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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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California E. coli Burger Recall is Fourth of Year

The California E. coli ground beef recall announced recently by Montclair Meat Co. Inc. is the fourth recall of beef products this year due to E. coli O157:H7.

Montclair’s recall of 53,000 pounds of ground beef products brings the…

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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…

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Toil and Trouble E. coli Bubbles; Tracebacks Needed to Vet Witch’s Brew of Ground Beef

It’s a little scary to know how unsafe raw ground beef can be and how poorly regulated it is.

We learned from a New York Times investigative story in October 2009 that much of the mainstream ground beef sold…

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Price Chopper E. coli Lawsuit and the Fairbank Farms Ground Beef Recall

If your child contracted an E. coli infection from ground beef you purchased at a Price Chopper grocery store,
IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT THAT YOUR CHILD IS SICK.

Hamburger E. coliThe Price Chopper ground beef you purchased may…

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Massachusetts E. coli Outbreak Update

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has been working with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other New England state health departments to identify persons infected with E.coli:O157:H7 who…

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Hamburger E. coli Suspected in 3 Ohio Cases of HUS

At. least three children in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, under age 9 have fallen victim to E. coli O157:H7 infection that has developed into a dangerous condition known as HUS, or hemolytic uremic syndrome.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health told

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Attorneys Investigate Hamburger E. coli Outbreak in Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania

Hamburgers E. coliPritzker Olsen Attorneys, a national law firm, continues to investigate an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened several people from Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania.  The outbreak is associated with hamburger produced by Valley Meats LLC, a Coal…

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Pritzker Report: What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us

Attorney Fred Pritzker, founder and president of national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, has cast a critical eye on the results of a report produced by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infections Program. While

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Valley Meats Recall and E. coli Outbreak

Ground Beef E. coli Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, a national law firm, continues to investigate an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened several people from Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The outbreak is associated with hamburger produced by Valley Meats LLC, a Coal Valley, Illinois…

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