak of 
Winnipeg health authorities said that meat contaminated with 
Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department is investigating three confirmed reports of 
The Minnesota Department of Health is focusing its investigation into an 
The Minnesota Department of Health has been investigating an 
The Tennessee health department has confirmed that the seven people who fell ill ate at a Hixson restaurant between July 8th and 20th, reports WDEF-TV.
A woman from Longville, Minnesota, who apparently ate contaminated food at a church supper, has become the first Minnesotan recorded as dying of E. coli complications in at least three and a half years, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Eight patients, including six children, who were hospitalized after an 
An 
15 cases of 
Four people contracted severe 
The Weber-Morgan Health Department confirmed Monday four people were infected with 
An 
The Weber-Morgan Health Department has refused to disclose the name of a Weber County restaurant where three people contracted 
Good news comes in from Knoxville, where two daughters of a Hamilton County deputy have undergone treatment for 
An unusually high number of 
Three children from one family became ill with 
Health officials are urging South Dakotans to practice food safety precautions and good hygiene to protect themselves from the threat of 
The Chattanooga - Hamilton County Health Department has reported that two children in their county have contracted 
Another 
The source of 
State public health officials say there's a "small cluster" of 
State investigators remain unsure about the exact source of the infection that sickened at least four children at the Here Wee Grow day-care center in Sidney, Nebraska.
The health department held a news conference discussing the three confirmed cases of 
Over the past two and a half weeks, all eight members of the Sanders family in Hyrum have, according to The Herald Journal, been sick. The youngest child, just 16 months old, has tested positive for 
Six confirmed cases of a serious 
The Health District hopes to soon know more about how a young Yakima county child got sick from 
Newschannel5.com reports that two more children from a day care had to be admitted to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital because of complications from 
A representative for the Tennessee Department of Health has reported that an outbreak of 
Six confirmed cases of a serious 
There has been an E. coli bacteria outbreak at a day care center in Macon County, where two toddlers have been admitted to an area hospital as a result. Eight other children are recovering.
Murray Bishop of The Monnett Times reports that the investigation into the foodborne bacterial outbreak in Monnett has come to an end without yielding any definitive results.
The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is investigating an 
Health officials are testing for the source of a confirmed 
The investigation into an 
Health officials are testing for the source of a confirmed 
Health officials have confirmed one case of 
At least one person was confirmed ill with an 
Poor hygiene standards were to blame for the outbreak of deadly 
Fruit supplied by a Toledo caterer seems to be the likely source of an 
The Scripps Howard News Service reports that the the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is warning consumers to take precautions when cooking meat, after 14 cases of 
State investigators have conclusively linked Woodland's Dee Creek Farm to the December 
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Marler Clark will be representing two families victimized by the recent 
The Herald Salinas Bureau reports that a report by the California Department of Health Services could affect a web of lawsuits and cross-complaints that have been filed in Salinas Valley, following 
Health officials are interviewing patrons and food-workers to determine which foods served at the restaurant between October 12 and October 18 were associated with an 
Teresa Bell of 
Christine Metz of 
The Associated Press reports that two children at Red Cross Elementary School have been diagnosed with 
The 
The 
The 
The Seattle Times reports that James Apa, spokesman for Public Health in Seattle & King County, says the outbreak of 
Health experts in South Wales have closed a primary school after discovering evidence that a child has contracted the E.coli bug.
Laboratory tests from the US Department of Agriculture have confirmed E. coli bacteria in two bags of Dole prepackaged lettuce.
