In March 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and several state health departments attributed a multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 to I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter manufactured by Dixie Dew, sold through the World Finer and KeHe distribution network and sold at retail at Target and other retailers.[1]
POLITICO: Victims blame FDA for food-recall failures
‘If I had heard about the problem even one week earlier … life today would be very different.’
By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY and POLITICO
People had been getting sick from eating I.M. Healthy Original Creamy SoyNut Butter for more than two months when Peter Ebb, a 59-year-old Boston lawyer and health enthusiast, went for a
Is there another Lettuce E. coli outbreak brewing?
Well, this just landed in my inbox:
FDA and CDC are investigating a cluster of 11 cases of E. coli O157:H7 from 4 states: Maine(4), New Hampshire(1), Nevada(1), and Vermont(5). Illness onset dates range from November 19, 2019 to December 4, 2019. Patients range in age from 3 years to 41 years (median 12 years)
The last romaine E. coli outbreak is declared over – for some customers E. coli outbreaks are never really over
The FDA and CDC yesterday announced that the latest romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak was over. Industry groups crowed that romaine is now safe to eat and they attested to doing more in the future to prevent another outbreak while at the same time discounting the cause of the last one.
For some these outbreaks
Wise words from Barfblog: ‘What is the one food you will not eat?’ Raw sprouts tops the list, always.”
According to the FDA, Sprouts Unlimited of Marion Iowa is recalling clover spouts in 4 oz packages because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O103 bacteria (E. coli O103).
The affected batches of clover sprouts were distributed to Hy Vee Food stores, Fareway Food Stores and Jimmy John’s restaurants in Iowa.
Current Romaine E. coli outbreaks – Key Facts and Key Numbers
A Farm is under investigation:
The FDA continues to actively investigate the cause of this outbreak. An investigation team consisting of staff from FDA, CDC, the California Department of Public Health and the California Department of Food and Agriculture are attempting to identify any factors that could have led to contamination at a common farm
$25,000 reward for the name of the “common grower”
Note: According to the FDA – “The FDA, CDC and our state partners have identified a common grower between each of the outbreaks, which is a notable development.”
According to the FDA, there are presently three outbreaks under investigation. These outbreaks are each caused by strains that are different from each other and different.
How is this acceptable? At least 583 sickened with E. coli linked to leafy greens in the US and Canada since 2017
According to the FDA, there are presently three outbreaks under investigation. These outbreaks are each caused by strains that are different from each other and different. One of the additional outbreaks, in Washington state (13 sick), is potentially linked to romaine lettuce. The other outbreak, with cases in the U.S. and Canada, is linked
2018 Romaine Yuma E. coli Outbreak – an ongoing narrative
In total, 240 people infected with the outbreak strains of E. coli O157:H7 were reported from 37 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from March 13, 2018 to August 22, 2018. Ill people ranged in age from 1 to 93 years, with a median age of 26. Sixty-six percent of ill people were female. Of
E. coli Infections Associated with Romaine Lettuce from Yuma Arizona – 2018 – An Update
How is this acceptable?
I have spent today reviewing this most interesting study and took the liberty of editing it down for reading “consumption.” https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciz1182/5669965
This outbreak was the largest multistate STEC O157 outbreak in several decades, eclipsing in magnitude a 2006 outbreak linked to fresh spinach. As there are an estimated 26 unreported illnesses