At least 25 E. coli illnesses in residents of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and California have been linked to Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese sold or offered at Costco during the "cheese road show" between October 5 and November 1. Yesterday, the CDC released its first investigative summary on the outbreak:
Investigation of the Outbreak
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene continues to investigate the link between E. coli O157:H7 infections and the consumption of apple cider from Westminster’s Baugher’s Orchard and Farm. According to the Carroll County Times:
Frances Phillips, Deputy Secretary for Public Health from the DHMH, said the department has been notified of seven cases
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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., one of the country’s largest egg distributors, today learned from the FDA that one of its suppliers, Ohio Fresh Eggs, LLC, Croton, Ohio, had a routine environmental study sample that tested positive for Salmonella Enteritidis (SE). Cal-Maine purchased approximately 24,000 dozen unprocessed eggs from Ohio Fresh that were processed and re-packaged by the Company’s
Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese is source of E. coli outbreak in 5 states.
Public health officials and Costco announced yesterday that Gouda cheese sold at the wholesale chain has been identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. As many as 25 people in 5 states have been identified as part of
A Westminster, Maryland company called Baugher Enterprise Inc has been linked to an outbreak of at least 7 E. coli O157:H7 illnesses associated with the consumption of unpasteurized apple cider. Three of the victims have been hospitalized.
Foodpoisoning and E. coli outbreaks are bad enough. They really make you mad when the company has been warned
Two separate E. coli outbreaks were announced today linked to a Costco cheese product and Baugher’s unpasteurized apple cider from Maryland:
Costco Dutch Style Gouda Cheese E. coli Outbreak:
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention join Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco), in warning consumers not to consume Bravo Farms Dutch
Officials said the potential association exists with the consumption of unpasteurized Baugher’s apple cider. Maryland public health officials said a Westminster company has voluntarily recalled call of its apple cider because of its potential to contain the E. coli bacteria. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Thursday that it was investigating a
Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese, (Costco item 40654) offered for sale and in cheese sampling events at Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) locations is preliminarily linked with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention join Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco), in warning
Arizona has confirmed 11 E. coli O157:H7 cases likely tied to cheese sold or tasted at Costco stores in October. Overall, more than two dozen cases of E. coli in five states, also including Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and California, are likely tied to such cheese, the Arizona Department of Health Services said in a
In the past, I’ve been critical of bad PR by companies at the center of outbreaks of foodborne disease. Many times, the bad PR choices and statements come from small-scale producers who, in their defense, are often fighting for the very survival of their businesses. Sometimes, however, it’s regular old corporations that loudly proclaim their