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Monthly Archives: September 2008
CDC investigates E. coli outbreak
Members of the Centers for Disease Control arrived in Oklahoma over the weekend, joining the investigation of a deadly E. coli outbreak. Previous queries into what made more than 200 people sick, and killed one man, have pointed the figurative …
Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled by Sprouters Northwest for Salmonella
Sprouters Northwest, Inc. of Kent, Washington is recalling its alfalfa sprout products (alfalfa sprouts, onion sprouts, and salad sprouts) because they may be linked to a recent outbreak of Salmonellosis in Oregon and Washington State. To date, 13 cases of …
Food, not water, likely source of deadly E. coli outbreak
The E. coli outbreak linked to an Oklahoma restaurant is not tied to its well water, as believed earlier this week, and reported as such on this blog. Instead, health officials there, said Tuesday that food from the restaurant was …
Okla. restaurant’s well water was contaminated
The well water from the Oklahoma restaurant that is linked to more than 100 cases of E. coli poisoning has tested positive for a bacterial infection. While this appears to be the likely source of what sent 50 of 116 …
Another Canada Listeria Death Linked to Tainted Maple Leaf Meat
The Windsor Star reports an 81-year-old Leamington woman died last week after testing positive for listeria contracted the bacteria strain found in recalled Maple Leaf deli meats, health officials said Tuesday. Elizabeth Schmidt died Aug. 27 after being hospitalized a …
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