Archive for June, 2009

Nestle Cookie Dough E. coli Outbreak Expands - Now 72 Illnesses in 30 states

Posted by Ron Simon on June 30th, 2009 under E. coli Outbreaks, Nestle Cookie Dough E. Coli Outbreak Tags: , , , , ,  •  No Comments

The US Centers For Disease Control (”CDC”) has announced updated statistics for the current E. coli outbreak attributed to  Nestle Toll House cookie dough.
As of Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 72 persons infected with a strain of E. coli O157:H7 with a particular DNA fingerprint have been reported from 30 states.  Of these, 51 have been [...]

JBS Swift Beef Company Recalls 380,000 lbs. of Beef Products Due to E. coli Contamination

Posted by Ron Simon on June 29th, 2009 under E. coli Outbreaks Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

Another day, another E. coli outbreak.  This time it’s not cookie dough - it is one of the usual suspects - beef.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced yesterday that JBS Swift Beef Company from Greeley, Colorado has recalled approximately 380,000 pounds of assorted beef primal products that may be contaminated with E. coli [...]

Nestle Cookie Dough E. Coli Outbreak Expands - Now 70 Confirmed Illnesses

Posted by Ron Simon on June 23rd, 2009 under E. coli Outbreaks, Nestle Cookie Dough E. Coli Outbreak Tags: , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) just released updated Nestle Toll House cookie dough E. coli O157: H7 outbreak numbers:  There are now 70 confirmed cases in 30 states, with 25 persons being hospitalized and 7 experiencing complications from hemolytic uremic syndrome.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (2), [...]

CDC Releases Data From Cookie Dough E. coli Outbreak

Posted by Ron Simon on June 19th, 2009 under E. coli Outbreaks, Nestle Cookie Dough E. Coli Outbreak Tags: , , , , ,  •  No Comments

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released the latest data relating to the E. coli outbreak attributed to Nestle Toll House cookie dough.
The CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) [...]

Nestle USA Recalls Cookie Dough Due to Possible E. Coli Contamination

Posted by Ron Simon on June 19th, 2009 under E. coli Outbreaks, Nestle Cookie Dough E. Coli Outbreak Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

Nestle USA of Glendale, California, has issued a nationwide recall of Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after FDA and CDC officials linked consumption of the cookie dough to 66 E. coli illnesses in 28 states since March 1.   Approximately 25 people have been hospitalized, and 7 have reported complications of hemolytic uremic syndrome.  No deaths [...]

New Hampshire Salmonella Outbreak Illnesses Now Total 130

Posted by Ron Simon on June 11th, 2009 under Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

New Hampshire health department officials have provided Simon & Luke with new information on a Salmonella Enteriditis outbreak at the Stone Environmental Camp in Madison, New Hampshire which sickened campers in April 2009.   The camp was temporarily closed as a result.
A mixer used to make pudding was the source of Salmonella Enteriditis that sickened children at the camp.  Officials said the mixer was  [...]