A Seattle attorney and advocate for change in the produce industry says, though convenient, maybe bagged produce isn’t such a good idea after all, reports Ed Yeates. As the probe continues into E. coli contaminated spinach that’s now sickened people in 21 states, Bill Marler says it may be just one more example of a
Half of spinach E. coli cases lead to hospital visits
Federal health officials were uncertain as to whether the bacterial strain that contaminated spinach and infected people coast to coast is unusually virulent, but more than half the reported cases have required hospitalization.
A key unanswered question is whether the strain of E. coli O157:H7 is particularly virulent, reports Newsday writer Delthia Ricks. At this
Source of E. coli outbreak not limited to spinach: Some infections may be tied to Manitowoc County Fair
Tainted spinach is not the only source of E. coli to infect local residents in a recent outbreak, reports the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Five of the seven E. coli cases being investigated by the Manitowoc County Health Department may have been caused by exposure to animals at the county fair.
The Food and Drug
SPINACH SCARE
Supermarkets and salad bars throughout the New York metropolitan area stopped selling prepackaged fresh spinach yesterday as New York joined the growing number of states reporting confirmed cases of E.coli infections linked to Popeye’s favorite food.
The New York cases are currently all upstate – in Erie, Schoharie, Schenectady and Chemung counties. Nationwide, 20 states
Death linked to spinach?
Health authorities in Ohio are investigating a death that may be linked to the nationwide outbreak of bacterial illnesses caused by contaminated spinach harvested in California’s coastal valley, reports the Knight-Ridder Tribune.
Federal public health authorities cannot confirm the Ohio case as having a definite association with the outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 illnesses until the
Source of E. coli
Michael Greger, the director of public health and animal agriculture for the Farm Animal Welfare division of the Humane Society of the United States, wrote a letter to the editor of the Stamford Advocate regarding a recent article about the recent national E. coli outbreak stemming from spinach.
In the letter, he states that:
“Any
Food safety-gaps
Leafy vegetables are the second leading source of E. coli infections in the United States, behind ground beef, but the government relies primarily on voluntary safety steps by farmers and packagers to prevent outbreaks.
The cleanliness of fresh produce is drawing new attention amid reports that tainted spinach has been found recently in 21 states
Killer bacteria hunted in fields of California
Drew Falkenstein of Marler Clark LLP in Seattle is representing 15 to 20 victims of the national spinach-based E. coli outbreak.
The suits, against Dole and Natural Selection Foods, include filings by Anna and Paul Zientek of Milwaukee, whose two children were hospitalized after eating spinach; and Gwyn Wellborn, a Salem, Ore., woman who became
Utah family joins suit against spinach producer
Shaila Leafty and her young son have joined what is expected to be a growing number of people who are suing a California spinach producer blamed for a national E. coli outbreak. Her son Brayden’s illness is just one of an estimated 15 E. coli cases reported in Utah since the spinach-related outbreak was discovered.
Bad spinach causing concerns
Arizona resident Emily Gruenberger, 9, was diagnosed with E. coli poisoning. It’s not yet determined if she is among over 100 people nationally who have gotten sick from eating raw spinach.
Twenty-one states, including all of Arizona’s neighbors, have reported outbreaks, according to FOX11 News.
Pima County has four E. coli victims right now, two