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"This is the result of having a highly industrialized processed food supply, which also means that your food is getting processed at different places at different points in time, each of which creates an opportunity for the introduction of some contaminant, whether that's E. coli orlisteriaor ...
Raw juice hasn't been pasteurized, and neither has raw milk. Pasteurization is the process used to kill off harmful bacteria in these foods. No wonder these raw foods are more likely to causeE. colifood poisoning. Children are particularly at risk. Nearly 60% of raw milk outbreaks in the...
The FDA, the U.S. Departm ent of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local officials are investigating a m ulti-state outbreak of E coli O157:H7 illnesses possibly linked to prepackaged salad m eals....
LOS ANGELES, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has expanded its romaine lettuce recall amid an outbreak of E. coli linked to the vegetable from Yuma, a growing region located in south Arizona. ...
How does E.coli spread? Should you be worried about eating lettuce? Prof Monaghan says he hasn't changed his lettuce-buying habits in response to the recent outbreak. "I have a bag of spinach and two whole head lettuces in my fridge at the moment. So knowing what I know about how UK...
In November, Chipotle sales plunged 16 percent. Then, an unrelated norovirus outbreak sickened dozens of students at Boston College. And in December, the CDC reported five more cases of E. coli the previous month linked to Chipotle, which it said might be part of a different outbreak. ...
The infection likely stems from poor hygiene or consumption of contaminated food, particularly under-cooked meat or unwashed vegetables and fruits. HUS typically appears after a severe diarrhea and often develops following an infection with a specific strain of E. coli known for secreting a toxin ca...
The E. coli bacteria. Blood destruction and kidney damage (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) So far, 26 Israelis have been affected by this rare condition in 2024. The Health Ministry has reported an unusual outbreak of a rare syndrome called "Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome" (HUS), which causes the dest...
The outbreak has been blamed on a highly aggressive, "super-toxic" strain of E. coli, perhaps one that scientists have never seen before. E. coli can be found in the feces of humans and livestock and can spread to produce through sloppy bathroom habits among farmworkers and through animal...