The FDA and CDC E. coli outbreak investigation into illnesses at Taco Bell restaurants in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware took a turn this week, when health officials determined that green onions were not the source of the outbreak.
Investigators from the CDC and FDA announced that the likely source of the outbreak
An E. coli outbreak that had been traced to a Taco John’s restaurant in Cedar Falls, Iowa, has also been potentially linked to an outbreak in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Minnesota officials announced that they were investigating an apparent outbreak of E. coli infections tied to a Taco John’s restaurant in Albert Lea, which is just
The Seattle law firm Marler Clark filed its second lawsuit in the Taco Bell E. coli outbreak. The lawsuit named Yum! Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell and Ready Pac Produce Inc., the company that packaged and distributed fresh produce to Taco Bell restaurants.
According to the suit, Jared Keller, a Utica, New York
More than a dozen people are hospitalized with what health officials suspect is an E. coli bacteria ingested at a Taco John’s restaurant in Cedar Falls.
According to the Black Hawk County Health Department, at least 33 people were suffering from severe diarrhea and other symptoms after dining at the restaurant today. Fourteen have been
Bloomberg News reporter Josh Fineman reported that E. coli cases from Taco Bell have topped 200. Fineman discusses confirmed cases that are counted by the CDC, and breaks down other potential cases by state:
An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has been traced to a fast food restaurant in eastern Iowa, according to the Des Moines Register. The outbreak is said to have sickened at least 19 people, hospitalizing 14 of those who became ill as part of the outbreak. The Black Hawk County Health Department is investigating the outbreak
An E. coli lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Stephen Minnis, a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, resident who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection after eating food from the Taco Bell restaurant located on East Philadelphia Avenue in Gilbertsville.
The lawsuit was filed against Yum! Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell, in
The Star-Ledger reported on the Taco Bell E. coli outbreak, which is suspected to have been caused by contaminated green onions.
The newspaper interviewed Richard Miller, a former Marler-Clark client who became ill with hepatitis A after eating green onions at a Chi-Chi’s restaurant in Western Pennsylvania in 2003. He was among 650 people sickened
The New York Times reported today that 99 people have been confirmed ill with E. coli infections in connection with this outbreak, and stated that additional Taco Bell restaurants and a second food distributor had been implicated in the outbreak.
New York reported 41 E. coli cases on Long Island and an increase in illnesses
The Food and Drug Administration today annonced that the agency is involved in the investigation related to the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak at Taco Bell restaurants. The FDA is actively working with state and local health officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the firm, suppliers and distributors to determine the cause of