Marler Clark has learned that local Seattle health officials are investigating two outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7, the potentially deadly foodborne pathogen that first became widely known during a 1993 outbreak linked to Seattle-area Jack in the Box restaurants. The outbreaks are reportedly linked to a local nursing home and restaurant.
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Food standards on board’s plate
Valerie Miller of the Las Vegas Business Press reports that Nevada Burger King restaurants may soon be allowed to reheat food at lower temperatures, despite concerns over past outbreaks of food-borne illnesses.
If approved, the fast-food chain will be able to reduce the reheating temperature for Burger King’s pre-cooked Chicken Whopper patties and Angus Burger
Salad E. coli recall threatens lucrative market
Pre-washed salads, which can be eaten without further washing according to the US Food and Drug Administration, has been credited with boosting consumption of fruits and vegetables by making them easier and more attractive.
But Food Navigator USA reports that the discovery of a potential outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in Minnesota could change all
Primary school shuts over E.coli
Health experts in South Wales have closed a primary school after discovering evidence that a child has contracted the E.coli bug.
All 97 pupils at Glenboi Primary School, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, had been told the school will be closed on Friday and are now being checked to find who has contracted the illness.
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Lab tests confirm E. coli in bags of salad
Laboratory tests from the US Department of Agriculture have confirmed E. coli bacteria in two bags of Dole prepackaged lettuce.
The bags had the same “best if used by” date as those identified as the possible source of an E. coli outbreak in Minnesota that have resulted in 17 confirmed cases of E. coli and
Agencies investigating E. coli that sickened 14
The Toledo Blade reports that The outbreak of E. coli bacteria in Toledo that sickened 14 people appears to have been from contaminated beef.
13 of those who got sick have recovered. An elderly woman from Lucas County died, but investigators are trying to determine whether pre-existing health problems caused her death.
Health officials
State boosts safety of fair’s petting zoo
Andrea Weigl of the News Observer reports that Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler doesn’t want a repeat of last year’s fiasco, where an E. coli outbreak left more than 100 people, mainly children, sick after visiting the North Carolina State Fair’s petting zoo.
As a result, there are some changes to keep fairgoers healthy, including:
E-coli in Lucas County
An outbreak of E. coli in Lucas County has sickened at least 14 people.
The health department has called in the Centers for Disease Control to investigate the outbreak.
The Lucas County health commissioner says several people became severely ill about a month ago after eating food at a four different events, and that one
Six More Hospitalized From E.Coli In Bagged Salad
The Associated Press reports that six more Minnesotans have been hospitalized due to an E. coli outbreak connected with Dole pre-packaged lettuce sold in Rainbow Foods grocery stores.
There are now 17 confirmed cases and eight hospitalizations.
In addition, six family members of an infected person have become ill, but tests haven’t confirmed that they
E-Coli Outbreak in Lucas County, Ohio
The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department reports it is investigating an outbreak of E-coli that may have infected at least 14 people.
The local health department is conducting what it calls a “confidential” case review along with the Ohio Departent of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.
It has not been revealed which eating or