Raw Milk E coli Debate Churns in Wisconsin

Raw milk supporters arrived by busloads yesterday in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, for a legislative hearing on a bill that public health officials say could lead to E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks and deaths by liberalizing trade in unpasteurized mi…

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E. coli in steak

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 and health of…

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Steak E. coli Outbreak Investigated by Food Safety Attorneys

Steak E. coli OutbreakNational 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 cu…

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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 HU…

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Massachusetts Adams Farm Ground Beef E coli Recall

Massachusetts Adams Farm Ground Beef E coli Recall

State and federal health officials are investigating the scope of E. coli O157:H7 contamination from ground beef products distributed by Adams Farm Slaughterhouse of Athol, Mass.

 According to a recall announcement issued Monday night by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, 2,574 pounds of…

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Steak Safety: The Straight Story

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…

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Spinach E coli Study Shows Importance of Colder Refrigeration

Spinach E coli Study Shows Importance of Colder Refrigeration

A very large and deadly spinach E. coli outbreak hit the United States in September 2006 in which 199 people in 26 states were sickened after eating contaminated, bagged spinach grown in San Benito County, California. Four deaths were linked to…

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E coli Steak Recall and Restaurant Steak E coli Outbreak

E coli Steak Recall and Restaurant Steak E coli Outbreak

National Steak and Poultry of Oklahoma has recalled 248,000 pounds of various steak products that were processed on four different days in October and may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a human pathogen banned from hamburger and mechanically tenderized or…

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CDC Warns Consumers on E coli Ground Beef

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…

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Rhode Island E coli Lawsuit Is 2nd from Outbreak

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.Rhode-Island-E.-coli

According to the suit filed late…

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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…

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Nestle E. coli Outbreak Update

Nestle E. coli Outbreak Update

By Pritzker Olsen

Today, June 30, 2009, the CDC reported additional illnesses associated with consumption of Nestle refrigerated cookie dough.  Also, FDA found E. coli in an unopened package of Nestle Toll House cookie dough that was in Nestle’s Danville, Virginia,…

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Important Information about the Nestlé® TOLL HOUSE® Refrigerated Cookie Dough Products Recall From PritzkerOlsen, P.A., One of America’s Most Experienced Food Safety Law Firms

Important Information about the Nestlé® TOLL HOUSE® Refrigerated Cookie Dough Products Recall From PritzkerOlsen, P.A., One of America’s Most Experienced Food Safety Law Firms

By Pritzker Olsen

We are receiving hundreds of calls and emails from people concerned about E. coli O157:H7 exposure from Nestlé® TOLL HOUSE® refrigerated cookie dough products.  Here are some important facts to keep in mind:

Cookie Dough E. coli1) The symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 infections…

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Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak Associated with Valley Meats

Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak Associated with Valley Meats

By Pritzker Olsen

Ecoli husSeveral people in Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania have been diagnosed with the same strain of E. coli O157:H7.  The common link is that they consumed ground beef produced by Valley Meats LLC, an Illinois firm, according to federal…

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