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Steak Safety: The Straight Story
E. coli in steak: What you need to know
Is it always safe to eat a steak served rare? Seems like a simple question.
But a Dec. 24 National Steak and Poultry recall of almost 250,000 pounds of blade-tenderized beef forced consumers…
Steak E. coli Outbreak Investigated by Food Safety Attorneys
National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen is investigating a possible nationwide E. coli O157:H7 outbreak involving meat injected with tenderizing ingredients and served at large United States restaurant chains.
Lower-quality cuts of meat are often injected with ingredients, such as brine, to…
E coli HUS Frequently Asked Questions
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…
CDC Warns Consumers on E coli Ground Beef
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a standing advisory out to consumers to check their refrigerators and freezers for ground beef products produced by Fairbank Farms and purchased on or after September 15 from a variety of retailers in…
Rhode Island E coli Lawsuit Is 2nd from Outbreak
The family of an 11-year-old girl from Lincoln, Rhode Island, has filed a ground beef E. coli lawsuit against the company that supplied fresh hamburger meat to the Camp Bournedale nature camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
According to the suit filed late…
Minnesota Harvest Petting Zoo E coli Outbreak
Sponsel’s Minnesota Harvest Petting Zoo near Jordan, Minnesota, was temporarily shut down after preliminary tests by the state health department found that a 3-year-old boy’s E. coli infection may have been caused by contact at the zoo.
Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is investigating whether others…
School Trip E. coli Outbreak at Camp Bournedale
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…
