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Tom Ragan of the Santa Cruz Sentinel called yesterday asking what was the status of the Dole Spinach Litigation:
The family of an 81-year-old Nebraska woman who died after eating spinach grown at a San Benito County ranch has reached an undisclosed settlement – the first announced agreement in what could be a long line
Interesting stories from different coasts:
Ground beef hamburger patties recalled in California
A voluntary recall is underway for dozens of brands of frozen ground beef patties. State health officials said meat produced by Richwood Meat Company of Merced may be contaminated with E. coli. The meat is sold at Winco Foods, Vons, and
The health permit of a Lake Forest eatery linked to an E. coli infection outbreak, which affected 14 customers and one employee, was reinstated Thursday. The Foothill Ranch restaurant voluntarily closed on April 6, after reports that several people who ate at the restaurant from March 23-25 reported getting sick,
Montco man, 19 others drop suits to negotiate over E. coli illnesses
Patrick Lester of The Morning Call wrote this morning:
A Montgomery County man and others sickened by an E. coli outbreak at Taco Bell last year could receive out-of-court settlements ranging from $25,000 to $500,000 from the fast-food restaurant chain, an attorney said.
Karoun Demirjian of the Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau reported on a Senate hearing last week:
Pet food recall has lawmakers examining flaws – Senator Durbin calls safety procedures ‘broken’
Cans of dog food and anecdotes about the family cat are usually out of place at Senate hearings, but that’s what lawmakers talked about Thursday as
Produce firm names winners of E coli research grants
A scientific advisory panel assembled by Fresh Express, a California produce company, has selected nine research teams to receive awards up to $250,000 each to study how to keep Escherichia coli O157:H7 from contaminating fresh produce.
In January 2007, Fresh Express, which produces bagged salads and
Morning Edition, April 12, 2007 · Lettuce and spinach crops are in the ground now in California’s Salinas Valley. They’ll soon be arriving as pre-washed bagged leafy greens at your local supermarket. But after last fall’s big E. coli outbreak in spinach that sickened 200 people and killed three, the big question is, are those
From Times Staff Reports
April 13, 2007
A 15th person has tested positive for E. coli linked to the outbreak originating at a Foothill Ranch restaurant, authorities said Thursday. The latest victim, a young adult who ate at the restaurant March 23, was not hospitalized, an Orange County Health Care Agency spokesman said. Fourteen of
I have learned that the current Salmonella Tennessee case stool and urine positives (substantial numbers of ill people had urinary tract infections instead of stool cultures) have risen to 563 in 47 States. The first reported case is in August 2006 and remaining constant, but low, through September, spiking in October, November, December and then
It’s three strikes or they’re out for growers, shippers or handlers who violate food safety standards designed to prevent future E. coli outbreaks. The new policy is expected to be passed later this month in Sacramento by the California
