2 New E. coli Outbreaks with Genetic Links to Past Romaine Outbreaks
E. coliThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced two E. coli outbreaks yesterday saying the food source has not yet been confirmed but that the genetic fingerprints of the E. coli O157:H7 cultured from those sickened matches the…
Study: Romaine Causes Most E. coli Outbreaks Linked to Leafy Greens
E. coliBetween 2009 and 2018, 40 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreaks were linked to leafy greens with romaine lettuce identified as the source of more than half of them, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Ground Beef E. coli Recall at Walmart, Food City and Other Stores
E. coliGround beef sold at Walmart, Food City and other stores is being recalled because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. On June 13, Lakeside Refrigerated Services of Swedesboro, N.J issued the recall after it was notified by the U.S.…
USDA Issues E. coli Health Alert for P&S Beef Ravioli
E. coliThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for frozen P&S Jumbo Meat Ravioli for potential contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The products were produced on April 30,…
CDC Declares End to Jimmy John's E. coli Clover Sprouts Outbreak
E. coliAn E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts sold at Jimmy John's sandwich shops has ended after sickening 51 people in 10 states, hospitalizing three of them. Public health officials used genetic tests to identify the genetic "fingerprint"…
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Clover Spouts at Jimmy John's Expands
E. coliAn E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts sold at Jimmy John's and elsewhere has expanded to include 39 illnesses in six states. Two people have been hospitalized. Twenty-five new cases - all but one of them in Utah have been reported since…
Chicago Indoor Garden Sprouts Linked to E. coli Outbreak
E. coliRed clover sprouts produced by Chicago Indoor Garden have been linked to an E. coli O103 outbreak that also includes clover sprouts served on sandwiches at Jimmy John's restaurants. The outbreak, which includes 14 illnesses in five states,…
Jimmy John's Clover Sprout E. coli Outbreak Hits 5 States
E. coliClover sprouts at Jimmy John's restaurants have been linked to an E. coli outbreak in five states: Illinios, Iowa, Missouri, Texas an Utah. The latest Jimmy John's E. coli outbreak comes just weeks after another E. coli outbreak linked to clover…
After E. coli Outbreak, FDA Issues Warning Letter to Sprouts Unlimited
E. coliThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Sprouts Unlimited of Marion, Iowa after clover sprouts produced by the company were linked to an E. coli outbreak in Iowa that sickened 22 people who ate the sprouts…
After Latest E. coli Outbreak, FDA issues Warning to Jimmy John's
E. coliThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC saying that the company, which has been linked to at least five food poisoning outbreaks over the last seven years, has "engaged in a pattern of…
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce from Salinas, CA Ends
E. coliThe end of the lettuce-growing season in Salinas, CA has brought about the end of a months-long E. coli outbreak linked to romaine from that area, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency has also lifted…
Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp Salad E. coli Outbreak Ends with 10 Sick
E. coliThe E. coli outbreak linked to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp salad kits has ended with 10 people from five states sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although these kits contain romaine lettuce from Salinas,…