The 
An outbreak of 
The Associated Press reports that six more Minnesotans have been hospitalized due to an 
The 
The Herald Salinas Bureau reports that three Dole Fresh Vegetables' bagged salads containing produce grown in the Salinas Valley are the focus of an investigation into an 
The number of people infected with the 
The 
Daniel Davies of Western Mail reports that the 
An investigation has been launched after 22 cases of 
The source of an 
News 13 reports that the Colorado State Health Department has confirmed two southern 
Dutchess County as well as state officials are trying to determine the cause of an 
The U.K.'s Health Protection Agency has pointed the finger at imported food as the potential source of a deadly 
The 
KHON-TV reports that state health officials are investigating a recent 
The 
The Oregonian reports that Health officials are watching for more cases of 
The Gazette reports that a female Ross County resident has contracted E. coli, and local health officials are warning about the bacteria's dangers. Her information has yet to be released.
Three confirmed cases of 
According to a lawsuit filed Friday in Allen Superior Court against the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health, the 
On November 1, 2004, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 15 cases of culture- confirmed E. coli O157:H7 infections, including four patients diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome (
The 
Health officials have identified water contamination as the likely source of the 
Public-health officials are investigating an 
As many as 120 people who attended a gathering at Camp Yamhill between May 17 and 29 may be at risk of 
The News Journal reports that new cases of the potentially deadly E. coli infection have been reported in 
The Fort Wayne 
The Journal Gazette reports that in 2003 and 2004, there were only two cases of 
First Coast News reports that Shannon Smowton is finally going home after three weeks of physical therapy at the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital. It has been a long road for the Smowton family, and Shannon's Dad is looking forward to the simple things, once they arrive at their Winter Park home Wednesday afternoon.
A 15-year-old Calgary girl was put on dialysis yesterday after drinking a milkshake at Peters' Drive-In, a popular Calgary eatery that health officials say is behind an E. coli outbreak. Three other people were admitted to the hospital for the same illness.
First Coast News in Jacksonville reports that Shannon Smowton of Winter Haven, Florida, is slowly recovering at the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville. She was released earlier from the hospital where she, along with 30 other people, were diagnosed as having suffered from the recent 
In its latest E. coli update, the Florida Department of Health says it has found "strong evidence" connecting the Florida State Fair in Tampa to the recent 
The Department of Agriculture is decontaminating fairgrounds around Central Florida after more than 75 people who attended three fairs got sick with a potentially fatal kidney illness.
State agriculture investigators spent the day disinfecting the Central Florida Fairgrounds, making sure there were no traces of 
There's nothing more American than a State or County Fair. From Washington and North Carolina to New York and Florida, countless numbers of children visit their local Fairs to ride the rides, feast on cotton candy and hot dogs, and visit those cute farm animals at the petting zoos. Unfortunately, some of the children will get very sick from doing a very simple act -- petting those animals. And the sickest ones, most of them very small children, may be close to death before their doctors identify the cause - a relatively new strain of deadly bacteria known as 
As families begin flocking to petting zoos, fairs, and other animal venues this spring, a few people are coming down with serious illnesses. Some of the latest incidents occurred in Florida, where 60 people in 18 counties have confirmed or suspected cases of E. coli-related illness. The sources for the illnesses were 
Officials concluded last week that a Plant City-based company that ran 
In a Special to the 
Although the Ag-Venture animals had been certified as healthy by a veterinarian within 30 days of visiting three Central Florida fairs, as required by law, the specific E. coli 0157:H7 strain that have sickened at least 26 visitors to 
More than a half dozen people remain hospitalized, suffering from 
Green Meadows Petting Farm has pigs, cows, goats and sheep, in addition to a water buffalo, bison, ostriches and llamas. They also have hay rides, train rides and pony rides - all things that children love to interact with. However, the recent 
The Associated Press reports that epidemiologists have matched DNA from E. coli bacteria in six animals -- two goats, two sheep and two cows -- to the DNA in the bacteria contracted by the victims of a recent 
Three Deltona children who were confirmed with E.coli have been discharged from Florida Hospital Orlando, while two Port Orange boys remain hospitalized two weeks after they were sickened with E.coli infections widely blamed on a petting zoo at area fairs.
