Yearly Archives: 2007

E. coli Victim Stephanie Smith Out of Coma After Nine Weeks

20-year old dance teacher Stephanie Smith has been in a drug-induced coma for the past nine weeks after she ate E. coli contaminated ground beef from Sam’s Club. Doctors put Stephanie into a coma in attempt to save her life. …

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Louisiana Raw Oysters May Be Contaminated with Norovirus, FDA Warns

The FDA is warning consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested from West Karako Bay, a section of Growing Area 3 in Louisiana. These oysters, harvested from Dec. 3 through Dec. 21, may be contaminated with norovirus. FDA has received …

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American Fresh Foods Ground Beef Potentially Contaminated with E. coli, Truck Containing Meat Stolen

Yesterday, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public warning statement alerting consumers to the possibility of E. coli contamination in approximately 14,800 pounds of ground beef products produced by Texas American Food Service Corporation dba American Fresh …

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Whittier Farms Milk Products Contaminated With Listeria Killed Two

Massachusetts health officials are warning consumers not to drink milk products from Whittier Farms in Shrewsbury after two elderly men in Worchester County died from consuming the listeria-contaminated products. The Department of Public Health has identified four cases of the …

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Jeno’s and Totinto’s Pizza Recall Has General Mills Counting Its Losses

After recalling over 400,000 pizzas for potential E. coli contamination in November, General Mills is now reporting a second quarter loss of $20 million on its operating report. Tonitno’s and Jeno’s pepperoni pizzas were found to be potentially contaminated with …

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Bankrupt Topps Meat Company To Be Bought Out By Premio Foods

Topps Meat Company, which filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November, closed its doors for business after having to recall 21.7 million pounds of beef for E. coli contamination in September. The federal Centers for Disease Control said more than …

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