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Escherichia coli O157:H7

E. coli HUS Threat Lingers in Schools Supplied With Recalled Beef from Huntington Meat Packing

The threat of school children contracting HUS E. coli from recalled beef made by Huntington Meat Packing Co. is continuing to prompt warnings.

The latest comes from the Kern County Department of Public Health in Bakersfield, California. Kern County officials announced that beef…

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E. coli Steak Recall Restaurant List Still Too Little, Too Late

Applebee’s and Olive Garden have been added to the list of restaurants affected by a Dec. 24 recall of nearly 250,000 pounds of steaks, medallions and other beef products that may have been tainted with  E. coli O157:H7, according to Nation’s Restaurant News. Previously…

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Beef Processors Should Take Responsibility for Contaminated Meat

by Attorney Fred Pritzker

It is a sad fact of life that meat processors selling adulterated products that harm or kill unsuspecting citizens often do whatever it takes to avoid responsibility for the harms and losses caused by their products.

Rather than…

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E. coli, HUS and TTP from Restaurant Steak

Steak E. coli O157Our E. coli lawyers are investigating cases of E. coli O157 that may be associated with steak served at restaurants in Ohio, Minnesota and other states.  If you or a family member has been diagnosed with E. coli poisoning, hemolytic uremic…

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New Hampshire E. coli Cases and One Death Linked to Fairbank Farms Hamburger

Hamburger E. coliThree E. coli O157:H7 cases and one E. coli death in New Hampshire have been linked to a recall of 545,699 pounds of Fairbank Farms ground beef products.  The CDC has a cluster of 26 E. coli cases in 11 states, including New Hampshire,…

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Fairbank Farms E. coli Outbreak Grows

ecoli-bacteriaThe multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has been linked to Ashville, N.Y.-based Fairbank Farms ground beef has now sickened at least 28 people in 12 states: California (1), Connecticut (4), Massachusetts (8), Maryland (1), Maine (2), Minnesota (1), New Hampshire…

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NDSU E. coli Alert Issued After Worker Falls Sick

North Dakota State University (NDSU) has warned members of its campus to take extra precautions against the spread of bacteria because an employee who works with E. coli has fallen ill.ecoli-bacteria

Tests have not confirmed yet whether the scientist is infected…

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E. coli Lawyer Cautions Produce Growers

When food companies are the culprits in multi-state E. coli outbreaks, it’s often the case that upper management of the firms hasn’t been closely involved in decision-making about food safety or problematic patterns leading up to the crisis.e-coli-spinach-outbreak

That’s what Elliot Olsen of national…

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Nestle Outbreak: FDA inspection of Nestle USA Danville, Virginia Plant

Nestle Outbreak FDA InspectionOn June 16, 2009, three days before the Nestle Toll House recall, the FDA began an inspection of the Nestle USA Danville, Virginia plant that had manufactured the Nestle Toll House cookie dough that has been linked to over 70…

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An Inside Look at the Nestle E. coli Outbreak

 

Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough has been linked to a Nestle E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 72 people in about 30 states. At least 10 of the patients suffered a violent complication known as HUS, or hemolytic uremic…

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