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Covers news, issues and developments in food safety law.
By Pritzker, Ruohonen & Associates

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Last Entry: November 15, 2009 at 09:12:07

Colorado Toddler Dies from E. coli O157:H7 Infection

Posted on September 24, 2008
A 3-year-old Aurora, Colorado boy died from an E. coli O157:H7 infection. Health officials are focusing their investigation on the toddler’s child-care facility, an unlicensed home day care: Health officials are focusing on a home child-care facility as the possible source of an aggressive type of E...

Six-Year-Old E. coli Victim Fighting For Her Life

Posted on September 24, 2008
The E. coli outbreak associated with a barbecue benefit for volunteer firefighters in Forest Ranch, California has sickened at least 21 people, according to health officials. Four people were hospitalized, one of them a six-year-old girl. This little girl is fighting for her life at the U...

Child in Colorado Dies from E. coli Poisoning

Posted on September 21, 2008
The Tri-County Health Department officed in Greenwood Village, Colorado has reported that it is investigating the death of a 3 1/2-year-old Aurora boy who died from E. coli poisoning. Most of the E. coli outbreaks in the last several weeks have been caused by contaminated beef products...

Beef Tri-Tip Source of Forest Ranch, California E. coli Outbreak

Posted on September 20, 2008
As we predicted, beef tri-tip is the source of the E. coli outbreak that has sickened attendees of a BBQ Benefit in Forest Ranch, California. The BBQ Benefit took place on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Fire Station 24. Beef processors have recalled millions of pounds of beef products in the last several months...

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Amarillo IHOP Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on September 20, 2008
For the second time this year, the Amarillo IHOP on Western Street has been associated with a Salmonella outbreak. According to the Amarillo Public Health and Environmental Health departments, the outbreak has sickened at least 10 people, and 7 of those ate at the IHOP located at 2100 S...

E. coli Outbreak Associated with Barbecue for Volunteer Fire Stations

Posted on September 19, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008, the community of Forest Ranch, California gathered for a benefit barbecue for volunteer fire Station 24 and Station 23. What attendees did not know was that deadly E. coli bacteria had contaminated some of the food. According to Butte County health officials, at least 13 people were sickened, 4 of them seriously...

Michigan State Univeristy E. coli Outbreak Update

Posted on September 18, 2008
At least 10 Michigan State University (MSU) students have been hospitalized with E. coli O157:H7 infections. The Ingham County Health Department has reported that 4 additional students may also have E. coli infections. If the food source of this MSU E...

Forest Ranch, California E. coli Outbreak

Posted on September 18, 2008
According to news reports, health officials in Butte County, California have associated an E. coli outbreak in Forest Ranch, CA with a fundraiser that was held in Forest Ranch earlier this month. At least 4 people contracted E. coli infections after attending the fundraiser, which was held to raise money for a volunteer fire station in Forest Ranch...

10 Michigan State University Students Contract E. coli Infections

Posted on September 17, 2008
10 Michigan State University (MSU) students have contracted E. coli O157:H7 infections. The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is investigating this outbreak. To date, health officials have not uncovered the source of this outbreak. Because students make their food purchases on campus with a MSU card, health officials can determine what the students ate and where...

Ladies' Tea at Bethany Free Will Baptist Church in Broken Arrow, OK May Hold Key to Source of E. coli 0111 Outbreak

Posted on September 15, 2008
As part of the investigation into the E. coli 0111 outbreak linked to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), the Tulsa Health Department, and a team from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating an event catered by the Country Cottage restaurant at the Bethany Free Will Baptist Church in Broken Arrow, OK on Aug...

Campylobacter Outbreak Associated with Hendricks Farm & Dairy in Franconia, PA

Posted on September 15, 2008
Since September 1, at least seven confirmed cases of Campylobacter have been associated with drinking raw milk from Hendricks Farm & Dairy in Franconia, PA, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The people sickened live in unrelated households in Pennsylvania and in a neighboring state...

Alaska Campylobacter Outbreak Traced to Pea Farm

Posted on September 13, 2008
According to the Anchorage Daily News, a Campylobacter outbreak that has sickened 18 in Alaska has been traced back to Mat-Valley Peas in Palmer, Alaska. The 18 people became sick starting August 1 after eating raw peas. The pea farm sells the product in 5 and 10-pound bags with clear cooking instructions, which under most circumstances would have prevented the bacterial outbreak...

Raw Cream Campylobacter Recall

Posted on September 13, 2008
Organic Pastures of Fresno County, California is recalling Grade A raw cream due to the detection of Campylobacter in the product. According to KCRA, the recall is statewide, and affects all products of Grade A raw cream from the company that is dated Sept...

Locust Grove E. coli 0111 Outbreak Update

Posted on September 11, 2008
According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), at least 231 persons have become ill as the result of an E. coli 0111 outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma that has been linked to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. Of that number, 185 were adults, 43 were children and the ages of three cases have not yet been confirmed...

