From a Nestle’s Press Release:
On June 29, 2009, the FDA confirmed evidence of E. coli O157:H7 in a retained production sample of 16.5 oz. Nestle Toll House refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough bar. The product has a day code of 9041 and a "Best before 10 JUN 2009" notation.
"We are very concerned about
I know, I know, a trial lawyer who reads the Wall Street Journal? Yes, a bit counter-intuitive, but you have to love Bill Tomson’s article today – “U.S. Beef Safety Plan Languishes Amid New Illnesses,” and getting some juicy quotes by an “R” I admire, Richard “Dick” Raymond. Now retired, but until last October, USDA
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According to the Chaffee County Public Health Department, two children in Salida were recently diagnosed with Escherichia coli (E. coli) and at least three others have reported symptoms that could indicate the illness.
Chaffee County Public Health Department personnel are working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to investigate the cluster of
I spent the morning on the phone with two young fathers whose children are both victims of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome caused by E. coli O157:H7 that has been linked by the CDC to Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough. One child, an 8-year-old from Michigan has been hospitalized for nearly a week and has received at
Mr. E. coli (aka Brian Hartman) once again scoops all in the ongoing Cookie Dough caper. Here is part of his story:
Federal investigators have linked at least three different kinds of E. coli to Nestle’s cookie dough but remain stumped about how the bacteria got into the product, ABC News has learned.
The U.S.
The CDC says 72 persons infected with a strain of E. coli O157:H7 with a particular DNA fingerprint have been reported from 30 states. Of these, 51 have been confirmed by an advanced DNA test as having the outbreak strain; these confirmatory test results are pending on the others. The number of ill persons identified
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On the eve of the July 4th weekend, The Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) released a press release that it was:
“currently investigating a cluster of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) cases associated with exposure to E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. E. Coli can cause intestinal infection resulting in severe bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In
I was watching again this morning the Vice President and Secretaries Vilsack and Sebelius talking about the Food Safety Working Group as I was responding to emails from people concerned about yet another recall of a staple food product. This time the Plainview Milk Products Cooperative Salmonella Recall.
According to the FDA, Plain is voluntarily
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OK, so the CDC likely would not even recognize that they know me or that what I do is useful, but I must say,