E. coli Prevention
Fralo’s Pizza E. coli Contamination UPDATE
By Elliot Olsen on 27, August 2010
News continues to develop in the case of a cluster of E. coli illnesses among diners and employees at a Leon Springs, Texas, pizza shop, local news sources report. According to a San Antonio news site, a new investigator is…
E. coli in Drinking Water at New Jersey Amusement Park
By Fred Pritzker on 18, August 2010
Drinking water at Land of Make Believe amusement park in Hope Township, New Jersey has tested positive for E. coli bacteria, according to local news outlets. The park will undergo plumbing repairs and water use restrictions, Warren County Health Officer…
E. coli in Water Supply Prompts Advisory in New York Community
By Marni Ginther on 17, August 2010
Residents of Green Acres Mobile Home Park in Hornellsville, New York will have to boil their water as a precaution against E. coli contamination, according to local news sources. The Steuben County Department of Public Health and Nursing Services issued…
USDA-FSIS Proposed Rule Redefines the Eight-Hour Workday for Inspection Program Personnel
By Kathy Will on 17, August 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) has announced a proposed rule that would redefine the eight-hour workday for inspection program personnel at federally inspected meat and poultry slaughter establishments. Under the proposed regulation,…
HUS E coli in Wisconsin Possibly Connected to Petting Zoo
By Kathy Will on 16, August 2010
A young child with E. coli-related hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Wisconsin may have been sickened at a petting zoo. The child, an 18-month-old girl from Lomira, Wisconsin, is battling HUS complications, including HUS kidney failure. She is expected to…
E. coli Prevention Research Focuses on Scottish Farmers
By Marni Ginther on 10, August 2010
Certain farmers in the Grampain region in the north of Scotland are, to some degree, immune to the deadly bacteria Escherichia coli O157:H7, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) reports. Researchers at Bangor…
Well Water Contaminated With E. coli In Massachusetts
By Elliot Olsen on 4, August 2010
A Wareham, Massachusetts well has tested positive for E. coli, according to local news sources. Maple Springs Well No. 4 untreated water samples collected on Monday and tested on Tuesday showed the presence of the potentially harmful pathogen. Although water…
E. coli in Flour and Cookie Dough Addressed at Food Protection Conference
By Fred Pritzker on 3, August 2010
At this year’s annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) in Anaheim, California, several presentations address the issue of E. coli contamination in refrigerated cookie dough and the flour used to make it.
One presentation, “Flour…
Stricter Food Safety Penalites Sought in New Legislation
By Marni Ginther on 31, July 2010
Companies that knowingly violate food safety standards would face stricter penalties under a new bill introduced Thursday by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). The Food Safety Enforcement Act would allow prosecutors to seek prison sentences of up to 10 years…
E. coli Traceability and Eradication Legislation Proposed
By Marni Ginther on 30, July 2010
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced legislation Thursday that would tighten testing regulations on meat and meat processing facilities. The goal of the E. coli Traceability and Eradication Act is to completely eradicate the dangerous Shiga toxin-producing E. coli bacteria,…
