E. Coli Fears Inspire a Call for Oversight
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Three major produce industry groups have called for government regulation.
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Investigators are focusing on three   counties in central California in the search for the source of   an E. coli outbreak linked to fresh spinach that has spread to   23 states and sickened more than 100 people, the U.S. Food and   Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
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If the recent outbreak of the E. coli infection traced to fresh spinach has left you worried about what's on your plate, breathe a little easier: Despite the recent high-profile problem, food-borne illness has been steadily declining in the United States.
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California produce growers and processors worked to draw up new food-safety measures Thursday as government investigators trying to pinpoint the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak narrowed their search to three counties.
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The Pennsylvania Health Department said on Tuesday it had begun an investigation into four cases of an E. coli in Montgomery County.
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U.S. health officials said on Monday they were not ready to declare an end to the Taco Bell E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 64 people, saying they could not confirm that green onions were the source of the bacteria.
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Still grappling with an E. coli outbreak, the fast-food chain is doing too little to show that it is on top of the crisis, public-relations experts say
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E. coli similar to that linked to a recent deadly outbreak has been found in eight fecal samples collected near two California farms that may have been a source of contaminated spinach.
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State and federal health authorities  were trying on Wednesday to determine the cause of an outbreak  that has sickened about 1,000 people who visited an Ohio island  getaway in Lake Erie.
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A 2-year-old boy in Idaho and an  elderly woman in Maryland who both died from suspected E. coli  infections raised to three the number of deaths related to a  nationwide health scare around fresh spinach, state health  officials said on Friday.
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State and federal health authorities were trying on Wednesday to determine the cause of an outbreak that has sickened about 1,000 people who visited an Ohio island getaway in Lake Erie.
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Chinese food safety officials are calling for more stringent inspections and testing of exports, saying international alarm over the quality of its products is threatening China's image and relations with other countries.
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The discovery of contaminated spinach in a US home is hailed by officials battling a nationwide E.coli outbreak.
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The F.D.A. is suggesting that the fresh-cut produce industry constantly monitor and control vulnerable places in the production cycle where the bacteria are likely to form.
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The sharp increase of beef recalls involving E. coli raises questions about whether the Agriculture Department has given the meat industry too much leeway to police itself.
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As investigators track the source of tainted spinach, consumer groups seek more FDA authority over farms.
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Investigators are to report on the causes of an E.coli outbreak which led to kidney failure in children at a nursery.