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Huron E. coli Illness Investigation in Michigan

Public health officials in Huron County, Michigan, have announced a cluster of apparent E. coli 0157:H7 infections in at least five individuals.

Huron County Health Department issued a press release about the apparent E. coli outbreak, but did not…

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Cargill E.coli O26 Recall Shows Need for Tighter Beef Regulations

In light of the recent Cargill beef recall related to E. coli O26, food safety lawyer Fred Pritzker discusses the need for tighter regulations on E. coli strains other than E. coli O157, which is the most commonly known strain…

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E. coli Ground Beef Recall in Massachusetts

Ground beef sold at nine BJ’s stores in Massachusetts is included in the latest Cargill E. coli ground beef recall. TheĀ  tainted meat has been associated with two confirmed E. coli 026 infections in Maine and one in…

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Hamburger E. coli Outbreak

BJ’s Wholesale Club stores in eight states carried ground beef recalled by Cargill that may be contaminated with E. coli 026.

The Cargill ground beef recall is for 8,500 pounds of ground beef chubs produced June 11 for use…

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Cargill Hamburger E. coli Recall and Outbreak

Two people from Maine and one from New York have confirmed E. coli 026 infections from identical bacteria and their illnesses have been convincingly associated with Cargill hamburger meat recalled by the company early today.

This Cargill hamburger E.

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Texas Commission Probing Fralo’s Pizza E. coli

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has taken over the investigation into how E. coli found its way into the water well that supplies Fralo’s Art of Pizza in Leon Springs.

At least 24 patrons of the popular…

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E. coli Outbreak: Fralo’s Pizza San Antonio: E. coli Water Contamination

Pritzker Olsen attorneys are investigating the E coli outbreak at Fralo’s Art of Pizza restaurant and the illnesses linked to this outbreak. For a free consultation with an attorney call 1-888-377-8900 or submit our online contact form on this…

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E. coli Lawyers Investigate Illnesses Possibly Connected to Texas Restaurant

e. coli water contamination lawsuitFralo’s Pizza in Leon Springs, Texas reopened this week after the city’s health department shut it down because of E. coli contamination in the restaurant’s water, local news sources reported. Dozens of customers and employees got sick after eating…

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E coli Cases Linked to NW Michigan Fair Grand Traverse County

The Grand Traverse County Health Department reported three cases of shiga toxin-producing E coli. The victims are all children and they range in age from 5 to 15 years-old. The one thing all three kids have in common is that…

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E. coli ground beef outbreaks highlighted by CDC

Over time, E. coli ground beef outbreaks have proven to be a significant factor in causing illnesses across large geographic areas.

The pattern held up in the most recent CDC Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance Report compiled by the…

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