Joint Press Release
Stephanie Smith and Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation announce jointly that they have settled the lawsuit filed by Ms. Smith in December 2009. Ms. Smith, a twenty-two year old former dance instructor from Cold Spring, Minnesota, sued for the severe injuries she suffered as a result of an E. coli O157:H7 infection in
The number of confirmed and probable E. coli O145 infections remained steady at 29 today, but additional recalls were announced as evidence of additional contaminated product surfaced. CIDRAP reported on developing news on a number of fronts:
The lettuce E. coli outbreak has caused at least 19 confirmed illnesses, and likely many more. Michigan appears to be at the epicenter of the outbreak, with 10 illnesses among the 19 confirmed illnesses counted by the CDC and FDA. The Michigan arm of the lettuce E. coli outbreak is centered in Washtenaw County. Also, a
According to the FDA and CDC, to date, there have been 19 confirmed and additional unconfirmed cases of E. coli O145 infections in Michigan, Ohio, and New York. These illnesses include 12 individuals who have been hospitalized, and three with a potentially life threatening complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a serious
At least 29 confirmed and probable E. coli O145 illnesses have been linked to romaine lettuce manufactured and delivered by Freshway Foods. Freshway has recalled romaine lettuce due to the outbreak in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The outbreak has also caused at least 3 hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) illnesses, and likely more.
The
Today, USDA-FSIS issued apublic health alert for various ready-to-eat deli meat products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
FSIS was notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that various ready-to-eat deli meat products subject to recall in Canada may have been exported to the United States. Recently, a problem was discovered through
To recap, Freshway Foods has recalled chopped romaine lettuce products due to an outbreak of E. coli O145 associated with the product in Michigan, Ohio, and New York. To date, the outbreak has caused 29 confirmed probable illnesses in those three states, although the true number of illnesses in the outbreak is likely much bigger.
Ohio foodpoisoning and outbreak problems are mounting by the day. The state’s top outbreak journalist, Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch, added another layer to the romaine lettuce E. coli O145 outbreak story. According to Misti’s article this morning, tests conducted by the State of Ohio on lettuce from Andrew Smith Company have returned positive for
With 29 confirmed and probable cases of E. coli O145 infection linked to Freshway brand romaine lettuce, investigators continue their search to confirm the lettuce’s place of origin. A possible answer is the farms in Yuma, Arizona: "A potential location has been identified in Yuma," Kurt Nolte, Yuma County Cooperative Extension director and
A health official says food poisoning perhaps from an ingredient in chicken salad could be what killed three Louisiana mental health hospital patients and sickened 40 others.
Officials say patients at Pineville’s Central State Hospital showed signs of gastrointestinal stress beginning Friday morning. The three deaths — a 43-year-old woman, 41-year-old man and 52-year-old man