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NEWS ABOUT: E. coli

E. coli stories: 26 news summaries

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E. Coli Outbreak in Northeast Ground Beef Kills 2

NY company recalls more than 500K pounds

Nov 3, 09 5:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A person each from Maine and New York has died in what authorities believe may be an outbreak of E. coli in ground beef that is suspected of sickening dozens of consumers. The suspect beef was produced by New York company Fairbank Farms, which has recalled more than half a... More »

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food poisoning • food • E. coli • health • New York • Maine • ground beef • hamburger • women's issues • hamburger patties

INVESTIGATION

 Ground Beef Rife 
 With E. Coli Risk 

NYT investigation shows industry practices that leave lots to be desired

Oct 4, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A nausea-inducing feature in the New York Times tells you more than you wanted to know about what's actually in commercially produced hamburger, and why it's especially vulnerable, despite FDA regulation and several fatal outbreaks in recent years, to E. coli contamination. The Times follows the case of a 22-year-old... More »

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food • E. coli • food contamination • beef • USDA • ground beef • slaughterhouse • hamburger

 UK Petting Zoos 
 Skittish After 
 E. Coli Outbreak 

57 hit by illness at animal farms open to kids

Sep 20, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - British officials are considering cracking down on petting zoos after 10 children were hospitalized with E. coli contracted from touching animals, reports the Telegraph. Parents were urged yesterday to "think very hard"  about taking young children to petting zoos. Four petting zoos have been shut following the E.... More »

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E. coli • Britain • handwashing

After E. Coli Outbreaks, Food Industry Looks to Tracing Tech

Labeling system would pinpoint the source

Aug 3, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of health scares like the 2006 E. coli outbreak traced to tainted spinach, the food industry is scrambling to reassure the public—and hoping to head off a congressional response, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Voluntary efforts are under way to make tracing easier. For example,... More »

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E. coli • FDA • spinach • produce • food industry • HarvestMark

 Feds Confirm E. Coli 
 in Cookie Dough 

FDA still has no idea how bacteria made its way into Nestle dough

Jun 30, 09 3:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA has confirmed the presence of E. coli in cookie dough from Nestle's Virginia plant, reports the Washington Post. The plant's refrigerated cookie dough was the prime suspect in an outbreak of E. coli-related illness that sickened 69 people in 29 states. But investigators remain confounded as to how... More »

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E. coli • FDA • food contamination • Nestle • toll house cookies • cookie dough

 Cow E. Coli in 
 Cookie Dough 
 Stumps Feds 

How could E. coli have invaded the supply?

Jun 21, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Feds are scouring Nestle's Virginia plant for clues as to how E. coli 0157, which is found in cow intestines, ended up in cookie dough products the company recalled last week, the Washington Post reports. “It's a fascinating outbreak," said one of the bacterial mystery. "By just... More »

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E. coli • bacteria • Nestle • toll house cookies • cookie dough

(AP) - Nestle is voluntarily recalling Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw. The FDA and CDC are investigating reported E. coli illnesses that might be related, the company said. Sixty-six reports of illness in 28 states have come... More »

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E. coli • FDA • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Nestle • cookies • Food and Drug Administration • toll house cookies • cookie dough

Minnesota May Have Saved Your Innards

In detecting outbreaks of tainted food, some states are far superior

Apr 20, 09 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to salmonella and other food-borne illnesses, federal agencies are rightly putting money into preventing future outbreaks, but few agencies are focused on detecting them. That task falls mostly to state and local officials, which means the ability to connect several sick citizens and call it a salmonella... More »

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food poisoning • E. coli • Kentucky • public health • salmonella • Minnesota • epidemiology • outbreak

(Newser) - Scientists have genetically engineered the E. coli bacteria to produce a carbon-rich alcohol molecule equivalent in energy to gasoline, Popular Mechanics reports. The “long-chain” alcohol does not occur in nature, but with six to eight atoms of carbon, it is far more efficient than ethanol, which has only... More »

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E. coli • alcohol • biofuel • biodiesel • carbon • UCLA • scientific research • jet fuel • gasoline

 Farmers Hunt Wildlife 
 to Keep Greens Clean 

E. coli scare prompts extreme measures in 'America's Salad Bowl'

Sep 2, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - To please cautious companies, farmers have turned hunters in California's Salinas River Valley, where 60% of the nation's lettuce grows. They’re stalking wild pigs, poisoning ponds and erecting fences—disrupting wildlife and destroying habitats in the process—to avoid another E. coli contamination, the AP reports. But some question... More »

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E. coli • cattle • food contamination • spinach • wildlife • farmers

