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Beef E. coli Study Aims at Cutting E. coli in Cattle

Welcomed research on production practices that possibly could reduce the E. coli O157:H7 pathogen load in cattle raised on small-scale cow/calf operations is being funded at Southern University by a $1 million grant from the federal government.

Dr. Divya…

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Ground Beef E. coli Makes Hamburgers High Risk

Eating a hamburger should not be a high-risk activity.

But the threat of E. coli in ground beef makes it so if your family is unfortunate enough to buy hamburger meat that was contaminated with E. coli O157:H7

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MN Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak Still Being Probed

A Minnesota toddler suffering from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) remained hospitalized Friday as one of four persons whom public health officials believe was sickened by E. coli O157:H7 in raw milk from Hartmann Dairy Farm of Gibbon.

The…

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Mandatory Restaurant Grade Posting

A few weeks ago I was invited to speak to a group of Illinois sanitation inspectors whose job it is to inspect and grade restaurants. My presentation was about how lawyers prove food safety cases. During the talk I asked…

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Hartman Farm Milk Not Alone In E. coli Scrutiny

Minnesota is not alone right now in warning consumers about E. coli in raw milk.

On Wednesday, Minnesota Department of Health  announced an association between three and possibly four E. coli O157:H7 infections and raw milk from Hartmann

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E. coli HUS Lawsuits Should Look Long Term

When you hear news this summer about E. coli outbreaks, they are probably talking about E. coli O157:H7.  This type of E. coli can cause disease by making a toxin called Shiga toxin, the agent responsible for life-threatening

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Raw Milk E coli: MN Lawyer Representing Victims of Raw Milk Food Poisoning

Minnesota E. coli lawyer Fred Pritzker represents food poisoning victims throughout the United States, including victims of outbreaks linked to raw milk.  According to Mr. Pritzker, “We see far too many healthy people catastrophically injured because of poor safety standards…

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E. coli and HUS from Hartmann Dairy Raw Milk in Minnesota

Minnesota E. coli lawyer Fred Pritzker has recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was paralyzed after consuming raw milk (not Hartmann Dairy raw milk, but an outbreak in Ohio).  He is also representing a…

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Children Most Vulnerable to Hamburger E. coli

In some places it is known as the “hamburger disease,” more precisely because hamburger is one of the prime vehicles for transmission of E. coli O157:H7 poisoning.

A recent study by 11 epidemiologists examined rates of death, by age…

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Freshway Lettuce E. coli Outbreak Update

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued its final update in the Freshway Foods lettuce E. coli outbreak that infected at least 33 people in New York, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.

Unchanged in the report…

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