Sally Jackson Recalls All Cheese Due to Possible E. Coli Contamination Sally Jackson Cheese of Oroville, Wash., has agreed to voluntarily recall all of its cheeses due to potential E. coli contamination that has sickened at least 8 in Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, and Vermont. The FDA has announced that all Sally Jackson cheeses on the [...]

The CDC is investigating a multistate outbreak of a rare strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has never been seen before. Thirty-eight persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from five states: AZ (19), CA (3), CO (11), NM (3) and NV (2).  Onset dates range from October 16, [...]

The Multi State E. Coli O157:H7 Investigation The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is working with health officials in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada, along with the the FDA, and FSIS to investigate a multistate outbreak of a rare strain of E. coli O157:H7 linked to consumption of Bravo Farms Gouda Style Cheese.  The cheese was distributed [...]

The FDA and CDC have just released information that Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese, (Costco item40654) offered for sale and in cheese sampling events at Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) locations has been linked to an outbreak of O157:H7 infections in 5 states.  Costco had offered the Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese for sale [...]

The CDC has released updated illness counts on the multistate E. coli O157:H7 outbreak attributed to Nestle Toll House cookie dough.  As of Friday, July 31, 2009, 80 persons infected with a strain of E. coli O157:H7 with a particular DNA fingerprint have been reported from 31 states.  Of these, 70 have been confirmed by [...]

NEWS UPDATE:  Health officials continue to investigate the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak attributed to Nestle Toll House cookie dough.   Our original article on the outbreak can be found here. Current cookie dough outbreak statistics Current estimates place the number of illnesses with an identical E. coli O157:H7 DNA fingerprint at 74 in 32 states.  At [...]

The CDC, FDA, and state health departments are continuing their investigation of a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 that has sickened 23 persons in 9 states.   Our original article about this outbreak can be found here. On June 24, JBS Swift Beef Company recalled 41,280 pounds of assorted pieces of beef (beef primal products) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]