 FDA Approves Irradiation 
 of Spinach, Lettuce 

Practice common in meat coming soon to produce aisle

Aug 21, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(AP) - Consumers worried about salad safety may soon be able to buy fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce zapped with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and a few other germs. The Food and Drug Administration will issue a new regulation tomorrow allowing spinach- and lettuce-sellers to take that extra step,... More »

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E. coli • FDA • food safety • produce • outbreak • irradiation

Beef Recall Expands
to 5.3M Pounds

Nebraska Beef cited for unsanitary conditions by feds

Jul 3, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(AP) - Nebraska Beef is expanding a recall to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat it produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26. Federal investigators have linked the company's products to an outbreak of E. coli illnesses affecting 40 people in Michigan and Ohio. Some Nebraska Beef... More »

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E. coli • food safety • beef recall • ground beef

 Sudden Infant Death
 Linked to Bacteria 

Key research on baby deaths

May 30, 08 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome may be caused by staph and E. coli infections, a new study finds. British researchers saw significant levels of both bacteria in 470 of 546 SIDS victims ranging in age from 7 days to one year. But scientists don't yet know what the... More »

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E. coli • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome • Staphylococcus aureus • SIDS • University of London • immunoglobulin • Dr. Cheryl Cipriani • Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

 Keyboards 
 'Dirtier Than
 Toilet Seats' 

Microbiologist warns that filthy keys can make people ill

May 1, 08 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A microbiologist studying computer keyboards discovered that some of them harbored more bacteria than the average toilet seat, the Guardian reports. The dirtiest—which had to be removed from an office—had 150 times the level of acceptable bacteria, putting the user at risk of catching bugs that cause diarrhea... More »

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E. coli • hygiene • bacteria • cleaning • dirt • computer • computer hardware

New Methods Help Make Beef Jerky Safer

Longer drying, higher temps kill off more
E. coli, salmonella

Mar 27, 08 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Good news for meat lovers in a time of massive beef recalls: Researchers at Kansas State have found a way to make beef jerky safer from E. coli and salmonella, LiveScience reports. They found that a longer drying time would eliminate the pathogens in contaminated beef samples, offering a low-cost... More »

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E. coli • food contamination • beef • USDA • salmonella • beef recall • beef industry • beef jerky • Kansas State

New E. coli Strains Could Spell Epidemic

Drug-resistant bacteria may rival MRSA threat, researchers warn

Feb 19, 08 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - New drug-resistant strains of E. coli have doctors worried that the mutant bacteria could become a superbug to rival MRSA, the drug-resistant form of staphylococcus that kills hundreds hospital patients each year, the Daily Telegraph reports. The spread of the new E.coli strains must be carefully tracked to avoid... More »

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food poisoning • E. coli • superbug • epidemic • MRSA • drug-resistant bacteria • stomach bug • urinary tract infection • blood poisoning

Food Poisoning Can Mean Long-Term Trouble

Health effects can resurface years later, doctors say

Jan 22, 08 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - People who catch food-borne illnesses such as salmonella and E. coli can suffer related health problems years later, the AP reports. The numbers are small, and the research still growing, but doctors and health advocates are beginning to sound the alarm. "Folks often assume once you're over the acute... More »

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food poisoning • E. coli • recall • salmonella • Safe Tables Our Priority

Wisc. Firm Recalls 96K Lbs. Beef Over E. Coli Fears

Two reports of illness from contaminated meat prompt state investigation

Nov 25, 07 2:33 PM CST
(Newser) - American Foods Group voluntarily recalled 96,000 pounds of ground beef after two people in Illinois were sickened from possible E. coli contamination, the AP reports. The affected beef was distributed to companies in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Virginia. Some of the recalled goods, produced on Oct.... More »

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E. coli • food contamination • beef recall • ground beef

Cargill Recalls 1M Pounds of Ground Beef

E. Coli contamination
is the company's
second in a month

Nov 3, 07 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - E. coli fears led to a recall today of more than 1 million pounds of ground beef from Cargill Inc., Reuters reports. The USDA found the potentially deadly bacteria after testing meat produced October 8 in Pennsylvania and sold in 10 states at stores including Giant, Shop Rite, Stop &... More »

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E. coli • Cargill • Pennsylvania • USDA • beef recall • ground beef

(Newser) - General Mills today recalled 5 million frozen pizzas sold under the brand names Totino's and Jeno's because they have pepperoni that might be contaminated with E. coli. Health officials discovered the problem while investigating 21 E. coli illnesses in 10 states. They found that at least nine of those people... More »

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E. coli • General Mills • Jeno's • Totino's

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