College E. coli outbreaks: 3 more schools on the distinguished list
E. coli outbreaks and college life are becoming more and more synonymous. Most parents of incoming freshman worry about alcohol and other extracurricular activities, but...
Help wanted: time for government to act on food safety
Circumstances have long been ripe for calling all shiga-toxin producing strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) “adulterants” in our food supply. The USDA’s Food Safety...
60 reported foodpoisoning illnesses in New York, Michigan, Ohio E. coli O145 Outbreak
As many as 60 people are now thought to be ill from infection by E. coli O145 in New York, Michigan, and Ohio. The Centers...
Food Safety and Oil Spills
With so much on our plates currently wirh regard to food safety (E. coli O145 outbreak in Michigan, Ohio, and New York; ongoing raw milk...
E. coli O145 and foodpoisoning lawsuits
The country became conscious of E. coli in 1993 after an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak struck West Coast Jack in the Box restaurants. 700 people...
CDC to become involved in E. coli outbreak in Ohio, Michigan, and New York
Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch, who keeps us all up-to-speed on the E. coli O145 outbreak in Ohio, Michigan, and New York, reported early...
As outbreaks abound, where is S 510 (a/k/a Food Safety Modernization Act)?
1. Salmonella outbreak linked to Daniele Inc salami products, and, ultimately, to contaminated red and black pepper from Wholesome Spice Company and Overseas Mincing Spice...
Columbus Dispatch on Ohio Michigan E. coli outbreak: New York resident sickened in the outbreak too.
Today, Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch reported as follows on the growing outbreak of E. coli illnesses in Ohio and Michigan: Health officials in...
Michigan/Ohio E. coli Outbreak Update
To update, two clusters of non-O157:H7 E. coli illnesses in Michigan and Ohio share the same genetic pattern and appear to be linked to a...
The time is ripe to regulate non-O157 strains of STEC E. coli
Currently, there are at least two outbreaks nationally that involve dangerous strains of E. coli that are not E. coli O157:H7. Michigan and Ohio are...
