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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…
Lincoln NE Area Lake Tainted With E. coli
By Fred Pritzker on 17, August 2010
A popular recreational lake in the greater Lincoln, Nebraska, area has been found with very high levels of E. coli. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has not closed Branched Oak Lake to swimming or other recreation, but…
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…
CDC E. coli Outbreak Surveillance Report for 2007
By Kathy Will on 15, August 2010
E. coli 0157:H7 and other foodborne agents cause an estimated 76 million illnesses annually in the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published its latest set of data on foodborne disease outbreaks submitted from all…
Valley Meat Co. E.coli Recall Retail List Posted
By Fred Pritzker on 11, August 2010
The Valley Meat Company E. coli recall distribution list has been posted by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). On August 6, the Modesto, California company recalled about one million pounds of ground beef that could…
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…
Clark County, WA Warns of Possible E coli O157 Risk
By Kathy Will on 9, August 2010
A child who recently tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 attended a supervised play area at Lake Shore Athletic Club near Vancouver, Washington while possibly contagious. Clark County Public Health and Lake Shore managers are asking parents to…
Valley Meat Beef Recall Follows E. coli Outbreak
By Marni Ginther on 6, August 2010
Valley Meat Company of Modesto, CA has recalled one million pounds of ground beef following an E. coli outbreak in California, according to the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). Seven people have been sickened in the outbreak,…
