World Kidney Day is March 11 and part of raising awareness about the importance of our kidneys to our overall health is understanding that food poisoning is a major contributor to kidney failure in children.
The worldwide leading cause of kidney…
Food safety advocates have asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for a policy change when routine inspections turn up positive tests in meat for E. coli O157:H7.
They are calling for a shift to deeper investigations — a reform supported by national food…
With the latest issue of Consumer Reports confirming that the produce industry is still selling pre-washed, bagged salad greens that contain problematic levels of bacteria, it’s appropriate to review why this will no doubt lead to another outbreak of E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella or…
According to a year-end review of federal records by national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, more than 1 million pounds of ground beef and beef cuts intended for grinding were recalled from market this year due to evidence of E.…
For every outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 there is a corresponding number of cases (usually 5 to 15 percent of the total) that develop into a life-threatening complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). What follows is an E. coli HUS…
State and federal health officials are investigating what food caused the Camp Bournedale E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among a class of sixth graders from Lincoln, Rhode Island.
The trip to the camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts, happened October 13-16. According to a press…
By Fred Pritzker
A new study published this week concludes that young children and females have an increased risk of developing life-threatening HUS, or hemolytic uremic syndrome, once infected with E. coli O157:H7.
The study by 11 microbiologists from a range of state and…
By Fred Pritzker
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an enteric pathogen that can cause life threatening hemorrhagic colitis and, in very severe cases, hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS.
In the United States every year, an estimated 70,000 to 73,000 people are infected by the bacteria,…
By Fred Pritzker
It’s relatively easy for the general public to understand the sequence of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak involving ground beef, but scientists are still studying how the pathogen finds its way from the stomachs of cattle and other hooved…
The following essay was written by Fred Pritzker, founder and president of national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys. Mr. Pritzker is representing victims of the Nestle cookie dough lawsuit.
By Fred Pritzker
Nestle USA’s food plant in Danville, Virginia, is…
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