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The Romaine E. coli Outbreak and the Secret of Secret Outbreaks
E. coliLast week, on Halloween, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted an item on the "FDA in Brief" tab of the "FDA Newsroom" section of the agency's website. This is generally the section where the FDA alerts us that it has provided…
Mann Vegetable Listeria Recall Includes More Than a Dozen Brands
Listeria, PathogensMann Packing Co. Inc. of Salinas, CA has issued a recall for 134 varieties of fresh and frozen vegetables sold under more than a dozen brand names for potential Listeria risk. The recalled items were sold in Canada and the U.S. The company said…
Whoops! ADM Says Even More King Arthur Flour Was at E. coli Risk
E. coliMore King Arthur flour is being recalled after the company was notified that its manufacturer, ADM Milling Co. in Buffalo, NY, forgot to include three lots of flour in the original recall in June 2019 and the expanded recall in October 2019. The…
Pride of Florida Recalls Beef for E. coli Risk
E. coliPride of Florida of Raiford, FL has issued a recall of almost 65,000 pounds of beef shipped to commercial distributors that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service…
ADM E. coli O26 Recall Triggers Recall of More King Arthur Flour
E. coliE. coli in samples of flour produced at ADM Milling Co.'s Buffalo, NY location has triggered a recall of more King Arthur flour for potential contamination. The King Arthur recall states that the company is unaware of any illnesses related…
Restaurant Food Linked to Philadelphia E. coli Outbreak, 19 Sick
E. coliAn E. coli outbreak has sickened 19 people in Philadelphia who ate at a restaurant or restaurants that have not yet been named. The illnesses were reported between August 30, 2019, and September 6. 2019 from people ranging in age from 7 to 90…
Minnesota State Fair E. coli Outbreak: 11 Sick, 1 with HUS
E. coliContact with animals is the suspected source of an E. coli outbreak at the Minnesota State Fair that sickened 11 people. Six people were hospitalized, one of them with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). a potentially fatal form of kidney failure…
Another Gold Medal Unbleached Flour E. coli Recall
E. coliGeneral Mills has issued a recall for Gold Medal Unbleached flour for potential E. coli O26. Three years ago, the same flour and the same E. coli strain were linked to an E. coli outbreak that sickened 63 people in 24 states. General…
Urban Remedy Recalls Salads, Wraps for Potential E. coli
E. coliUrban Remedy is recalling salads and wraps that contain spinach that may be contaminated with E. coli and should not be eaten. The Urban Remedy recall includes 76 products created by the California-based company. At the time of teh recall,…
E. coli Outbreak Associated with Philadelphia Restaurants Grows
E. coliThe E. coli outbreak associated with Philadelphia restaurants has expanded to include 16 people with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections. Announced last week by city health officials, the outbreak includes cases associated with multiple…
Is Restaurant Food the Source of a Philadelphia E. coli Outbreak?
E. coliAn E. coli outbreak in Philadelphia has sickened 14 people some of whom ate at restaurants. All of the cases have been reported since August 30, 2019 and involve patients who range in age from 7 to 90 years old. An investigation of…
Ground Bison E. coli Outbreaks Linked to Restaurants and Grocery Stores
E. coliAn ongoing E. coli outbreak linked to ground bison has sickened 21 people in seven states. The illnesses are not the first to be linked to ground bison products sold at grocery stores and served at restaurants. A decade ago, Pritzker Hageman…