E. coli Outbreak
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…
Prevention History of Steak E coli Outbreaks Dates to 1997
In November of 1997, the Meat and Poultry Subcommittee of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods stated that standard beef steaks have a low probability of E. coli O157:H7 migrating from the surface to the interior of the beef muscle.
Because of this, the…
Fairbank Farm E. coli Recall Widens to More Stores
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has expanded the list of retailers involved in the Fairbank Farms ground beef recall. The ground beef E. coli outbreak has resulted in two deaths, about two dozen confirmed illnesses and the recall…
CDC Reports on Fairbank Ground Beef Outbreak
Here is the official statement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the current Fairbank ground beef E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, which is more widespread than originally reported — though still concentrated in New England. If you have…
Ground Beef E. coli Recall in 10 Eastern States
More states than originally thought were on the receiving end of potentially contaminated ground beef shipments from Fairbank Farms. Federal officials have associated fresh ground beef from the company with an active E. coli ground beef outbreak in New England.
After tests confirmed the presence…
New England Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak and Recall Affecting MA ME CT Trader Joes Shaws Price Chopper BJs
A New England ground beef E. coli outbreak has been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and linked to ground beef produced by Fairbanks Farms and sold through Trader Joes, Price Chopper, Shaw’s, BJ’s, Lancaster and Wild Harvest,…
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…
E. coli Prevalent in Organic Beef
By Kathy Will
A new study released this summer by researchers at Kansas State University found that organic and naturally raised beef cattle are just as prone to E. coli O157:H7 as conventially raised animals.
Writing in the August 2009 issue of…
E. coli Outbreak Prompts JBS Swift Recall
By Kathy Will
An E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 18 people has been associated with JBS Swift Beef Company beef products. In response to this outbreak, JBS Swift issued a recall of 380,000 pounds of beef products because…
