A little over a week ago, health officials in Green County, Wisconsin announced to the public that they were investigating an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that began in mid-August. The outbreak claimed the life of a 20-month-old girl and sickened at least 8 others. Today, health officials report that they are still struggling to
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Walnut Recall Expanded in Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Johnvince Foods announced a recall on Thursday, September 1, 2011, of some President’s Choice and Reddi Snack walnuts because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The raw, shelled walnuts products were imported from the United States and later packaged and distributed in Canada. The…
Tri State Beef Recalls 228,596 Pounds of Beef Due to E. coli Contamination
Tri State Beef, a Cincinnati, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 228,596 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued today.
The following product is subject to recall:
- Combo bins of “TRI-STATE BEEF
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FDA Finds Insanitary Conditions at Sally Jackson Cheese
The FDA has released their Form 483 (PDF), detailing several alarming and insanitary practices at Sally Jackson Cheese’s manufacturing facility that likely contributed to the current raw cheese E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among Washington, Oregon, Vermont, and Minnesota residents.
Among the more egregious findings:
- The owner was observed throughout the day doing such things as stirring
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E. coli Found in Bravo Farms Gouda Cheese Sold at Costco
The link between Bravo Farms’s Dutch Style Raw Milk Gouda Cheese and an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 among at least 37 Southwest residents became even stronger today. The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed that an intact sample of the raw milk Gouda cheese sampled and sold at numerous Costco stores has cultured…
E. coli Illnesses Linked to Northwest Michigan Fair
Officials with Grand Traverse County Health Department have reported three probable cases of Shigatoxin-producing E.coli in the past week. Information was not provided on the specific strain, but the most common pathogenic strain of the bacteria is E. coli O157:H7. According to this report, "All cases were in children and all three attended the Northwestern Michigan Fair…
Attendee of Penn State Tennis Camp Reportedly Ill With E. coli
The student newspaper at Penn State is reporting that an attendee to a tennis camp at PSU left early last week, and has been told that he had contracted E. coli. There is no confirmation that the illness was contracted at the camp. The report did not indicate the strain of E. coli to be…
Number of Raw Milk Illnesses in Colorado Continues to Grow
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…
Report on UK Petting Zoo E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Warns that Risk Continues
In 2009, 93 people, mostly young children, were sickened in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to the Godstone Farm in Surrey, U.K. A year later, an independent inquiry into the matter has produced a report that concluded that dozens of cases of E. coli O157:H7 "could have been prevented if authorities had acted earlier…
Agency Report on U.K. Petting Zoo E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Due
A report on last summer’s outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 , traced to the Godstone Farm in Surrey, U.K. is due shortly, according to the BBC. Ninety-three people, mostly young children, were sickened in the outbreak.
The inquiry was ordered by the Health Protection Agency. The Agency was criticized for a slow response to the…