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
The New York State Health Department has issued a press release regarding its investigation into illnesses traced to Taco Bell restaurants.
State Health Commissioner Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., today announced that the State Health Department is investigating 15 cases with laboratory evidence of a E. coli O157:H7 infection in New York State tied
The New Jersey Department of Health and Social Services issued a press release on December 6th regarding the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak traced to Taco Bell restaurants.
They are recommending that all Taco Bells in New Jersey receiving food from the McLane Foodservice, Inc. of Burlington discard all current food supplies and clean and sanitize
Newsweek’s Jessica Bennett recently interviewed Debra Hotzman, a food safety expert, about what people can do to prevent illness when dining out:
Q: "We often see children as the victims of food illness. Why are they so much more at risk?
A: Anybody can get a food-borne illness. But the people who are
An E. coli outbreak among patrons of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania-area Taco Bell restaurants has been traced to E. coli-contminated green onions.
Taco Bell has pulled all green onions from restaurants nationwide and closed suburban Philadelphia Taco Bell stores after four E. coli cases were confirmed in Pennsylvania. The Taco Bell press release