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Food Safety in the News

"In E. Coli Fight, Some Strains Are Largely Ignored", New York Times, May 26, 2010

For nearly two decades, Public Enemy No. 1 for the food industry and its government regulators has been a virulent strain of E. coli bacteria that has killed hundreds of people, sickened thousands and prompted the recall of millions of pounds of hamburger, spinach and other foods... read more

"Tainted Lettuce Linked to Illness in Three States", New York Times, May 7, 2010

A rare strain of E. coli never before associated with foodborne illness in the United States has sickened 29 people in three states, public health officials said Friday. The outbreak has been tied to romaine lettuce served in restaurants, school cafeterias and deli and supermarket salad bars... read more

"Lettuce Recalled Due to E. Coli: Another Reason Senate Should Take Up Food Safety Bill", Center for Science in the Public Interest, May 6, 2010

If members of the United States Senate need another reason to bring the food safety bill to the floor, may I recommend tomorrow’s newspapers? Once again, lettuce contaminated with dangerous bacteria, in this case, E. coli O145, is implicated in a multistate outbreak that has hospitalized at least 12 people so far and may be responsible for three cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)... read more

"Safe Food Handling: ShopSmart Rewrites the Rules of Food Safety", CBS News, May 18, 2010

It may be time to rethink the way we handle our food. Millions of Americans are sickened each year by food born illnesses and many of those cases could be avoided if people cooked or washed their food more thoroughly. Sue Perry, Deputy Editor of ShopSmart tells us how they've rewritten the rules of food safety... read more