The local health department began an investigation after more than a dozen people came down with a severe stomach ailment. We first brought you the story when doctors diagnosed three of deputy Mark King’s children with an E. coli infection. Health investigators also determined that five other people contracted the bacteria. 



WDEF News 12’s Rebecca

More bags of spinach tainted with toxic E. coli bacteria have been found and could help investigators track down an outbreak that may have killed three people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an interview with an Reuters on Tuesday.

Investigators found the bags in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio. The CDC

A bag of Dole-brand baby spinach bought in western Pennsylvania is the third one in the nation tied to a deadly E. coli strain, Pennsylvania health officials said Tuesday.

The Associated Press Reports The Pennsylvania Department of Health positively identified a sample of fresh bagged spinach that contains the strain of E. coli involved in

Doctors from the FDA, CDC and Washington University School of Medicine held a conference call earlier today to update the medical community on the E. coli outbreak according to The Associated Press.

In addition to providing an update on cases and recalls, the scientists also offered this advice: Don’t cook raw spinach in an attempt

The spinach business came to a slamming halt when the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers against eating all fresh spinach due to E. coli.

It was reported in the Monterey County Herald that some producers with spinach from outside of San Benito, Santa Clara and Monterey counties — still implicated in the FDA

A bag of spinach bought in Utah in August has tested positive for E. coli according to the Associated Press. It’s the second bag in the country to test positive for the strain of E. coli linked to the national outbreak.

Meantime, the number of sick people linked to bad spinach keeps going up. In