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Food Safety Bill Passed in Senate, With a Side of Pork

(Nov. 30) -- What's cookin'? In a rare case of bipartisanship, the Senate passed a $1.4 billion food safety bill today designed to grant the Food and Drug Administration greater authority over recalls, among other safety measures aimed at preventing dangerous food-borne illness outbreaks. Part of the bill, however,...

Cheese at Costco May Have Been Tainted With E. Coli

(Nov. 5) -- Free samples of cheese given out in at least five states may be contaminated with E. coli. At least 25 people who may have eaten samples of Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese at Costco stores have been diagnosed with the sometimes fatal food pathogen, according to a warning issued late Thursday by the Food...

The 'Holy Six' Strains of E. Coli That Many Experts Fear

Third of Three Parts WASHINGTON (Sept. 28) -- Many food safety experts have long called for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to control six other strains of E. coli besides the banned E. coli 0157 strain found in food. "Not all of these Shiga toxin-producing E. coli are created equal. Some of those six are just as...

Food-Safety Lawyer Puts His Money Where Your Mouth Is

Second of Three Parts SEATTLE (Sept. 28) -- Why should a trial lawyer kick in a half-million dollars of his own money to document the presence of an unregulated pathogen in America's meat supply when the agency responsible for meat safety won't? "That's precisely why," William Marler explained to AOL News before a...

USDA May Be Ready to Tackle 'Other' E. Coli Strains

First of Three Parts WASHINGTON (Sept. 28) -- For years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has ignored burgeoning proof that several unregulated strains of E. coli contaminate America's meat supply. "There is no indication that these strains are a health problem for anyone," a spokesman for the USDA, the federal agency...

e coli News From the Web

06/02/12 E. Coli bacteria shuts Great Barrington swimming hole Source: ABC - WTEN 10 - Albany NY In Great Barrington, Massachusetts, a popular swimming hole has been shut down over E. Coli. The board of health has closed the Green River Swimming Spot outside of the city.
05/23/12 Boil Water Notice Issued in Walton County Source: ABC - WMBB News 13 - Panama City FL Due to a recent compromise in the Regional Utilities distribution system, the residents of Jane Circle are advised to boil all water which is utilized for drinking or cooking purposes.
05/15/12 Boil water notice issued for Brookridge Source: ABC - WFTS Action News - Tampa FL Residents in the Brookridge area are being advised to boil their water before it is consumed, according to officials from Hernando County Utilities.
05/08/12 Time to test your well water Source: The Delhi News-Record Well owners are encouraged to test their water this spring.

Background on e coli

Escherichia coli (; commonly abbreviated E. coli) is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms).

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