Rocky Mountain Natural Meats has recalled approximately 66,000 pounds of bison meat – both ground and steak- in response to at least five linked cases of E. coli O157:H7 in Colorado. There is another potentially linked illness in New York.
Outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 in the summer months are nothing new. Numerous studies have detailed the
Eight confirmed and two suspected cases of E. coli bacteria were reported Friday in Ellensburg by the Kittitas County Public Health Department, an increase of three from Thursday. Eight of the 10 cases were in children who attend Creative Kids Learning Center or Little Tot Town day care centers, which the health department closed Wednesday.
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Henderson, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products.
FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Colorado with illness onset dates between June 4, 2010 and June 9, 2010.
The number of those sickened by raw milk in Boulder County Colorado has grown to 24. Earlier this week, health officials announced that 16 people were suffering from E. coli O157:H7 and campylobacter infections lined to unpasteurized goat’s milk from the Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont, Colorado. Now 8 more illnesses have been identified. This may
Food Safety Advocate Bill Marler educates the public about the potentially deadly risks of drinking raw milk
The debate over raw milk is heating up. Advocates of the fresh-from-the-farm, raw dairy product, claim that it is rich in disease-fighting nutrients, which they believe are lost in the pasteurization process. Meanwhile, the United States government and
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The most recent report is that 37 people have suffered confirmed Salmonella infections in the Salmonella outbreak at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois. Eight victims have required hospitalization, and two of those victims remain hospitalized.
The strain of Salmonella in the Skokie Country Club outbreak is Salmonella enteritidis, which is one of the