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3 Children Hospitalized For E. Coli

AP | GOSIA WOZNIACKA | Posted 01.16.2012

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FRESNO, Calif. — State officials on Wednesday upheld a recall and quarantine of raw milk products from a California dairy after three children w...

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E. Coli Sickens 14

AP | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: e.coli Contamination, e.coli St. Louis, e.coli 14, Video, St. Louis, E.Coli, e.coli Bacteria, Food News

ST. LOUIS -- Health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 14 people this week in St. Louis and the surrounding county. St...

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Tyson Recalls Ground Beef

AP | DAN SEWELL | Posted 11.28.2011

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CINCINNATI — Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef because a family in Ohio fell ill after eating meat produce...

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Michele Bachmann Bashes Federal Regulations On Food Industry

AP | By THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Michele Bachmann Meat Industry, Michele Bachmann Food Industry, Michele Bachmann, Michele Bachmann 2012, E. Coli, E.Coli, Politics News

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A week after the Agriculture Department announced wider testing for potentially deadly E. coli in meat, Republican presidential ca...

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Antibiotic Resistance: Consider the Source

Andrew Gunther | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, World Health Organization, E.Coli, National Pork Producers Council, MRSA Meat, Mrsa, Antibiotics, E. Coli, Food News

When it comes to matters of global human health, surely honesty and transparency must always prevail? Unfortunately, history tells us otherwise.

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Grocery Stores Recall Tainted Beef

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Tainted Beef, National Beef Recall, National Beef e.coli, Food, Beef Recall, Tainted Ground Beef, Ground Beef E. Coli, Tainted Beef Recall, E.Coli, Food News

DODGE CITY, Kan. -- At least three major grocery store chains have recalled some of their ground beef packages because they could be contaminated with...

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European E. Coli Confirmed In Arizona Death

AP | By MIKE STOBBE | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: e.coli Death, E. Coli Outbreak, Arizona e.coli, European e.coli, Arizona e.coli Death, E.Coli, Food News

ATLANTA -- Health officials have confirmed the first American death tied to the food-poisoning outbreak in Europe. The Centers for Disease Control an...

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Protect the Public Fom Tainted Produce? Outrageous!

Alex Formuzis | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: United Fresh Produce, Food, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Bill, Fda Food Regulations, Ecoli, Food Politics, Food News

The produce industry, fresh off a failed attempt to get the federal government to fuzz up the results of its annual tests for pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables, is at it again.

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Seeds Blamed For Europe E. Coli Outbreak Still On Sale

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Europe E. Coli Outbreak, Fenugreek e.coli, E.coli Outbreak, Europe e.coli, Egypt E. Coli, Fenugreek, e.coli Seeds, E.Coli, Food News

LONDON — Egyptian sprout seeds blamed for a massive and deadly E. coli outbreak are still on the market and were shipped to more European countr...

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Why It Takes So Long To Find The Source Of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Barbara Kowalcyk | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Germany Food Outbreak, Germany E Coli Outrbreak, Outbreak e.coli, Germany Foodborne Illness, Ecoli Outbreak, Ecoli, e.coli Germany, Food News

Investigating foodborne illness is a really tough thing to do. It takes a lot of time, rarely follows a linear path and often is unsuccessful. It's not surprising, since the deck is stacked against the investigator.

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New USDA Food Safety Ad Campaign: Clean, Cook, Chill, Separate

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Clean Cook Chill Separate, Food Safety Ad Campaign, E.coli Outbreak, July 4th, Food Safety, Ad Council, Usda, E. Coli Europe, E.Coli, Food News

WASHINGTON -- Clean. Cook. Chill. Separate. That's the message of a new U.S. government campaign to raise awareness of safe food handling in the wake...

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Arizona Death May Be Linked To European E. Coli

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Germany E. Coli, Arizona E. Coli Death, Arizona E. Coli, E. Coli Germany, E. Coli, E.Coli, European E. Coli, Food News

ATLANTA — The death of an Arizona man who recently visited Germany may be linked to the food-poisoning outbreak in Europe, health officials said...

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Germany: Sprouts DID Cause E. Coli Outbreak

AP/The Huffington Post | KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and DAVID RISING | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Europe E. Coli Outbreak, Video, Sprouts, E. Coli Crisis, E. Coli Outbreak, German Sprouts, E. Coli, E.Coli, Food News

BERLIN (AP) -- German vegetable sprouts caused the E. coli outbreak that has killed 31 people and sickened nearly 3,100, investigators announced Frida...

