We have seen some good work in the past from Philip Brasher, who works out of the Washington, D.C. bureau for the Des Moines Register. On Sunday, Brasher took on the Chino slaughterhouse scandal, which led to the largest recall of beef in U.S. history.
We found it compelling reading. Brasher seems to hit the
“The ban on non-ambulatory or ‘downer’ cattle is one of many steps in a robust system to produce safe beef, but it is not the only step taken to ensure the safety of the beef supply. The beef we eat is safe because there are multiple safety hurdles before it arrives at our grocery
Marler Clark filed two E. coli lawsuits against Organic Pastures on February 7, 2008. The lawsuits were filed in Fresno County Superior Court on behalf of two children who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) secondary to E. coli O157:H7 infection after consuming Organic Pastures raw milk.
The California Department of Health Services (CDHS) and California
Powerful interests often find themselves in the position where they do not care–they don’t have to. The nation’s ethanol industry may be in just such a position when it comes to concerns that the distiller’s grains it produces increases e coli O157H7 in cattle.
At least that’s the impression one gets from reading "Distillers grain
The e coli-tained lettuce that Taco Johns served to its customers in 2006 continues to be thrown 
about like a hot potato among those who were involved. Taco Johns sued Bix Produce , Roma, Pacific Marketing and the Wegis Family Limited Partnership in federal court.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader yesterday (Jan. 31) reported that the
Marti Davis of the Knoxville News Sentinel spoke with the McDonald family, whose two children became ill with E. coli infections last fall after eating Cargill ground beef patties.
Preschoolers John and Michaela McDonald shared a burger that led to a prolonged stay in intensive care and cost 4-year-old John part of his bowel and
Health officials in Dallas now say they confiscated beef sold off the street to owners of the Chicken Shack, which is located in the 6000 block of Lamar Street, before it could be cooked or sold to anyone else.
The suspected source of the beef is the stolen trailer, which was taken from the parking
According to a Texas health department division manager, recalled beef is finding its way into back alley transactions in places as surprising as barber shops, reports the Dallas Business Journal.
14,800 pounds of E. coli-contaminated beef was stolen from a Texas American Food Service truck, and the health department has fanned out across North
This week’s Food Safety Infosheet from the International Food Safety Network (iFSN) out of Kansas State University and the University of Guelph addresses concerns about E. coli O157:H7 – a potentially deadly foodborne pathogen. From the infosheet:
E. coli O157:H7 can cause vomiting, diarrhea and can lead to kidney damage and is most dangerous
20-year-old Stephanie Smith has woken from nine weeks in a medically-induced coma shortly before Christmas. Smith became ill with an E. coli infection in September after eating a contaminated hamburger, and has since been hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome.
On October 6, 2007, Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation announced that it was recalling approximately 845,000