On December 12, 2005, the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) Food Safety Program (FSP) was notified that the Washington Department of Health had received a report of a positive E. coli O157:H7 test in a patient from the Vancouver, Washington, area. WSDA FSP was further notified that the Clark County Health Department had determined
Grass Fed Ground Beef with E. coli Lawsuit by Marler Clark
FSIS was notified of an investigation of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses on June 25, 2014. Working in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), FSIS determined that there is a link between ground beef purchased at Whole Foods Market and this illness cluster. Based
Marler Clark Files Four E. coli Lawsuits in Evergreen “Sprout break”
According to the CDC, as of August 1, 2014 a total of 19 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) were reported from six states. The number of ill persons identified in each state was as follows: California (1), Idaho (3), Michigan (1), Montana (2), Utah (1),
Marler Clark Files E. coli Lawsuit Against Colorado Jimmy Johns
Late last year, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) and several Denver metropolitan area public health departments released a report of their investigation of an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) that occurred in October 2013 at Denver Jimmy John’s restaurants.
Nine cases were identified, including 1 probable
A 2009 Summer Camp with E. coli O157:H7
On October 26, 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Crocetti’s Oakdale Packing Co., doing business as South Shore Meats, Inc., a Brockton, Massachusetts establishment, recalled approximately 1,039 pounds of fresh ground beef patties derived from bench trim, as well as mechanically tenderized beef cuts. The reason for
2010 Bravo Raw Milk Cheese E. coli Outbreak
On November 4, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert to consumers and health professionals about an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in five states: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. The alert was based on epidemiological evidence linking at least 25 E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in those states
El Cubano Wholesale Meats Recalls 170,000 lbs. of Beef Cheek
A Chicago wholesale meat company is recalling nearly 170,000 pounds of meat products that may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause illness.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the recall Thursday of meat that may be tainted with a dangerous type of E. coli bacteria. The recall affects beef cheek products distributed to stores
USDA Releases Strategies to Reduce E. coli Levels at Beef Slaughterhouses
Posted by Philip Bronstein, FSIS Senior Microbiologist, on March 12, 2015
Reduction of E. coli O157 illnesses since the mid-1990’s has been one of the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s greatest public health successes, with illnesses having dropped by over 50% since 1998. While overall illnesses are down significantly, the most recently available outbreak
2010 E. coli Outbreak Caused by Unpasteurized Apple Cider
On Thursday, November 4, 2010, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release announcing that the state of Maryland was conducting an investigation of a cluster of seven Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections that had been reported in a short time span
2005 Central Florida State Fair E. coli Outbreak
The outbreak was first recognized after two separate HUS case reports were posted on the Florida Department of Health EpiCom on March 18 and March 21, 2005. The two cases (a 5-yr-old girl and a 7-yr-old boy) both reported having visited a fair with a petting zoo (Agventure) a few days prior to becoming ill.