Posts tagged e. coli

• Bagged Lettuce Recalled Over E. Coli Fears

  David Mittleman | November 22, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Ready Pac Foods Inc. has recalled over 5,000 bags of lettuce over concerns that the food is contaminated with E. coli. According to Ready Pac and the FDA, the contaminated products include bagged...

• Fecal Matter Commonly Found on Cellphones

  David Mittleman | October 19, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Many people have heard how dirty hotel room television remotes are, but did you know that 1 in 6 cell phones have fecal matter on them? At least that's what one study found out about cell phones in...

• Number of Deaths from Listeria Outbreak Expected to Rise Through October

  David Mittleman | September 29, 2011 8:18 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  While E. coli and Salmonella are more commonly known bacteria, a new food borne illness is spreading and creating more serious consequences than these two contaminants. Listeria, linked to...

• Lettuce Recall Expands as E. coli Contamination Concerns Grow

  David Mittleman | May 12, 2010 3:03 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  If you’re in a rush during your lunch break, don’t grab a salad from your local grocery store’s deli or salad bar—at least not any time soon. According to the Food and Drug...

• 4-Year-Old Boy Dies After Outbreak of E. coli Occurs at Day Care Center

  David Mittleman | April 12, 2010 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Seattle, WA—a 4-year-old child died at a Washington State day care after he was exposed to a deadly strain of E. coli and three other children are currently hospitalized. According to the...

• National Steak and Poultry Recalls 248,000 Pounds of Beef Potentially Contaminated With E. coli

  David Mittleman | December 28, 2009 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  An Oklahoma-based meat company recently recalled approximately 248,000 pounds of beef on suspicion that the meat may be contaminated with E. coli. The company, National Steak and Poultry, and the...

• 2 Dead, 28 Seriously Ill After Consuming E. Coli Contaminated Ground Beef

  David Mittleman | November 05, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A few weeks ago, I wrote about the heartbreaking case of Stephanie Smith, a 22-year-old dance instructor in NYC who ended up paralyzed after eating a hamburger patty contaminated with E. Coli. Now...

• Woman's Tragedy Reveals Serious Flaws in Beef Inspection Process

  David Mittleman | October 08, 2009 2:35 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In a recent article, the New York Times reported on Stephanie Smith, a 22-year-old dance instructor who ended up paralyzed after consuming a hamburger back in 2007 that was contaminated with a...

• Don't Drown Your Sorrows with Cookie Dough: Nestle Recalls Refrigerated Dough for Potential E. coli Contamination

  David Mittleman | June 22, 2009 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Danville, Virginia—no one can quite figure out how a strain of E. coli, commonly found in the intestines of cows, may have gotten into a batch of Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. ...

• Unknown Illness Strikes 28 MSU Students

  Devon Glass | April 02, 2009 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Twenty-eight students at Michigan State University in East Lansing have become sick with an unknown gastrointestinal illness. The students were treated at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, for...