Science and Health: Hamburgers May Be Tainted With E. Coli
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Twenty-one people in eight states may have fallen ill after eating hamburgers possibly contaminated with E. coli, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The Topps Meat Company, based in Elizabeth, N.J., announced a recall on Tuesday of boxes of frozen hamburgers. The recall affects 331,582 pounds of frozen beef patties and 21 products distributed nationwide. Illnesses were reported in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. A list of the recalled products is at www.toppsmeat.com.
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One week, it's E. coli in fresh spinach. Then there's the recall for botulism in canned chili, beef stew, hash and gravy. And another for "gripe" water for colicky infants due to concerns about cryptosporidium. Just this week, there was an expanded recall for E. coli in frozen burgers and another...
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Federal food safety officials said fresh spinach is "as safe as it was before the outbreak," even though investigators have not determined the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak.
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Lettuce at Yum Brands Inc. Taco Bell restaurants was the most likely cause of an E.coli outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in the northeastern United States, an official said on a Food and Drug Administration conference call on Wednesday.
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Scientists say a system is needed to monitor the spread of a potentially fatal form of drug-resistant E.coli.
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A popular snack food sold nationwide is being recalled because of concerns about contamination. All lots and sizes of Veggie Booty Snack Food are being recalled, the company said, following a report of 51 cases of salmonella poisoning that may be associated with the product.
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Some cans of hot dog chili sauce sold under various brand names may be contaminated with the bacteria that causes botulism and should not be eaten, the Food and Drug Administration warned on Wednesday.
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Food colouring Red 2G (E 128), which is  added to some breakfast sausages and burger meat, may cause  cancer, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on  Monday as it reviewed food additives used in the European  Union.
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Anne Grintjes can't even look at produce now without cringing. "I went through a grocery store the other day and I just flinched when I looked at all the greens," said Grintjes, whose 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter fell ill during a multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to tainted spinach. "It's hard not to, after watching your little boy struggling for his life in a hospital bed."
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BOISE, Idaho  - A 2-year-old boy who drank a   spinach shake died from a suspected E. coli infection in a case   that is possibly related to the nationwide health scare around   spinach, a state health official said on Friday.
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More bags of spinach tainted with   toxic E. coli bacteria have been found and could help   investigators track down an outbreak that may have killed three   people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   said on Tuesday.
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Spinach contaminated with E. coli. Frozen oysters tainted by norovirus. Peanut butter fouled by salmonella.
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RALEIGH -- Health investigators on Saturday identified more cases of E. coli in North Carolina, most of them linked to visits to the State Fair in Raleigh last month.
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A meat supplier has greatly expanded a ground beef recall, which now includes about 5.7 million pounds of fresh and frozen meat that may be contaminated with E. coli.
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As federal agents launched a criminal investigation into two produce companies involved in the contaminated spinach outbreak, Idaho health officials confirmed the death of a 2-year-old boy Sept. 20 was caused by tainted spinach. Kyle Allgood was the second confirmed death in the E. coli outbreak, which also killed a Wisconsin woman.
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Tough food safety precautions and produce-tracking systems implemented last year after a fatal E. coli outbreak were put to the test when spinach from a produce company came up positive for salmonella bacteria, prompting a new recall.
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U.S. food safety inspectors said Tuesday they will expand tests and recall infected meat more rapidly to combat E. coli contamination of meat products after the largest American manufacturer of hamburger patties went out of business this month.