Category Archives: E.coli O157

E.coli O104 Strikes Again

Posted on January 28, 2012 by | 2 comments

Food Safety News

A group of French tourists returned home from Turkey last autumn with diarrheal illnesses, and two of them developed a life-threatening kidney disease linked to the foodborne pathogen E. coli.

Now French health officials have completed an investigation into this illness cluster and say the two women were infected with a strain of E. coli similar to the rarely seen bacteria that caused the devastating European outbreak linked to sprouts grown from Egyptian fenugreek seeds.
 
And they conclude this is “further evidence” that Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) serogroup O104 circulates in Turkey, along with Afghanistan, Egypt and Tunisia. “Public health authorities and clinicians should be vigilant for possible STEC O104 infection in individuals returning from these areas who present with post-diarrhoeal HUS,” the article advises.

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Silver Ion Silicone – Dairy – Ecoli and Salmonella Killer

Posted on January 27, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Production Daily

A silver ion-laced silicone material that absorbs and destroys pathogens such as E.coli and Salmonella will ensure safety standards are met in the dairy sector, its developer has claimed.

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E. coli victim Mason Jones’ mother Sharon Mills wins Tesco Mum of the Year

Posted on January 27, 2012 by | Leave a comment

BBC News

A mother whose five-year-old son died in Wales’ largest E. coli outbreak has won an award for improving food safety.

Sharon Mills was named Tesco Campaigning Mum of the Year for her work leading to a “scores on the doors” system forcing Welsh restaurants and takeaways to display hygiene ratings.

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Simple Precautions to Reduce E.coli O157

Posted on January 26, 2012 by | Leave a comment

RELU Link Full Article

An article in Physorg.com has reported on research that says there are some simple precautions and coordinated measures that can be undertaken to help reduce the threat from E.coli O157.

 

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USDA – $25 Million to E.coli STEC Research

Posted on January 25, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Navigator USA

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $25m research grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to tackle Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in the beef supply chain.

As reported on this blog last year the US have decided to ban six E.coli serotypes from the food chain and if the proposal goes through testing will need to begin in March 2012, this is still a very controversial proposal in the US. (link)

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Raw Milk E.coli 0157 Again – US

Posted on January 20, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Ecoli Blog MarlerClark

Organic Pastures Dairy in Fresno, California.

The investigation was initiated because of a cluster of illnesses in five children from four counties throughout California infected with E. coli O157:H7 having an identical, uncommon PFGE pattern. Illness dates for these cases extends from August 25 through October 25, 2011….

The sickened children ranged in age from one to five years. Three of the children developed the potentially fatal complication of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

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US – E.coli in Milk

Posted on January 18, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Ecoli Blog

A Tenino dairy says it’s recalling its fluid raw milk products because of the danger of contamination with potentially harmful E. coli bacteria.

There have been no reported illnesses related to the recalled products, the dairy said.

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Electric Shock for E.coli

Posted on January 16, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Science Daily

A short burst of low voltage alternating current can effectively eradicate E. coli bacteria growing on the surface of even heavily contaminated beef, according to a study published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health. The technique offers an inexpensive and easy to implement approach to reducing the risk of food poisoning, which can occur despite handlers complying with hygiene standards.

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Mandatory Bacteria Tests for Milk in India

Posted on January 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Lab Saints

Come February, milk sold in India will have to be tested for harmful bacteria like E Coli.
According to the new food safety rules that come into effect six months from August, 2011, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made it mandatory for milk manufacturers to test it for organisms such as E Coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes before bringing it into the market.

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More US Foodborne IIlness Outbreaks

Posted on January 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

E.coli O157 -Seven people have been sickened and four were hospitalized in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to a restaurant in Houghton, Michigan.

Norovirus –  146 people sickened with norovirus in Wheeling, IL, may have been exposed at Bob Chinn’s Crab House, the Cook County Health Department said Friday.

Norovirus – More than 90 people in Hartford City, IN have been sickened, and two were hospitalized, in an outbreak of norovirus traced this week to a Subway restaurant, according to the Blackford County Health Department.

All articles from Food Safety News

 

 

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