An 86-year-old North Carolina resident died yesterday after suffering from an E. coli O157:H7 infection and subsequent complications that led to multiple organ failure. Faye Sides was hospitalized at the Rowan County Medical Center after eating at the Captain’s Galley restaurant in China Grove, North Carolina. She was one of twenty people who ate
Dairy pays fine for operating without license to sell raw milk
The owners of a Woodland, Washington, dairy paid an $8,000 fine that was assessed after an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was traced to the dairy in 2005. The fine was issued by the Washington Department of Agriculture not as punishment for selling E. coli-contaminated raw milk, but for selling raw milk without a license to
E. coli outbreaks, recalls increase
E. coli outbreaks and the discovery of E. coli contamination in ground beef and other meat products have resulted in a number of recalls in recent months (see E. coli Attorney: Recent outbreaks traced to meat products ’cause for concern’). In particular, United Food Group has recalled hundreds of thousands of pounds of ground
Food Poisoning Closes Restaurants
This week’s Food Safety Infosheet from the International Food Safety Network focuses on foodborne illness outbreaks that were traced to foods served at restaurants. In Ontario, Canada, an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was traced to a mediterranean restaurant, and in Wisconsin a viral outbreak – believed to be either rotavirus or norovirus – was traced
Spinach Fallout: The economics of recovering from, and preventing, E. coli outbreaks
The USDA’s Economic Research Service magazine, Amber Waves, featured an article written by Linda Calvin titled, "Outbreak linked to spinach forces reassessment of food safety practices." Ms. Calvin’s article offered a synopsis of last year’s E. coli outbreak traced to fresh, bagged, baby spinach, and went on to focus on the
E. coli cases traced to meat from Twin Cities grocery stores
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Minnesota state health officials are investigating seven cases of E. coli infection in Minnesotans who ate ground beef purchased at Lunds or Byerly’s grocery stores. Routine monitoring by the Health Department found the illnesses were all caused by E. coli O157:H7 bacteria with the same DNA fingerprint. All involved ground beef purchased from one of
E. coli alert: check your freezer for contaminated hamburgers
Richwood Meat Co. has recalled hamburger patties that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall was initiated after at least three children became ill with E. coli infections after eating the hamburgers at two California Little League snack shacks, according to the Eureka Reporter.
Three children fell ill after eating hamburgers
15th Case of E. Coli Reported in O.C. Linked to Lake Forest Restaurant
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A 15th person has tested positive for E. coli as authorities continue to investigate what caused the outbreak linked to an Orange County restaurant.
Fourteen customers and one employee at the restaurant in Lake Forest have tested positive for the dangerous bacterium, officials with the county Health Care Agency said Thursday. All were at the
GAO report lists food safety as area for improvement
In light of E. coli outbreaks traced to lettuce (Taco John’s E. coli outbreak and Taco Bell E. coli outbreak) and spinach in late 2006, the Government Accountability Office listed food safety as a high risk area that needs further attention in a new report that was released this week. The GAO issued
Senators Lautenberg, Durbin, Schumer, Clinton and Menendez Call for Investigation into E. Coli Outbreaks
Today, United States Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D–Ill.), Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D–N.Y.) and Robert Menendez (D–N.J.) sent a letter to the heads of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to call for the