e. coli

Urgent E coli warning: If you bought this meat, throw it out now

January 6th, 2022

Chris Smith

Whenever routine testing detects the presence of harmful bacteria in food, authorities issue warnings and recalls for the impacted products. One particular strain of the E. coli bacteria is often responsible for health alerts and recalls: O157:H7. That’s the strain that Consumer Reports discovered while testing a sample of Kroger-brand ground beef. As a result, …

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A deadly E. coli outbreak is hitting the US, and the source is unknown

February 5th, 2021

Mike Wehner

A multi-state E. coli outbreak is making people sick across the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control are working on identifying the source. The outbreak is tracked by the strain of the bacteria that is making people sick, and so far over a dozen people have fallen ill, including one death. This strain …

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Here’s the bagged lettuce you need to avoid following the CDC’s latest E. coli warning

December 11th, 2019

Mike Wehner

Late last month, the CDC issued a warning that sounded very familiar to anyone who remembers the widespread romaine lettuce recalls from 2018. Scientists had identified a strain of E. coli in lettuce from the Salinas Valley, California, growing region. This was obviously bad news for anyone who was hoping to incorporate romaine lettuce into …

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Romaine lettuce is dangerous again as new E. coli outbreak spreads

November 26th, 2019

Mike Wehner

Hey, remember back exactly one year ago when the CDC begged everyone to throw away romaine lettuce because it was making people sick? Well wouldn’t you know it, it’s happening again! Over two dozen people have already been hospitalized with severe E. coli infections across 16 states, and the CDC is once again sounding the …

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FDA announces expanded recall of all-purpose flour that is tainted with E. coli

October 5th, 2019

Mike Wehner

Several months ago the FDA announced a recall of all-purpose flour because it was probably tainted with E. coli. E. coli is no joke, but the recall was relatively small in terms of scale, with only a handful of lots having to be recalled. Unfortunately, it seems the recall wasn’t nearly large enough, because the …

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E. Coli scare leads to multi-state recall of brownie mix

June 21st, 2019

Mike Wehner

With the weekend upon us it might seem like a lovely time to make yourself a tasty treat. If you’ve got a box of brownie mix in your pantry — and you happen to live in Alabama, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, New York, or South Carolina — you might want to think again. …

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CDC says it’s safe to eat some romaine lettuce again as it narrows down E. coli source

November 27th, 2018

Mike Wehner

It was just a week ago that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning that probably messed up a few Thanksgivings across the country. An E. coli scare forced the CDC to tell everyone to throw out all romaine lettuce no matter what store it came from or where it was grown. …

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CDC: Throw away all your romaine lettuce, no matter where it’s from

November 20th, 2018

Mike Wehner

What the heck is going on with romaine lettuce? This year has been absolutely brutal for anyone who enjoys a good salad, with the CDC issuing alert after alert warning people not to eat lettuce grown from certain regions or purchased during certain time frames in specific areas. Then, in May, we got a bit …

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That horrific E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce was probably caused by cow poop

August 8th, 2018

Mike Wehner

It’s now been some time since the growing season for romaine lettuce in the Yuma, Arizona, region came to a close, and it was a pretty interesting year for farmers in the area. In May, tainted lettuce claimed dozens of victims, and by the time things began to calm down the bad veggies had sent …

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Hooray! Romaine lettuce is almost safe to eat again!

May 18th, 2018

Mike Wehner

There’s good news and bad news on the E. coli outbreak front this week. Which one do you want first? The good news? Okay! According to the latest report from the Centers For Disease Control, the likelihood of any contaminated lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region is still sitting on store shelves or being …