In March 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and several state health departments attributed a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 to I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter manufactured by Dixie Dew and sold at retail on online outlets.[1]
Outbreak investigators collected open containers of SoyNut Butter from the homes
Food Safety News just reported that
Earlier today, Amazon.com was still selling I.M. Healthy soy nut butter that was recalled in March when federal officials traced an E. coli outbreak to the product.
No one from Seattle-based Amazon immediately responded to mid-morning requests for comment from Food Safety News, but by 11 a.m. Pacific time,
As of today, there are eighteen cases linked to the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Of the eighteen cases, twelve are children and six are adults. All reported illnesses are associated with playing in the water at Commodore Beach in Lake Wildwood or taking care of someone who is infected. The best method of prevention
The Columbian reports that Spanish Sonrise Dairy is recalling whole raw milk because it may be contaminated with E. coli.
The Yacolt dairy announced the recall on Tuesday, after routine sampling by the state Department of Agriculture found E. coli in the raw cream processed from whole raw milk, according to a news release issued
Fourteen children and adults have been diagnosed with E. coli after spending time at a Lake Wildwood beach in Nevada County, according to the county’s public health department.
Of the 14 cases, 11 children and three adults were infected at Commodor Beach. .
In addition, four children developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is a potentially
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that a 5-year-old Wright County boy is fighting for his life after contracting a strain of E. coli that killed his younger sister earlier this week.
Kade and Kallan Maresh were sickened by a shiga toxin-producing bacteria on July 9, eventually sending them into acute kidney failure. State health officials are
According to Food Safety News, the E. coli outbreak in southwest Utah that has already killed two is growing, and public health officials there have warned people to avoid consuming raw milk or recently purchased ground beef.
Officials with the Southwest Utah Public Health Department initially reported six victims in a July 3 health
An Azle family wants to warn others after both their young boys were hospitalized with E. coli earlier this year.
“It’s awful. You can’t do anything but just sit there and watch your child hurt,” said Emily Miller.
Miller’s sons Brayden, 7, and Dylan, 5, were both diagnosed with an E. coli
Thirty-two people infected with the outbreak strains of STEC O157:H7 were reported from 12 states. Arizona 4, California 5, Florida 2, Illinois 1, Massachusetts 1, Maryland 1, Missouri 1, New Jersey 1, Oregon 11, Virginia 2, Washington 2 and Wisconsin 1. Twelve people were hospitalized. Nine people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney
See, Chicken and Rice Guys E. coli Outbreak
The Boston Globe reported last night reported that an E. coli O157: H7 outbreak had shuttered three locations of the Chicken & Rice Guys, as well as its fleet of Middle Eastern food trucks, Boston health inspectors said Tuesday. Today, that number jumped to 15 with at
