The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says stores in at least 12 states may have received beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The service announced this week that 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products were being recalled because they could be contaminated. The federal agency has since named businesses that may have received
As of May 21, 2014, seven confirmed and three probable cases of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) infection have been reported in Idaho and Washington.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Idaho (3) and Washington (7).
Fifty percent of ill persons have been hospitalized. No ill persons
As of May 16, 2014, a total of 11 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) have been reported from 4 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Massachusetts (1), Michigan (5), Missouri (1), and Ohio (4).
60% of ill persons have
Wolverine Packing Company, a Detroit, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 1.8 million pounds of 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 today.
The ground beef products were produced between March 31, 2014 and April 18, 2014. For a full
Two cases of E. coli 0157:H7 in West Michigan have been traced back to consumption of raw milk products from an Ottawa County cow share program. In March, a 31 year old Muskegon County woman became ill after drinking raw milk, and in April, a 6 year old child from Kent County became ill after
Trader Joe’s and Glass Onion Catering is facing 5 lawsuits brought on behalf of alleged victims of a 2013 E. coli outbreak. Public health officials traced the E. coli outbreak to salads made by Glass Onion Catering and sold at the grocery chain.[1]
According to attorney Bill Marler, whose law firm represents 6 plaintiffs who
KFOR News reports that several Oklahoma families have been hospitalized with E. coli infections after attending the same Oklahoma Youth Expo event at the State Fairgrounds. While some cases are minor, some are more severe, putting one 8-year-old in ICU.
One child, Connor Sneary, has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome and is on dialysis and has
According to press reports and a press release from the Michigan Depart of Agriculture, James Ruster, owner of Mitchell Hill Farm in Ellsworth, was sentenced last week for a felony violation of Michigan’s Food Law. Ruster pled guilty to willful misbranding and adulteration of food products and was sentenced to 14 to 48 months in
A further six cases of E coli O157 linked to events on the 17th, 18th and 19th January at the SSE Hydro have been identified taking the total number of cases to 21.
The Public Health Protection Unit of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) along with other health boards, Health Protection Scotland, the Food
Investigators have linked the E. coli O157:H7 cases to the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, a major entertainment venue which opened in September.
All but one of those affected by E. coli live in Scotland, with one living in Cumbria. All are said to be recovering at home.
Last week, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)