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How Researchers Investigate The Source Of An Epidemic: Lots Of Detective Work, Add Science

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: E. Coli Outbreak, Epidemic Outbreak, Centers for Disease Control, Sprout Epidemic, E.Coli, E.coli Outbreak, Epidemic, E. Coli, Disease Outbreak, Green News

NEW YORK -- After a few people turned up dead, officials sprang into action -- interviewing the next of kin, identifying suspects and pursuing leads. ...

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Dutch Find Different E. Coli Strain On Beet Sprouts

AP | ARTHUR MAX | Posted 08.09.2011

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AMSTERDAM — Dutch authorities recalled red beet sprouts from three countries Thursday after samples were found to be contaminated with a strain ...

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EU Offers Farmers $300 Million For Unwanted Produce

AP | By RAF CASERT | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: European Union, e.coli Crisis, Unwanted Produce, E. Coli, E.Coli, Farmers, Food News

BRUSSELS -- Pressed hard by outraged farmers, the European Union farm chief on Wednesday increased his offer of compensation for the E. coli outbreak ...

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CDC: 'We've Made Virtually No Progress' On Salmonella In 15 Years

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Foodborne Illness, Salmonella, Food Recall, Cdc, Food Recalls, E.Coli, Food News

ATLANTA — More Americans got food poisoning last year, with salmonella cases driving the increase, the government reported Tuesday. Illness rate...

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Is Irradiation The Future Of E. Coli Prevention?

AP | By LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Europe E Coli, E. Coli, Irradiation E. Coli, E.Coli, Irradiation, Food News

WASHINGTON -- Zapping salad fixings with just a bit of radiation can kill dangerous E. coli and other bacteria – and food safety experts say Eur...

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WHO: Time Running Out To Find E. Coli Source

AP | MARIA CHENG and JUERGEN BAETZ | Posted 08.07.2011

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LONDON — Outside health experts and German lawmakers roundly criticized Germany on Tuesday for a bungled investigation into the world's deadlies...

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Mixed Messages Over E. Coli Outbreak Could Make Crisis Worse

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: E.coli Outbreak, Spain Outbreak, Bean Sprouts, e.coli Spain, Ecoli, Germany Outbreak, E.Coli, e.coli Germany, Green News

NEW YORK -- The conflicting claims over the source of the deadliest E. coli outbreak in living memory have not only confused consumers around the glob...

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Which Country Is To Blame For European E.Coli Outbreak?

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN and DON MELVIN | Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Food Safety, Europe, E.Coli, Vegetables, Europe e.coli, Food News

BRUSSELS — Europeans traded blame Monday over the source of a mysterious bacterial outbreak that has killed 14 people and sickened hundreds acro...

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Cholera Death Toll Rising In Haiti: Inside Port-Au-Prince's Tent Camps

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Earthquake Refugees, E.Coli, Diarrhea, Shigella, Ngos, Haiti, Dubique Kobel, Aid, Hospitals, Cholera, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Earthquake, Salmonella, Clean the World, Health Care, World News

I fear this will become a major disaster. Haitians have no natural immunity to cholera. The incubation period of up to five days lets seemingly healthy but actually infected people travel and spread the disease. This could involve the entire country. I'm praying for a miracle.

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E. Coli Outbreak Puts Focus On Meat Oversight

AP | MARTIGA LOHN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: USDA Beef Recall, E. Coli Oversight, E. Coli Outbreak, Usda E. Coli, Beef Recall, Usda Oversight, Usda, E. Coli, E.Coli, Food News

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The first known U.S. outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulatio...

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Lettuce Recall Widens As FDA Investigates E. Coli Outbreak

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freshway Lettuce Recall, E Coli, Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce Recall 2010, Lettuce Recall, Romaine Lettuce Recall, Romaine Recall, E. Coli, E.Coli, Lettuce Recall 2010, Food News

WASHINGTON — A recall of romaine lettuce that has sickened students with E. coli poisoning is expanding as the government tries to find out wher...

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CDC: E.Coli Food Poisoning Down Last Year

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Food Poisoning, Shigella, Blindness, Health, Swine Flu Pandemic, Kidney Failure, Salmonella, Hand-Washing, Listeria, Vibrio, Day Care, Paralysis, Disinfection, E.Coli, Healthy Living News

ATLANTA — Americans suffered a bit less food poisoning last year. There were significant drops in illnesses from shigella and the most dangerou...

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