E. Coli

  • 3 infants stricken with E. coli O157 at Scottish nursery

    Posted: May 25th, 2012 - 12:24pm

    It’s an unfortunate, but familiar story for UK childcares. The Scotsman reports three infants were being treated in hospital following a suspected E coli O157 outbreak linked to the baby unit at a nursery school.Additional Information

    Date Published: 
    25.may.12
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    barfblog
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  • AUSTRALIA: Statement - E. coli incident in beef in the USA

    Posted: May 25th, 2012 - 12:06pm

    The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Biosecurity (DAFF Biosecurity) manages the certification process for beef exported from Australia. Key elements of the process include: The provision of export certification acceptable to Australia’s trading partnersAdditional Information

    Date Published: 
    24.may.12
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    Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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  • US: Industry takes steps to ensure beef is safe from E. coli

    Posted: May 25th, 2012 - 9:20am

    The industry is taking appropriate steps to help ensure that U.S. beef is safe from E. coli contamination, according to a recent audit by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The auditors visited six beef slaughter plants directly responsible for processing about 17 percent of the U.S. beef supply.Additional Information

    Date Published: 
    23.may.12
    Source Title: 
    Drovers Cattle Network
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  • TEXAS: E. coli found in SA restaurant salsa

    Posted: May 25th, 2012 - 9:19am

    SAN ANTONIO -- One of the hottest foods in San Antonio is put to the test. KSAT's Defenders sampled salsa at Casarita on Thousand Oaks, Las Palapas on Callaghan, Alamo Cafe's I-10 location, Don Pedro on Southwest Military and at Taco Cabana on Broadway. At all but two locations, the salsa samples came back clean.Additional Information

    Date Published: 
    22.may.12
    Source Title: 
    KSAT
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  • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4: a new challenge for microbiology

    Posted: May 25th, 2012 - 9:13am

    ABSTRACTAdditional Information

    Date Published: 
    24.may.12
    Source Title: 
    Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2012 vol. 78 no. 12 4065-4073
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  • Norwegian sheep are an important reservoir for human-pathogenic Escherichia coli O26:H11

    Posted: May 25th, 2012 - 9:12am

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    Date Published: 
    24.may.12
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    Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2012 vol. 78 no. 12 4083-4091
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  • Scottish council cancels cattle show because E. coli fears not taken seriously

    Posted: May 24th, 2012 - 2:30pm

    This is proactively awesome. After decades of farm-show-petting-zoo-fair related outbreaks, particularly of E. coli O157, and after four people were sickened last year, this weekend’s Drymen Show has been cancelled because organizers did not take appropriate steps to reduce risk of E. coli infection.Additional Information

    Date Published: 
    22.may.12
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    barfblog
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  • E. coli happens: cook burgers to 165F, whatever ruminant it came from

    Posted: May 24th, 2012 - 2:29pm

    Seventeen years ago, Gregg Jesperson ate a burger that was still pink at a mom-and-pop restaurant in northern Alberta (that’s in Canada), where he and his family were living at the time. The medication he’ll have to take for life is one reason why he’s not going to forget what happened anytime soon.Additional Information

    Date Published: 
    22.may.12
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    barfblog
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  • SOUTH CAROLINA: Meat processors in Lancaster, Hickory Grove voluntarily recall 7,000 pounds of ground beef

    Posted: May 24th, 2012 - 2:04pm

    COLUMBIA -- Meat processing plants in Lancaster and Hickory Grove are voluntarily recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of ground beef after state inspectors found that meat they received from an Australian packing plant was contaminated with E. coli.Additional Information

    Date Published: 
    22.may.12
    Source Title: 
    Charlotte Observer
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  • US: OIG releases second and final N-60 report

    Posted: May 22nd, 2012 - 5:24pm

    On the heels of a report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), FSIS may start examining lymph nodes of cattle for the presence of Salmonella within the next five years.Additional Information

    Date Published: 
    21.may.12
    Source Title: 
    Meatingplace
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