E. coli

CDC Says: Stay Away from Romaine Amid E coli Romaine Outbreak

E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 22, 2018

The CDC is advising consumers against eating any romaine lettuce for the time being over fears of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. Yes, another e coli romaine outbreak. The announcement of the outbreak went up on their website on… read more

New Romaine E coli Outbreak: Irrigation This Time?

E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 21, 2018

Water. Essential for life.  Not just ours, but the foods that give us life. Without it, plants would whither. Food animals would perish.  We would dehydrate.  Everything would die. But could water be the very thing to blame for the new romaine e… read more

URGH! Yet Another Romaine Lettuce Ecoli Outbreak

E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 20, 2018

While we might have thought that the romaine lettuce and Ecoli bacteria fiasco was over and done with, it’s time to think again. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Food Safety Alert on November 20th, 2018… read more

Ecoli Romaine Lettuce Outbreak: Just When I Thought I Could Eat Salad Again

E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 20, 2018

If you are like me, we hoped romaine would be safe to eat again this season. In fact, I stood back from eating my beloved Caesar salad for the last few weeks praying that my anxiety over another romaine outbreak… read more

Corn-mazes and Petting Farms Spread E. Coli to You and Your Kids: What You Can Do About it

E. coli,Food Safety,Our Blog | October 30, 2018

With Fall almost over, we can play Monday morning quarterback and take a look at what not to do next year. We’re still in the RedZone of this season, and this play will get you a goal if you practice… read more

Petting Zoo Ecoli Dangers: Not As Silent As We Once Thought

E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | October 30, 2018

As a child going to a petting zoo was so much fun. We never really realized that there were serious dangers that could be associated with them. A fond childhood memory was going to a miniature horse farm that had… read more

Food Safety Changes in the Wake of Ecoli Leafy Greens

E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | October 30, 2018

California’s lettuce growers are adjusting their food safety practice in light of the big E. Coli outbreak. No, not the E. coli outbreak that sickened hundreds who had bought lettuce contaminated by an irrigation canal in Yuma, Arizona; another other… read more

Utah Ecoli Cases Linked to Farms and Petting Zoos?

E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | October 27, 2018

It’s Fall y’all.  You know what that means.  Falling leaves, shorter days, corn mazes, and beautiful weather for petting zoos.  All of the fun childhood memories come back to us as we get to experience it over and over again… read more

Utah E coli Outbreak? Corn Mazes, Farms, and Petting Zoos to Blame?

E. coli,Outbreaks & Recalls | October 26, 2018

Utah’s Department of Public Health announced yesterday that they are investigating a concerning spike in STEC E coli cases in the state. Typically, the state sees 13 E coli cases in the month of October, but with this month already… read more

E. coli in Romaine Lettuce Again? Yuma Growing Region Begins

E. coli | October 26, 2018

Could we see Ecoli in romaine lettuce again this fall?  Investigators and outbreak watchers are bracing for the worst as the Yuma growing season comes back this November.  When the outbreak that began this past April ended, there were still… read more