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Michigan E. coli: Evidence Pointing to Aunt Mid’s Iceberg Lettuce
Michigan health officials have associated a Michigan E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened at least 35 people with iceberg lettuce distributed by Aunt Mid’s Produce Company because several of the people who were diagnosed with E. coli infections ate Aunt Mid’s…
Illinois E. coli: Aunt Mid’s Lettuce
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has identified Aunt Mid’s Produce Company as the distributor of iceberg lettuce consumed by six Illinois residents during late August to mid-September who have been diagnosed with E coli O157. Those sickened consumed the…
E. coli Outbreak Sickens Michigan State University and University of Michigan Students
Michigan has been hit with a second large E. coli outbreak in less than 4 months. The first Michigan E. coli outbreak had 22 cases that were genetically linked to beef products sold by Nebraska Beef, Ltd. The second outbreak involves the…
Oklahoma E. coli Outbreak
An Oklahoma E. coli outbreak has been linked to the Country Cottage in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. People from the following Oklahoma communities have been sickened: Bixby, Pryor, Sand Springs, Locust Grove, Broken Arrow, Peggs, Tulsa, and McAlester.
One man has died,…
Georgia Outbreak Leads to 3 Probable Cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
A recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Moultrie, Georgia has 9 confirmed cases with several others still undergoing testing. A local restaurant, The Barbecue Pit, has voluntarily closed its doors after Health Department workers found that all of the confirmed cases…
Kroger Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak
The following information on the Ohio and Michigan E. coli outbreak linked to Kroger ground beef is provided by Pritzker | Ruohonen, one of the few law firms in the United States that practices extensively in the area of E.…
E. coli and Leftovers
We are often asked by people who have eaten a recalled product what they should do with leftovers. The investigation of the E. coli outbreak associated with American Foods Group, LLC ground beef products, highlights the importance of retaining recalled food…
E. coli O111 Death
The USDA announced this week an ongoing plan to collect data on the prevalence of non-O157:H7 E. coli contamination. The USDA routinely checks for O157:H7 contamination, and focuses the majority of its efforts to combat the bacteria, due to its harmful…
