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Lettuce E. coli outbreak spreads
An outbreak of food-borne illness linked to romaine lettuce has spread to four states and sickened at least 23 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
People in four states have been sickened in Tennessee,Michigan, Ohio and New York.
Romaine Lettuce Recall
Multistate Outbreak of Human E. coli O145 Infections Linked to Shredded Romaine Lettuce from a Single Processing Facility. As of May 5, 2010, a total of 19 confirmed and 10 probable cases related to this outbreak have been reported from 3 states since March 1, 2010. The number of ill persons identified in each state [...]
E. coli O157:H7 contaminated ground beef recall
Several state health departments, CDC, and the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) updated the list of retail stores who may have received contaminated ground beef.
