food safety
Public Health investigates E. coli outbreak in Washington
Public Health is currently investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 – one of the most serious foodborne illnesses you can contract.We follow specific steps to find clues that help us pinpoint the source(s) that... more »
Five years after deadly E. Coli outbreak, Salinas Valley farmers struggle to rebound
Five years after their healthy-looking green fields became the epicenter of a national food disaster, farmers in the Salinas Valley are still working to regain something even the most bountiful harvest can't ensure: the public's... more »
Irradiation underused to fight E. coli in foods
Zapping salad fixings with just a bit of radiation can kill dangerous E. coli and other bacteria - and food safety experts say Europe's massive outbreak shows wary consumers should give the long-approved step a... more »
Germany awaiting test results on sprouts in E. coli outbreak
Official test results Monday are likely to show that sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany caused the E. coli outbreak that has killed 22 people, sickened more than 2,200 and left Europeans across... more »
Three Years After E. Coli Outbreak, is Spinach Safer?
Nov. 10, 2009 - Three years after an E. coli outbreak, thought to be linked to spinach, took three lives and left 205 people sick, "Good Morning America" discovered that while the industry instituted new... more »
Calgary Doctor on Trail of Resistant E. Coli
Oct. 27, 2009 - A doctor is trying to find out why so many people in Calgary have a strain of E. coli with the potential to create difficult-to-treat infections.CBC NewsClick hereto read the rest... more »
Cattle Vaccine Reduces E. coli O157, Approved in Canada
Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced Oct. 27 that Econiche, the world's first vaccine designed to reduce the shedding by cattle of Escherichia coli O157:H7, has received full licensing approval from the... more »
