The Hamilton County Health Department and the United States Department of Agriculture are working to trace back the source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least eight people near Chattanooga. HCHD confirmed eight cases of E. coli O157:H7 after a July outbreak. Seven of the people who were ill with E. coli infections
LOCAL RESTAURANT POSSIBLE LINK TO E. COLI CASES
WTVC today reported that an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Tennessee has been traced to a restaurant in Hixson.
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department reports seven of the eight cases of E. coli might have come from the Ryan’s Family Steak House on north Hixson Pike in Hixson.
Since the outbreak, the health department has
MONTEREY CO. LETTUCE LINKED TO UTAH E. COLI OUTBREAK
Lettuce grown in Monterey County has been linked to five cases of E. coli bacteria poisoning at a Wendy’s restaurant in Ogden, Utah, during a three-day period in late June, reports CBS Channel 5 in Salinas.
"The only food item that was shared by all of these cases was iceberg lettuce from this Wendy’s store,”
Agencies to inspect local lettuce for E. coli
In an unprecedented effort to monitor the Salinas Valley lettuce industry, federal regulators announced Thursday they will inspect local fields, coolers and packing plants starting Monday, reports the Monterey Herald.
The inspections are part of a multi-year Food and Drug Administration safety initiative created to tackle reoccurring E. coli 0157:H7 outbreaks connected to leafy greens
E. coli confirmed in Guernsey County
Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department is investigating three confirmed reports of E. coli affecting Guernsey County residents, according to The Daily Jeffersonian.
The outbreak includes a case that reportedly claimed the life of a Cambridge toddler, but is not confirmed.
Authorities have reportedly not identified the source of the E. coli contamination.
Most E. coli infections
E. coli Death – Meat linked to outbreak hard to find
The Minnesota Department of Health is focusing its investigation into an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak on a Nebraska meat packer, according to a story from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Although the beef was ground by a local grocery store, the source of the E. coli contamination probably came from the meat processing plant in Nebraska.
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Minnesota E. coli death linked to church dinner
The Minnesota Department of Health has been investigating an E. coli outbreak that was the source of 17 confirmed illnesses and one death. MDOH suspects that at least 30 people were ill with E. coli infections, but that not all cases were confirmed through laboratory testing.
A report in the Pioneer Press noted that this
Lettuce industry, FDA meet Thursday to discuss food safety
Federal and state regulators, researchers and lettuce industry representatives are scheduled to meet in Salinas for a foodborne illness outbreak summit, reports the Monterey Herald.
Organized by the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security at the University of California-Davis, the meeting will focus in part on how investigations of leafy green-related outbreaks can be
Confirmed Cases of E-Coli Could Have Local Link
The Tennessee health department has confirmed that the seven people who fell ill ate at a Hixson restaurant between July 8th and 20th, reports WDEF-TV.
Since then, employees of the restaurant have all tested negative for the bacteria, and health inspectors have made sure that the restaurant was thoroughly sanitized.
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E. coli death is Minnesota’s first in 3.5 years
A woman from Longville, Minnesota, who apparently ate contaminated food at a church supper, has become the first Minnesotan recorded as dying of E. coli complications in at least three and a half years, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Services will be held today for Carolyn Hawkinson, right, 73, at Salem Lutheran Church in Longville