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Health Unit Reports Cases of E. coli O157:H7 in London Ontario
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by Barbara McPherson | June 28, 2009 at 09:14 am
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting three cases of E. coli 0157:H7, often referred to as Hamburger Disease, in three children. Two of the children consumed spiced ground beef (kofta) from the Westmount Halal Food Store. The source of infection for the third child has not been found. Common to all three children is the observance of Halal diet.
The public is being advised to:
- Not eat any ground beef or kofta purchased from the Westmount Halal Food Store between June 2 and today. The store is prepared to refund any customer who purchased these products.
- Contact the Health Unit (
519-663-5317
ext. 2330, after hours
- Contact the Health Unit if they have any ground beef or kofta purchased from the Westmount Halal Food Store between June 2 and today in their home.
- Ensure that all meat is cooked to the appropriate temperature. Ground beef is a particular risk for E. coli O157:H7 infection because the grinding process can spread the bacteria all through the meat. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 71°C (160°F) - determined using a digital thermometer.
Food contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7 will not smell or taste different or 'off'. The bacteria are killed by heat and thorough cooking will kill them. If food is consumed with live E. coli 0157:H7 then a life threatening illness may result.
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at 16:02 on June 28th, 2009
South Western Ontario has those reports in higher Numbers every single Year for over a decade now.
It is also some of the worth Polluted beaches of the Great Lake area.
Lacking proper Sewage and septic system and having the highest density of CAFO operations does not help.
Some towns dump legally raw sewage waters into the lakes and it is also home of Walkerton.
The Ontario Clean Water Agency was put in charge of the cleanup of Walkerton's water system.
An inquiry, known as the Walkerton Commission led by Court of Appeal for Ontario Associate Chief Justice Dennis O'Connor, reported in 2002. Part 1 [2] was released in January 2002. It estimated that the Walkerton water tragedy cost a minimum of $64.5-155 million CAD and laid much of the blame at the door of the Walkerton Public Utilities Commission.
at 08:35 on June 30th, 2009
I am overtly offended to read an article that states the following:
“Common to all three children is the observance of Halal diet.” It is comprehensible that a report must be issued to warn our community about the E. coli found in the meat from Westmount Halal Food Store. Nonetheless, I find it quite impertinent for one to place a generalization on ‘Halal diets’. Halal diets are prescribed in Islam just as Kosher is prescribed in Judaism; both ‘words’ attribute to the way the animal is slaughtered. This has nothing to do in distinguishing between different types of meats or what negative elements are found. A wiser statement should have been “Common to all three children is the consumption of spiced ground beef (kofta).” It is quite unfortunate how oftentimes information is skewed.