The Food Safety Network’s latest infosheet is about an E. coli outbreak in Orange County, California.
Taco Bell may pay millions to settle
The Morning Call reports that Taco Bell may be reaching a settlement in their E. coli outbreak class action lawsuit.
“We’ve got a promise from Taco Bell that it will immediately mediate these cases,” said William Marler, who represents 20 clients who say Taco Bell’s food made them ill. “I’m going to sit down with
E. coli O157:H7 Update
According to the Orange County Department of Health and multiple news sources, a 15th E. coli O157:H7 case has been confirmed in Southern California resulting from the person eating at the contaminated Orange County restaurant.
The restaurant in Lake Forest, California is the main target in this E. coli O157:H7 outbreak with 14 customers and
E. coli and Salmonella making a comeback in U.S., CDC says
E. coli and salmonella infections are on the rise in the United States, but other foodborne illnesses appear to have leveled off, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported.
But after falling sharply in 2003 and 2004 when the meat industry pulled together to make ground beef safer, rates of E. coli O157:H7
E. coli Infection In Orange County Claims 15th Victim
According to KNBC News, a 15th person has tested positive for an E. coli infection after eating at a Foothill Ranch restaurant in Lake Forest on one of three days last month.
The newest victim, who was not hospitalized, was described as a young adult. The total number now stands at 14 customers and one
New case identified in E coli outbreak – Total now 14
The largest E. coli outbreak in Orange County history grew this week to 14 victims, all linked to the same restaurant, according to the OC Register.
Ten children and four adults, including a restaurant employee, were infected with the same O157:H7 strain of E. coli after dining at the restaurant between March 23 and March
Restaurant finally closes in E. coli outbreak
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.
The new cases brought the number of people sickened by the dangerous bacterium to 12. The first 10 people who tested positive for E. coli had
Orange County Health Department Update on E. coli
A girl hospitalized with an E. coli infection after eating at a restaurant was expected to be transferred out of intensive care by the weekend, a hospital spokeswoman said Friday.
The 12-year-old girl was one of 10 people sickened by the bacteria after eating at the Foothill Ranch restaurant in the city of Lake Forest.
Pittsburgh-area E. coli outbreak
Earla Marshall and Amy Champion met at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital while their sons were undergoing treatment for E. coli O157:H7 infections. The two mothers determined that both sons had eaten at the Ellwood Moose Lodge gun auction and wild game dinner on the same day, and believe the boys became ill with symptoms of E.
Three more E. coli cases in Orange County bring total to 10
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