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Australia assures on beef after US E-coli scare
May 25, 2012 02:27 EDT
Australia moved to assure its meat export partners and domestic market that its beef was safe after it was linked to an E-coli contamination scare in the United States.
Ready Pac bagged salad recalled on E. coli fears
Nov 18, 2011 10:33 EST
(Reuters) - Ready Pac Foods Inc. is recalling 5,379 cases of bagged salad products containing romaine lettuce because they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the Irwindale, California, company said.
Ready Pac bagged salad recalled on E. coli fears
Nov 18, 2011 10:23 EST
(Reuters) - Ready Pac Foods Inc. is recalling 5,379 cases of bagged salad products containing romaine lettuce because they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the Irwindale, California, company said.
Sprouted seed firms should improve safety: EU watchdog
Nov 15, 2011 14:04 EST
MILAN (Reuters) - Producers of sprouted seeds should tighten safety measures along the production chain as the ready-to-eat food can cause large outbreaks of illness, the EU food safety agency said after thousands of people were hit by E.coli infection this year.
Firm recalls beef for possible E. coli taint
Oct 01, 2011 11:20 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California-based Manning Beef is recalling 80,000 pounds of beef products over possible E. coli contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
Tyson recalls ground beef over possible E. coli contamination
Sep 28, 2011 11:31 EDT
(Reuters) - Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials said.
U.S. expands E. coli ban in beef; consumers cheer
Sep 13, 2011 14:30 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government will test for six more strains of E. coli bacteria in raw beef, officials announced on Tuesday, a step sought by consumer groups but opposed by the cost-conscious meat industry.
Government to ban six types of E coli from beef
Sep 13, 2011 10:15 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will ban the sale of ground beef contaminated with six types of the E coli bacteria that can cause serious cases of food-borne illness, a food-safety watchdog group and a U.S. meat industry group said on Monday.
Government to ban six types of E coli from ground beef: groups
Sep 12, 2011 19:42 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will ban the sale of ground beef contaminated with six types of the E coli bacteria that can cause serious cases of food-borne illness, a food-safety watchdog group and a U.S. meat industry group said on Monday.
U.S. to ban six types of E coli from ground beef: groups
Sep 12, 2011 19:31 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government will ban the sale of ground beef contaminated with six types of the E coli bacteria that can cause serious cases of food-borne illness, a food-safety watchdog group and a U.S. meat industry group said on Monday.
National Beef recalls 60,424 lbs ground beef for e.coli
Aug 15, 2011 00:30 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said National Beef Packing Co has recalled about 60,424 pounds of ground beef products after inspection at an Ohio processing plant produced suspicions of contamination by e.coli 0157:H7 bacteria.
E. Coli outbreak in Oregon linked to strawberries
Aug 08, 2011 19:29 EDT
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - An elderly woman died and at least 9 other people were sickened after eating fresh strawberries from an Oregon farm contaminated with E. coli, officials said on Monday.
Turkey recall raises U.S. food safety questions
Aug 05, 2011 17:19 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. food safety advocates are calling for changes to meat recall rules after regulators took months to warn the public about a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 80 people and caused one death.
Germany declares end to E. coli outbreak
Jul 26, 2011 10:56 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's federal disease control institute declared on Tuesday that an E. coli outbreak which killed more than 50 people is now over and no cases have been reported in the past three weeks.
Russia lifts ban on Italian, Hungarian vegetables: officials
Jul 22, 2011 12:17 EDT
Russia will next week resume vegetable imports from Italy and Hungary after imposing an embargo on the 27-nation EU bloc due to Germany's killer E. coli outbreak, the consumer watchdog said on Friday.
Russia lifts ban on Czech and Greek vegetables: official
Jul 11, 2011 10:59 EDT
Russia on Monday permitted vegetable imports from the Czech Republic and Greece, making a total of six countries exempt from a ban on European Union imports it imposed over a deadly E. coli outbreak.
Officials confirm Arizona death tied to E. coli epidemic
Jul 08, 2011 19:57 EDT
ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. health officials have confirmed that the recent death of an Arizona resident was linked to an E. coli outbreak that has killed more than 40 people in Europe.
Egypt denies responsibility for E. coli contamination
Jul 06, 2011 15:58 EDT
Cairo denied responsibility on Wednesday for an E. coli outbreak that killed 50 people, mainly in Germany, blamed by the European Union on fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt.
Egyptian seeds most likely source of deadly E. coli
Jul 05, 2011 11:27 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - A single shipment of fenugreek seeds from Egypt is the most likely source of a highly toxic E. coli epidemic in Germany which has killed 49 people and of a smaller outbreak in France, European investigators said on Tuesday.
Russia 'allows veg in from Spain, Denmark'
Jul 01, 2011 08:53 EDT
Russia has resumed vegetable imports from Spain and Denmark after imposing an embargo on the 27-nation EU bloc due to Germany's killer E. coli outbreak, the head of Russia's consumer protection agency said Friday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Escherichia coli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacteriales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Escherichia |
| Species: | E. coli |
| Binomial name | |
| Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 | |
