A Jackson-area fitness center has been linked to an E. coli outbreak. An investigation conducted by the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services has linked at least five confirmed cases of E. coli to
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Zach Mallove
Zach was born and raised on Bainbridge Island, WA. After graduating from Claremont McKenna College in 2009, Zach spent about one year at Food Safety News and left in early 2010 to work on Capitol Hill.
How Did E. coli O145 Contaminate Lettuce?
A look at how E. coli O145 could have contaminated romaine lettuce on a farm in Yuma
As state and federal public health officials continue to investigate the E. coli O145 outbreak tied to …
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More Lettuce Recalled for E. coli
On May 6, Freshway Foods voluntarily recalled all of its products containing romaine lettuce with a use by date of May 12 or earlier due to potential E. coli O145 contamination. As of May 10,…
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AgriBeef Pays for Clean Water Act Violations
Washington Beef, a slaughterhouse in central Washington, agreed last week to pay $750,000 in civil penalties for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act between 2003 and 2009. In addition to the monetary penalty, Washington Beef…
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House Hearing Focuses on FDA Oversight
Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to discuss the role and performance of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ensuring food safety. The hearing was the twelfth of…
New Bill to Fix Clean Water Act
Last week, Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) introduced new legislation into the House of Representatives that would fix the Clean Water Act after it was damaged by two Supreme Court rulings.
The Supreme Court rulings, which…
Non-O157:H7 STEC Outbreaks Discovered
On cue with recent discussions regarding the regulation of non-O157:H7 strains of E. coli, two outbreaks of non-O157 shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) strains have just emerged.
Michigan and Ohio are currently investigating at least…
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Lawyer Battles FSIS on Non-O157 E. coli
Before the 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak, little was known about pathogenic E. coli. Since that time, however, E. coli has become nearly universally recognized as a deadly bacterium most commonly found in ground…
Seattle Station Tracks Food Safety
KCTS 9, the public television station in the Seattle area, aired a short documentary last Friday on the history of food safety since the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that sickened…
School Lunches Could Threaten Security
A group of retired military officers yesterday cited school lunches as a threat to America’s national security.
Mission: Readiness, as the group is called, appeared yesterday on Capitol Hill with Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind) and…
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