26 Canadians Sick with E. coli O21 prompts more Flour Recalled
Various sizes of Robin Hood “Best for Blending” flour are now among a number of products that have been subject to a food recall warning by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
A national recall of flour due to E. coli O21 contamination, which was first announced last month, has been expanded yet again. The
Marler Clark retained in General Mills E. coli Outbreak
The FDA, CDC, and state and local officials investigated a multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O121 and O26 infections. CDC reports that 63 people infected with the outbreak strains of E. coli O121, and O26 were reported from 24 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from December 21, 2015 to September
How large will the Dixie Dew and I.M. Healthy E. coli Outbreak get?
We represent 18 people – including 7 with hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Twenty-nine people infected with the outbreak strains of STEC O157:H7 have been reported from 12 states. Arizona 4, California 5, Florida 1, Illinois 1, Massachusetts 1, Maryland 1, Missouri 1, New Jersey 1, Oregon 9, Virginia, 2, Washington 2, and Wisconsin 1.
Illnesses started
Canada E. coli O121 Outbreak: Flour Recall Expands
A Canadian recall of flour due to E. coli O121 contamination, which was first announced last month is being expanded to cover additional products.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) recall on March 28 affected Robin Hood flour sold in four provinces in Western Canada and was later expanded across the country.
The recall
Updated: Boston’s Chicken and Rice Guys E. coli Outbreak hit 15 with 10 Hospitalized
The Boston Globe reported last night reported that an E. coli O157: H7 outbreak had shuttered three locations of the Chicken & Rice Guys, as well as its fleet of Middle Eastern food trucks, Boston health inspectors said Tuesday.
Today, that number jumped to 15 with at least 10 people hospitalized.
The department confirmed 15
Boston E. coli Outbreak Sickens 7 and Shutters Chicken and Rice Guys
Megan Woolhouse of the Boston Globe reported tonight that an E. coli outbreak had shuttered three locations of the Chicken & Rice Guys, as well as its fleet of Middle Eastern food trucks, Boston health inspectors said Tuesday.
The department confirmed seven cases of E. coli stemming from the Chicken & Rice Guys Allston location,
Florida Mom and Daughter Speak Out on E. coli Outbreak
James A. Jones Jr. of the Brandeton Herald reported on “a Manatee County teen [being] among 29 people nationwide suspected of falling ill during an E. coli outbreak linked to a peanut butter substitute.”
During a month-long stay in All Children’s Hospital, Lily O’Neal, 14, suffered kidney failure, went into a coma, couldn’t talk and
I.M. Healthy and Dixie Dew E. coli Outbreak Update – What Shoes to Drop Next?
Next Steps:
It is likely over the coming weeks that the following will be happening or are even happening now:
- Criminal Investigation of Dixie Dew and perhaps I.M. Healthy
- Additional Illnesses
- Additional Civil Lawsuits – both illness victims and commercial recall claims
- Bankruptcy of one or both of Dixie Dew and I.M Healthy
- Onsite visits
Dixie Dew’s License Suspended After E. coli Outbreak
The FDA announced this evening that on March 28, 2017, the FDA used authorities granted under the 2011 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to suspend the food facility registration of Dixie Dew Products, Inc. (Dixie Dew) of Erlanger, Kentucky, because products manufactured in this facility may be contaminated.
Soy nut butter manufactured by Dixie Dew