Two more children, this time from Seminole County, have now been added to the growing list of victims stricken by a bacterial infection after visiting recent fairs in Florida. Five children are being treated at Orlando hospitals. Two were listed in critical condition Tuesday, and three were in fair condition. In addition, two adults remain hospitalized in Orlando in fair condition.
The 
Manatee County may be adding their name to the list of Florida counties with victims of an 
A team of veterinarians and investigators from the state agriculture department tested a number of animals that were at three fairs that are suspected to be the source of an 
There'll be an emphasis on the three F's - food, fun and frequent hand-washing - at local county fairs this week due to the recent 
Two more cases of potentially deadly 
Attorney Scott Miller has filed a lawsuit against Ag-Venture Farm Shows Inc. - adding to the string of legal actions taken against the Plant City-based company, whose 
While 
People attending fairs all across the country look forward to happy memories of carnival rides and cute farm animals. They don't think about sanitation nor the possibility of E. coli infection - which happens at fairs more often than people tend to think.
The Florida State Fair, which ran Feb. 10-21, attracted more than 500,000 visitors. Florida Health Secretary John Agwunobi has now added that fair to the list of fairs that hired a Plant City-based petting zoo company that is the likely source of a bacterial outbreak that has sickened fairgoers across the state. The 
The Florida Department of Health's continuing investigations of reported cases of 
Dr. John O. Agwunobi, Florida State Health Department Director, has zeroed in on a single petting zoo as the likely source of the mysterious bacterial infection that has sickened nearly two dozen people across Florida. The 
State health officials have now determined that's the number of possible cases of E. coli infection or the related kidney disease, 
DNA tests have shown that the same strain of 
It is now official that 
Dianne Shipley, spokeswoman for the Sarasota County Health Department, said there is now one suspected case of E. coli bacteria infection reported in Sarasota County by an adult who recently attended a fair or festival in Florida. The Sarasota resident meets both screening criteria for 
On August 28th and 29th of 1999, the Argyle Fire Department and Udder Delights had concession stands at the 
The list of children suffering from hemolytic uremic syndrome, or 
The Orlando Sentinel reports that a Lake County toddler who petted an animal at the 
The Florida Department of Health, who is working with state and local agencies to continue investigations of reported cases of fair-related hemolytic uremic syndrome (
The Florida Department of Agriculture joined the search Wednesday for what caused an outbreak of a potentially fatal illness in Central Florida. All visited petting zoos at either the 
The Florida Department of Health has released the latest numbers in regards to confirmed cases of hemolytic uremic syndrom (
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, delivered the 20th Harry A. Feldman Lecture on March 24 at the Bloomberg School. His lecture was part of the 78th annual meeting of the American Epidemiology Society, held March 24 and 25.
Ava Wheatley is thankful that her granddaughter is afraid of animals. That's why she didn't touch the animals at the petting zoo at the 
The 14 (possibly 15) children suffering from 
Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigators are looking into cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (
Epidemiologists are trying to triangulate multiple cases of 
Easter is usually associated with bunnies and chicks, and outdoor events usually have petting zoos for children to enjoy. However, Easter events across the Tampa Bay area are either closing up or cancelling appearances by petting zoos this year because of an 
The Times reports that Weightman Middle School seventh-grader Kayla Nicole Sutter collapsed in her family's Meadow Pointe home and was found dead Wednesday morning, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Kayla had been ill since Saturday with a 103-degree fever and had visited an emergency room early in the week. 
Eleven children under the age of 10 and four adults over the age of 40 have been admitted to area hospitals one of the most dangerous complications of an 
E. coli is a commonly known bacterium that usually cause no harm. However, one strain of E. coli, labeled O157:H7 can be picked up from contaminated food and beverages, or through contact with manure from farm animals - and creates a toxin that can shut down kidneys and lead to death. 
