Unless care is taken, says the Belleville Intelligencer, that summertime favorite, hamburger, can lead to sickness, perhaps even a stay in hospital or worse.
"Unfortunately, many people get more casual about food safety when they cook outdoors," said Rebecca Mathers of the Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit. "This can lead to dangerous results
All 11 members of the state Board of Agriculture, the policy-making body for the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, approved new sanitary and signage rules for petting zoos Wednesday.
Under the new rules, the department’s animal health technicians and veterinarians will inspect the petting zoos prior to the opening, reports the News &
Another E. coli outbreak has hit Middle Tennessee, sending more kids to the hospital, according to WTVF-TV Nashville.
Doctors were treating six new children Tuesday night, and there is concern more kids will get sick from the bacterial infection. Two of the patients are suffering from kidney failure. The rest are still recovering.
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The source of E. coli cases in Hyrum remains unknown more than a month after the bacteria was discovered, reports the Associated Press.
"Our investigation is still under way," Bear River Health Department spokesman Mike Weibel said. "We have not ruled anything out, and Health Department tests of Hyrum’s water show that it is safe
The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline reminds consumers preparing ground beef products to heed the following advice:
George G. Ruppersberger & Sons, Inc., a Baltimore, Md., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 315 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The products subject to recall are 10-pound packages of “Ground Beef, Net Weight 10LBS”, with the establishment number “Est 5931” and the package code “627963”.
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State public health officials say there’s a "small cluster" of E. coli cases in the Newton area, according to KGRN Radio of Iowa. Five cases have been reported in Jasper County. All are children.
"They’ve done an investigation through the Iowa Department of Public Health and haven’t pinpointed an exact source," Easley says. "There’s nothing
An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has been traced to a Sidney, Nebraska, day care center. The Associated Press reported that at least four children between the ages of nine and 18 months who were being cared for in the Blues Clues Room at Here Wee Grow day care center in Sidney have become ill with E. coli infections. Three children were hospitalized; two remain in the hospital, one has been released.
www.about-ecoli.com provides information related to the symptoms and risks associated with E. coli O157:H7 infection, how E. coli is detected, possible ways to prevent infection, and recent news associated with outbreaks. Nearly ten percent of children who become ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a complication that can cause kidney failure as well as damage to the pancreas, liver, brain, and heart. In fact, HUS is now recognized as the most common cause of childhood kidney failure. Children with HUS can develop medical conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes, and often require medical monitoring and treatment throughout the rest of their lives.
“Most people have heard of E. coli, but until someone they know falls victim during an outbreak, they don’t realize how devastating E. coli infection and HUS can be,” said William Marler, a Seattle attorney who has represented hundreds of victims of E. coli outbreaks. “That’s where the information on these sites comes in.”Continue Reading E. coli information available on Web
The Manchester Health Department found E. coli bacteria in ground beef that a family says they purchased at the Stop & Shop supermarket at 777 South Willow St.
The ground beef nearly killed the son of John and Christina Tsirovakas, who have filed a lawsuit against the grocery store chain. In response, Stop & Shop
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.
Health officials are assuming that the infection was most likely caused by E. coli.
The classroom and the center’s food and water supplies have been tested, but