The latest in E. Coli

FDA: Dough's E. coli strain differs from illness

2010-02-26T11:25:46Z

<div id="subtitle">FDA says strain of E. coli in Nestle USA raw cookie dough doesn't match strain in illnesses</div><div><p>The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday the strain of E. coli found in a sample of raw cookie dough collected at a Nestle USA manufacturing plant does not match the strain tha...

E. coli

2010-03-05T11:57:34Z

Outbreaks of foodborne disease caused by E. coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria have become a serious problem in this country. E. coli O157:H7, one type of the bacteria, has caused illness and major disease outbreaks in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 73,000 cases of infection with...

How the FDA Works to Keep Produce Safe

2010-03-05T11:38:05Z

The contamination of fresh spinach with the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 during the fall of 2006 led to one of the largest and deadliest outbreaks of foodborne illness in recent years

. Most of the illnesses due to E. coli occurred from Aug. 26, 2006, to Sept. 16, 2006. Illnesses from spinach were confirmed in 26 states, and one case was confirmed in Ontario, Canada. In all, nearly ...

USDA Delayed Recall Of Tainted Beef

2010-03-04T08:19:51Z

<div id="subtitle">18 days passed while agency waited for test results</div><div><p>The recall of nearly 22 million pounds of ground beef from the Topps Meat Company proved to be the second largest in U.S. history but the Department of Agriculture’s Nebraska Beef Ltd. proposed after it recalled 5.3 million pounds of beef last week.</p><p>USDA spokeswoman Amanda Eamich said Thursday that the company's plan satisfies concerns ...

US agriculture secretary says nation's meat is safe, even if it may never be bacteria-free

2010-03-04T15:14:22Z

<div><p>The U.S. agriculture secretary expressed confidence in the nation's food safety system, but said the meat processing industry will always face challenges because the bacteria that animals carry evolves.</p><p>"I don't think we'll ever see a totally bacteria-free environment in the United States," Ed Schafer said Tuesday duri...

Nebraska Beef Ltd. recall now 5.3 million pounds

2010-03-04T16:37:49Z

<div><p>Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall announced earlier this week to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat it produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26.</p><p>Federal investigators have linked Nebraska Beef's products to an outbreak of E. coli illnesses affecting 41 people in Michigan and Ohio.</p&...