William Marler, a nationally-recognized food safety advocate and attorney, today called on Taco Bell and its parent company, Yum! Brands, Inc., "to do the right thing and immediately pay the medical bills for the victims of this most recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak traced Taco Bell restaurants in New York and New Jersey."
Marler noted
The New York Times reports that 35 people are ill with E. coli in New Jersey and Long Island.
At least five people are in the hospital, including two with hemolytic uremic syndrome, after eating at New Jersey-area Taco Bell restaurants. The E. coli outbreak has so far sickened at least 22 people, and has
Pounds of beef and E. coli O157 are joint products in the feedlot industry, according to the Impact Center E-Newsletter. "The level of E. coli naturally occurring in beef is not necessarily harmful," said Washington State University researcher Tom Marsh. "It is when these levels go up dramatically that an increased likelihood of an outbreak
WJZ TV reports former USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service director Michael Taylor has concerns with the current U.S. food safety system, saying, "We have a system that’s not working as well as we can and we will continue having these problems until we address prevention."
Food safety experts have been advocating for a single
The Lanhontan Valley News reported that two children who suffered E. coli infections and hemolytic uremic syndrome in 2006 were able to celebrate Thanksgiving at home with their families.
Lanie Smith, 5, and John ‘Jack’ Cessford IV, 2 and a half, both of Fallon, were both hospitalized earlier this year after contracting the bacteria. Smith
The Californian and North County Times report that Chris Martin of Murrieta, California, was hospitalized with an E. coli infection and hemolytic uremic syndrome after eating spinach and raw milk.
Although Chris’ parents aren’t sure what the source of his infection was, they believe that antibiotics administered when they took their son to the hospital
The Lexington Herald-Leader addressed the serious complication of E. coli infection called hemolytic uremic syndrome.
About 5 percent of youngsters who get HUS do not survive. The key to treatment is early diagnosis, says UK’s Dr. Philip Bernard. The first sign of trouble is bloody diarrhea, and Bernard said parents should take children with symptoms
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that five-year-old Haley Caldwell of Richmond, Kentucky, has returned home from the hospital after a month in Kentucky Children’s Hospital due to an E. coli infection.
Haley was admitted to the University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital from hemolytic uremic syndrome, a potentially deadly set of medical problems most often caused
Robert E. Brackett, Ph.D., recently participated in a panel before the US Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Brackett, who is the director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, pointed out that ready-to-eat fresh vegetables, fruits, and prepared salads have a high potential risk of contamination because they are
For many people who suffer E. coli O157:H7 infections and hemolytic uremic syndrome, being released from the hospital does not mean they are cured. Constant medical monitoring and a future full of kidney failure and transplants are the fate of many.
A LiveJournal user recently posted about her ongoing medical treatment that is the result