The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to collaborate with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to a popular lunch and snack meat. Investigators are using DNA analysis of [...]

Palmyra Bologna Company of Palmyra, PA. has released a distribution list which outlines all outlets to which its contaminated bologna was shipped. The bologna is now the center of a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 14 victims in 5 states.  These include Maryland (3 cases); New Jersey (2 cases); North Carolina [...]

State and Federal Agencies Begin Detailed Investigation of E.coli O157:H7 Outbreak As of March 22, 2011, at least five states have been impacted by the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7.  These include Maryland (3 cases); New Jersey (2 cases); North Carolina (1 case); Ohio (2 cases); and Pennsylvania (6 cases).  The onset dates range from [...]

Lebanon Bologna Linked to 14 Illnesses in 5 States The CDC is now collaborating with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections linked to the consumption of Lebanon bologna manufactured by Palmyra Bologna Company [...]

The Palmyra-based Palmyra Bologna Company, Inc. has issued a recall of approximately 23,000 pounds of Lebanon bologna products because US health officials have determined that consumption of those products is linked to 4 E. coli illnesses in three states.  The 4 case-patients reside in New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.  The onsets of those illnesses range between Jan. 28, 2011 and [...]

Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Henderson, Colo. establishment, has recalled 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products that have been linked to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in Colorado and New York. Officials became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 [...]

Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio has recalled lettuce sold in 23 states and the District of Columbia because that product has been linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 30 people — three with a life-threatening illness called hemolytic uremic syndrome.  A farm located in Yuma, Ariz., may be the source [...]

The E. coli lawyers at Simon & Luke have collected another record E. coli settlement on behalf of the victim of a nationwide outbreak.  The latest settlement was achieved on behalf of a Vermont resident who was hospitalized for a severe E. coli infection. “Both our firm and the client are very pleased with the [...]

Local and state public health officials in Michigan, New York, and Ohio are investigating human illnesses caused by E. coli O145 multi-state outbreak.  The CDC is supporting these investigations and facilitating regular communication and information sharing between the states and with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As of May 5, 2010, a total [...]

Huntington Meat Packing Inc., located in Montebello, California, has recalled approximately 864,000 pounds (432 tons) of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The problem was discovered during a Food Safety Assessment (FSA) by FSIS personnel.  The FSA led to the [...]