A new E. coli O26:H11 outbreak has been added to the FDA‘s CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. There are 11 open investigations on the table; only two have been solved. The new outbreak has sickened at least nine people. No recall has been initiated; no traceback has begun, and the FDA has not collected or analyzed … Read more
The FDA is weighing in on the deadly McDonald’s onion E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. This outbreak has sickened at least 90 people in 13 states. Twenty-seven people are hospitalized, two have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure, and one person has died. The case count by state is: Colorado (29), Iowa … Read more
The deadly McDonald’s onions E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has now sickened at least 90 people in 13 states and hospitalized 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s an increase of 15 more patients and five new hospitalizations since the last update. The case count is: Colorado (29), Iowa (1), Kansas … Read more
McDonald’s beef patties test negative for E. coli O157:H7, according to a press release from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Multiple lots of McDonald’s brand fresh and frozen beef patties were collected from different McDonald’s locations in Colorado that are associated with a deadly E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. All burgers from all lots were negative … Read more
New E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria outbreaks are on the FDA‘s CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. The two cyclospora outbreaks have ended, unsolved. There are currently eight outbreaks on the Table; six are not solved. The two cyclospora outbreaks ended unsolved; one had 61 patients, and the other 46. The FDA initiated traceback, collected and tested … Read more
The FDA has weighed in on the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder E. coli outbreak. That outbreak has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states. Ten people are hospitalized, one person has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and one person, who lived in Colorado, has died. The case count by state is: Colorado (26), Iowa (1), … Read more
A new Salmonella outbreak has been added to the FDA‘s CORE Outbreak Investigation Table. There are nine investigations on the table; only two have been solved. The new Salmonella outbreak is caused by Salmonella Liverpool. There are at least three patients who are sick in this outbreak in a not yet identified food. The FDA … Read more
There are more Cyclospora illnesses in the FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Table, and a change in the unsolved E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. There are eight outbreaks on the table at this time; six of them are unsolved. For the Salmonella Enteritis outbreak that is linked to recalled Milo’s Poultry Farm eggs, the case count remains … Read more
There are more cyclospora illnesses on the FDA‘s CORE Outbreak Table, and more illnesses in the Diamond Shruumz outbreak. There are eight active investigations on the Table; only two of them have been solved. The Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to recalled Milo’s Poultry Farms eggs remains the same, with at least 65 people sick in … Read more
There are updates issued on FDA‘s CORE Outbreak Investigation Table, with many of the outbreak case counts increasing. There are eight investigations on the table; six of them are unsolved. The Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that is linked to recalled Milo’s Poultry Farm eggs has not changed. There are 65 people in nine states that are … Read more