E. coli Outbreak
Canadian E. coli Outbreak Associated With Festival
At least 26 people have fallen sick from a suspected E. coli outbreak in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canadian health officials have associated the majority of cases with food eaten at the Russsian pavilion of the annual Folklorama multicultural festivals,
Valley Meat Co. E.coli Recall Retail List Posted
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 potentially…
Valley Meat Beef Recall Follows E. coli Outbreak
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, which…
Three Hospitalized With E. coli in Minnesota
An E. coli outbreak in Bemidji, Minnesota has put three people in the hospital and one of those three has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), according to local news sources. A complication that can seriously damage the kidneys, E. coli…
Latest CDC Roundup Indicates 5,309 E. coli Cases for 2008
E. coli O157:H7 has been a nationally notifiable disease with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since 1994. National surveillance for all Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) began in 2001.
This week, the CDC released its latest…
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats Bison E. coli Recall Expanded
The Colorado firm that recalled more than 60,000 pounds of ground bison and tenderized bison steaks expanded the recall to include more than 700 pounds of bison meat distributed to a firm in Nevada for further processing, according to…
Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak Linked to Hartmann Dairy Farm in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has released new evidence that an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 5 Minnesotans is linked to raw milk products from the Hartmann Dairy Farm in Gibbon, Minnesota. The strain…
Water at Sports Complex Contaminated with E. coli Causes Illness in Missouri
At least 14 people have fallen ill after drinking water at a sports complex in Cape Girardeau County in Missouri.
All the cases have been linked to E. coli in water at Class Act Sports Complex, 2336 County Road 301,…
Colorado Prison Food Poisoning Associated with E. Coli O111
An E. coli outbreak among inmates at a Canon City, Colorado prison has sickened three and eight more may also have become infected, according to local news reports. The suspected pathogen is E. coli O111, which is a…
Four Mile Prison E. coli Outbreak
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is investigating the Four Mile Prison E. coli outbreak, a situation where at least 13 of 500 incarcerated offenders are believed to be infected with E. coli O157:H7.
The…