Ambar Delgado's father wasn't afraid to let his five-year-old daughter pet a goat at the Brevard Zoo, since both he and Amber had learned to practice the best form of protection against disease at places like 
Does your child have diarrhea? Been to a petting zoo lately? You might want to put down that over-the-counter remedy and take him/her to the hospital right away.
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The Salinas Californian today reports more on the 
We now know what made several people sick after eating at a Reno sushi restaurant last month. The Centers for Disease Control says customers at Sushi Pier 2 were infected by 
A case at a second Wendy's in Tualatin has been linked to the 
Nearly every day I hear about another case of E. coli, Salmonella or Lysteria tied to some food product. However, I have never seen a situation where the same product injures different people who ate at the same restaurant chain one year apart -- usually a company learns from past mistakes.
The Hunterdon County Democrat reported today on the New Jersey-County and state departments of health, Hunterdon Medical Center and the federal Food and Drug Administration investigating an outbreak of 10 cases of 
Elizabethtown Bladen Journal reports that nearly two months after cases of E-coli began springing up among state residents, investigators with the North Carolina Division of Public Health have determined the source of the majority of the cases.
CIDRAP News also reports on the recent outbreak of E coli O157:H7 infections traced to the petting zoo at the 
David Sinclair of The Pilot reports that North Carolina public health investigators have identified a petting zoo from Chatham County as the source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened 108 people who attended the 
State health officials announced Thursday that they have pinpointed a petting zoo as the source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened dozens of people that attended the 
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The Daily Ardmoreite reminds us today that hand washing is one of the best ways to prevent the transmission of disease, especially during influenza season. Oklahoma public health officials are using National Hand Washing Awareness Week, Dec. 5-11, as an opportunity to remind people about this simple and inexpensive disease prevention technique.
The 
The News-Observer's recent story on Matthew Baldwin said he was popular among the baby goats and sheep in the petting zoo at the 
Due to the fact that there have been almost no new cases of E. coli related to the 
The Nevada Daily Mail reported today that Nevada R-5 Assistant Superintendent Christie Peterson said the district is working with the Vernon County Health Department to make sure that a case of e-coli in a kindergarten student and a younger sibling doesn't spread. 
New questions are being raised about the source of the E. coli outbreak that has been linked to this year's 
No new cases of E. coli have been reported to state health officials since Friday, so a command center set up to coordinate the response to the disease outbreak is closing, officials said Monday. 
NBC 17 reports that the medical staff of Wake County Human Services is charged with monitoring all communicable diseases, but for the past few weeks, it has worked full time chasing down the 
Unfortunately, hand wipes and common sense aren't always enough. For children who come in contact with the animals, hand washing stations should be available in both the animal free area and the interaction area. An adequate number of hand washing facilities complete with soaps and disposable towels should be provided. The facilities should be accessible, sufficient for the maximum anticipated attendance, and designed for use by both children and adults. Communal basins should not be considered as adequate hand washing facilities.
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The First Coast News reports that the Duval County Health department has confirmed its third case of 
Medi-Lexicon reports: New protein structure is a first step toward preventing 
In a bit more coverage of the 
State health officials today announced that they have collected enough information from the ongoing E. coli disease investigation to identify the 
The Daily Reflector reported today that the 
The Herald-Sun reports that three young children in Orange County now have been diagnosed with .jpg)
The state's largest E. coli outbreak in three years is continuing to grow. Right now, health officials have confirmed 24 cases of the highly contagious bacteria.
The Associated Press reported today that North Carolina health officials have confirmed that 17 people have been infected with E. coli, a highly contagious bacteria that commonly lives inside of animals. Ten additional cases are suspected, the state Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. At least 14 of the cases have ties to the 
State officials said nine of 16 cases of E. coli bacteria around the state, including a sick Mecklenburg toddler, may be linked to the petting zoo at the 
Health officials are currently trying to determine if a petting zoo at the N.C. State Fair is the common link between five children, three of which live in Wake County, who are infected with E.coli. 
