The Troy Messenger published a follow-up story on Mallory Chandler, a Troy, Alabama, toddler who became ill with an E. coli infection and HUS while she was on vacation with her family in late June. Mallory was recently released from the hospital, and The Messenger spoke with her grandmother, Linda Chandler, about her illness and
NACMPI to meet on meat and poultry inspections
FSIS announced today that the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection will hold public meetings to discuss issues related to how data is handled and public health-based inspection.
This spring, millions of pounds of ground beef and other meat products were recalled due to E. coli contamination. In several instances, the recalled meat
Risk of E. coli increases in summertime
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska have found that from June through September up to 10 percent to 20 percent of all cattle may test positive for the microbe, which is harmless to cows. In winter, the number of E.coli-positive animals declines to less than 5 percent.
Dr. Robert
Three still hospitalized with E. coli after eating at Little Rosie’s
Health officials say the Huntsville outbreak most likely was caused by contaminated lettuce served at Little Rosie’s between June 27 and June 30. Eighteen of the 19 known victims ate at the popular Mexican restaurant on Whitesburg Drive on those dates; the other infected person did not eat at Little Rosie’s and caught the bacteria
E. coli linked to ground beef
Several reports indicate that 7 people who became ill with E. coli infections earlier this summer were infected after eating contaminated ground beef.
All seven patients, including an 8-year-old North Carolina girl who was hospitalized after her kidneys shut down, are recovering, Dr. Humayun J. Chaudhry, the Suffolk County health commissioner, said Tuesday.
Chaudhry stressed
California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
The California Department of Food and Agriculture today announced that members of the California Leafy Greens Handler Marketing Agreement can begin using a service mark on July 23. The service mark certifies membership in the LGMA program, and "indicates a handler’s commitment to a set of Good Agricultural Practices audited by the LGMA."
In a
3 Kentucky children ill with E. coli, 2 hospitalized with HUS
The Bracken County, Kentucky, health department is investigating how three children became ill with E. coli infections. Two siblings and another child fell ill with E. coli nearly a month ago. Two of the children were hospitalized for several weeks with hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Nicole Logan, the mother of two of the children who
Update: Huntsville, Alabama, E. coli Outbreak
In what is now the largest E. coli outbreak in Alabama in 20 years, 18 people who ate at Little Rosie’s restaurant in Huntsville, Alabama, have been confirmed as suffering from E. coli O157:H7 infections, and testing is being conducted to determine whether there are additional victims of the outbreak.
The Huntsville Times reports that
Food Safety Bills Defeated in Assembly Agriculture Committee
The California Assembly Agriculture Committee defeated Senate Bill 202, and did not vote on Senate Bills 200 and 201, all bills introduced by California Senator Dean Florez. The bills were introduced in response to last year’s E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks traced to contaminated spinach and lettuce grown in California.
During the hearing, Assembly Member Nicole
Child hospitalized with HUS in Birmingham
A 22-month-old child has been hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome in the Birmingham, Alabama, Children’s Hospital.
Her grandfather, Dr Malone Chandler, told The Troy Messenger in regards to Mallory’s condition, “The concern for Mallory is that her kidney function began to decline in the past 24 hours. She is on dialysis, temporarily, and she has