The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) are working with the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and public health agencies in other states on an ongoing investigation of an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections associated with eating organic baby spinach.
E. coli outbreak in Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio linked to Josie’s Organics Baby Spinach
As of November 15, 2021, a total of 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from seven states – Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio
Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 15, 2021, to October 27, 2021.
Sick people range in age from 2 to
Sorry to be a pest CDC and FDA, but are not the 2019 and 2020 Jimmy John’s “Sproutbreaks” one outbreak with 73 sick with E. coli O103 from one seed supplier?
If the FDA, CDC, Jimmy Johns corporate and the seed supplier (ISS) went public in 2019, would 51 been sickened in 2020?
When the CDC declared the Jimmy John’s E. coli O103 outbreak over at a total of 51 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 reported from 10 states, that included
More kids with E. coli after attending Georgia National Fair
Over the last three decades we have represented dozens of victims of E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to fairs and petting zoos. See www.fair-safety.com
Here is a presentation I did 16 years and a day ago:
According to press reports, the Georgia Department of Public Health says they’ve now confirmed a total of five
E. coli outbreak linked to the Georgia National Fair in Perry Georgia
See The Associated Press reports tonight that Georgia state health officials are investigating whether E. coli (presumably, E. coli O157:H7) was spread at the Georgia National Fair held earlier this month.
The Georgia Department of Public Health said it has confirmed four cases of the illness among children who were at the event in
What’s with these Mystery E. coli Outbreaks in Iowa, Oregon and Kentucky?
In June 2021, several Maquoketa, Iowa children were reported receiving care at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City after developing serious complications from E. coli. But local health officials have still not yet identified the source. The Jackson County Health Department, through Genesis VNA, is working to determine what might have
Kentucky reports outbreak of E. coli due to food distribution
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services reports that ten Kentuckians recently tested positive with a strain of E. coli O157:H7. Of the cases, two individuals developed a rare but serious condition called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Public health investigators have not yet identified the source of the outbreak but have noted that some sort
More Parsley recalled over E. coli testing
Buurma Farms Inc. of Willard, OH, is voluntarily recalling 320 boxes of its Plain Parsley after testing showed possible contamination with Shiga-toxin producing E.coli.
The product being recalled is Buurma Plain (flat leaf) Parsley with a harvest date of August 30, 2021 from their Gregory, Michigan location. A random, routine regulatory sample collected on
Dole Curly Leaf Parsley recalled over E. coli risk
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of conventional Curly Leaf Parsley. The product being recalled is Dole® Curly Leaf Parsley, with harvest dates of August 18, 2021, and August 19, 2021. A random, routine regulatory sample collected in Michigan tested positive for non-O157 STEC (Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli). Dole Fresh
September E. coli update from Jackson County Oregon – Mystery Cause
Jackson County Public Health is investigating an unusually high number of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cases. Since August 8, 2021, 16 cases have been reported to Jackson County, and 12 (75%) of these cases have been hospitalized. The age range of the cases is from 11 months to 65 years of age, with the