Food Poisoning and E coli are Popular Google Searches

Posted on September 09, 2008
The most popular Google searches are not "food poisoning" and "e coli," according to Google's Zeitgeist. This is good. But according to the Google Adwords keyword tool, "food poisoning" was searched on Google 165,000 times and "e coli" was searched 246,000 times in August...

Investigation into Oklahoma E. coli 0111 Outbreak Continues

Posted on September 08, 2008
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), with the aid of 3 CDC staff, interviewed an additional 310 people over the weekend who ate at the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, OK, from August 15 through August 17. Over 200 people who ate at the restaurant on these dates contracted E...

Sprouters Northwest Alfalfa Sprout Recall Due to Salmonella Risk

Posted on September 06, 2008
Sprouters Northwest, Inc. of Kent, Washington has recalled alfalfa sprouts, onion sprouts, and salad sprouts because they may be linked to a recent Salmonella Typhimirium outbreak in Oregon and Washington State. To date, 13 cases of Salmonella Typhimirium infection have been associated with the consumption of raw alfalfa sprouts...

More Interviews May Lead to Source of E. coli 0111 Outbreak

Posted on September 05, 2008
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) said today it has determined the need to interview about 320 additional persons as part of its ongoing investigation into the source of an E. coli 0111 outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma. The E...

Oklahoma E. coli 0111 Outbreak Update

Posted on September 04, 2008
Many of the persons who were hospitalized as a result of the Oklahoma E. coli 0111 outbreak have recovered and are being released from area hospitals. State health officials believe the total number of persons hospitalized at the peak of the outbreak exceeded 50; about 27 are currently hospitalized...

La Clarita Queseria, Queso Fresco (Fresh Cheese) Recalled Due to Possible E. coli Contamination

Posted on September 02, 2008
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets alerted consumers to a recall of La Clarita Queseria, Queso Fresco (Fresh Cheese) because it may be contaminated with E. coli. The recalled cheese is contained a foil-wrapped, 14-oz. net weight package with a code of Sept...

Oklahoma E. coli 0111 Outbreak Not Caused by Well Water

Posted on September 02, 2008
An Oklahoma E. coli 0111 outbreak has sickened over 200 people. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has linked the outbreak to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. Last week, news reports indicated that the source of the outbreak may have been the restaurant's well water...

Oklahoma E. coli 0111 Outbreak Sickens over 100 People and Kills One

Posted on August 29, 2008
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has notified the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) that it has identified E. coli 0111 from laboratory specimens CDC has analyzed as part of the ongoing investigation into the diarrheal illness outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma linked to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma...

Two Infants Strangled to Death in Simplicity Bassinets

Posted on August 29, 2008
This is a food poisoning blog, and we usually only report on food recalls, but we feel that it is important to notify our readers that two infants have died in Simplicity bassinets. The company that purchased Simplicity assets at auction in April of this year refuses to recall the Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 Convertible "Close-Sleeper" bassinets involved in the deaths because the company claims it is not responsible for the deaths...

Toddler Struggles to Fight E. Coli

Posted on August 29, 2008
A young boy from Nebraska is in Colorado with a serious E. coli infection. The boy, only 21 months old, became sick on August 10. According to The North Platte Bulletin, the toddler had diarrhea and was taken to the Perkins County Community Hospital, but was moved to the Great Plains Regional Medical Center after becoming severely dehydrated...

Oklahoma E. coli Kills One and Three on Dialysis after Developing Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Posted on August 28, 2008
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has reported that the outbreak that has resulted in one death and dozens sickened is an E. coli outbreak. The Oklahoma State Department of Health's public health laboratory found "a type of E. coli bacteria" in 10 patient specimens tested...

Ohio Confirms Contaminated Sandwich

Posted on August 28, 2008
Capitol Blog reports that the Ohio Department of Agriculture has confirmed a contaminated submarine sandwich with Listeria monocytogenes. The sandwich was discovered at a Circle K store in Willoughby, Ohio. Although the sandwich tested positive for Listeria, there have been no illnesses associated with that particular sandwich or any others at this point...

Update Regarding Country Cottage E. coli Food Poisoning

Posted on August 28, 2008
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has issued an update regarding the E. coli outbreak that has been linked to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. According to the update: The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has narrowed the focus of its investigation into a severe diarrheal outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, OK...

South Dakota Boy Fights HUS

Posted on August 27, 2008
A family from Brandon, South Dakota is learning the hard way about the dangers associated with E. coli. Their four-year-old son was diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, which is usually caused by E. coli. HUS can lead to kidney failure and possibly death...

Outbreak Linked to Country Cottage May Be E. coli

Posted on August 26, 2008
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has issued an update of what appears to be an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has been associated with the Country Cottage restaurant in Lotus Grove, Oklahoma. The Country Cottage "E. coli" outbreak may have sickened over 50 people...

Death of Oklahoma Man Possibly Caused by E. coli

Posted on August 26, 2008
A 26-year-old newlywed from Pryor, Oklahoma died on Sunday from what appears to be an E. coli O157:H7 infection. As a law firm that practices in the area of E. coli litigation, we feel that we have a responsibility to do our part to make people aware of the dangers of E...

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