Ready Pac Salad Recall: E. Coli Risk

Ready Pac Salad Recall: Trader Joe's, Safeway, Dining In ClassicPrepackaged Romaine lettuce sold under the following brands: Ready PacTrader Joe'sRaley'sSafewayDining In Classic and with a use-by date of November 18, 2011 have been recalled due to an E. coli contamination...

E Coli in France Linked to Lidl Hamburgers: 7 Children Sick

7 Kids Hospitalized in French E Coli Outbreak Seven children have been hospitalized due to E coli poisoning in France. The French E coli outbreak is not related to the EHEC outbreak that began in Germany. One child...

If you grow your own, are they safer?

If you grow your own, are they safer? "Lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers should be eaten again -- it is all healthy produce," Reinhard Burger It was the sprouts that were killing people, from a source in lower...

Cucumber E. Coli Outbreak: 12 Die in Germany

12 Killed in EHEC Outbreak: Organic Cucumbers Blamed Up to 12 people in Germany have died, and hundreds hospitalized, due to EHEC poisoning traced to cucumbers. EHEC is a virulent form of E. Coli. The rogue cucumbers...

E. coli Alert: President's Choice Meat Recalled

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled President's Choice meat products, fearing they may contain E. coli. A news release published on Tuesday, June 30th, said that beef products such as steaks, roasts and ground beef may all be contaminated with E....

E. Coli Outbreak at Harvey's Sickens 50 at First, 209 Now Affected (Updated)

UPDATES follow in chronological order at the end of this story.An E. coli outbreak which has sickened over 50 people has been traced to a Harvey's restaurant in Ontario, and health officials expect more people...

E. Coli Outbreak in Vermont Sickens 10, Linked to Restaurants

An E. coli outbreak in Vermont has sickened 10 individuals and been linked to 3 different restaurants.  "Department of Health officials offered little specific information on the outbreak, saying only that it...

Infection possible cause of sudden infant death syndrome

New research in the UK points to disease as a possible cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS):"The Archives of Disease in Childhood study found samples from babies who had died for no apparent reason...

E.coli in Irish drinking water 'unacceptable'

Ireland's water supply is under fire in new report published by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."More than a third of private drinking water supplies and 8% of public water supplies in...

21.7 million pounds of beef products recalled for E.Coli

With yet another instance of E Coli contamination in food supplies, it's time to ask how sub-standard processing facilities are allowed to continue."The Topps Meat Co. on Saturday vastly expanded its recall of frozen hamburger patties that may be contaminated with E. coli...

E. Coli Found In US Lettuce Brand, Triggers Dole Lettuce Recall

"A bag of Dole's Hearts Delight salad mix sold at a store in Canada, tested positive for E. coli triggering a recall in at least nine states. Neither Canadian health officials nor Dole Food Co. have received reports of anyone getting sick from the product, despite...

Dole Recalls Lettuce for E Coli Contamination

Why can they only find these problems after food has not just gone to market, but been sold? "A division of Dole Food Co. issued an international recall of bagged salad Monday after a sample taken from a store in Canada tested positive for E. coli, the company said. There...

Yum Finds E. Coli A Hard Sell

It would seem hard to recover from a E. coli outbreak in the food service industry. But Taco Bell is not only ready for you to return to those plastic bench chairs, they are assuring people that it is safe...

Eat Spinach...Get Diarrhea

"The number of people sickened by an E. coli outbreak traced to tainted spinach rose to 109 on Sunday, as federal officials announced more brands recalling their products. "This is unquestionably a significant...

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