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E. coli Outbreak

Beligium WI Child E coli Outbreak Investigated

A Village of Belgium E. coli outbreak in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, is being investigated by public health officials.

Fox 6 News of Milwaukee reports that several children, all living on Grand Avenue in Belgium, have been stricken by E. coli O157:H7 infection. The station says one…

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Mass Farm Ground Beef E. coli Recall

Adams Farm Slaughterhouse LLC of Athol, Massachusetts, has recalled 2,574 pounds of ground beef products distributed to private owners on three separate Massachusetts farms — Mazzarese, Side Hill Farm and Sweet Water Farm.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)…

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Report Says Applebees and Olive Garden Part of Steak E coli Recall by National Steak and Poultry

The trade publication Nation’s Restaurant News is reporting that Applebee’s and Olive Garden are among five restaurant chains affected by the Christmas Eve steak E. coli recall by National Steak and Poultry company.

Previously, the only confirmed chains were Moe’s Southwest Grill,…

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National Steak and Poultry E. coli Raises Questions

There are nagging discrepancies lingering five days after the National Steak and Poultry E. coli recall was first announced.

On December 24th, the Oklahoma meat processor recalled 248,000 pounds of beef products after federal and state officials determined there was an “association” between  blade…

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Moes Carinos KRM Restaurants Received E coli Recall Steaks from National Steak and Poultry

Steak-E-coli-recallThe large steak E. coli recall by National Steak and Poultry is limited to beef products sold primarily to the Moe’s, Carino’s Italian Grill and KRM restaurants in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington.

That is the distribution information released Monday by…

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Maker of E. coli Steaks Should Pay Medical Bills for Victims in 6 States CO IA KS MI SD WA

Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, which was acknowledged by Dr. Douglas Powell’s popular Barfblog as the first food safety group to publicly identify the steak E. coli outbreak that is now officially associated with blade-tenderized steaks, is calling on National Steak and…

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Steak E. coli Outbreak Prompts Steak Recall by National Steak and Poultry Co.

An Oklahoma maker of  steaks has recalled 248,000 pounds of beef products sold to restaurants nationwide in connection with a steak E. coli outbreak in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington.

The steak recall was announced Thursday by National Steak and…

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Washington Raw Milk Associated With Dungeness Valley Creamery E coli Outbreak

An outbreak of  E. coli O157:H7 in Washington state has been associated with raw milk produced by Dungeness Valley Creamery in Sequim, Washington.

The state’s departments of health and agriculture on Tuesday reminded consumers in a press release of the potential health hazards of…

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CDC Update on Ground Beef E coli Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued its final update on the Fairbank Farms ground beef E. coli outbreak, which has killed two people and sicked two dozen others in eight states. The report doesn’t mean the outbreak is…

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Ground Beef E. coli Testing Law Would List Habitual Defenders on Public Web Site

So far this year, U.S. consumers have been dealt at least one dozen ground beef outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7, including the current Fairbank Farms ground beef E. coli outbreak that is still a threat to make people gravely ill.

Some of the more than…

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