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Sam's Club is source of E. coli outbreak in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health announced today that ground beef patties purchased from Sam's Club stores in Minnesota during August and September had been identified as the source of an E. coli...

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Tags: e. coli outbreaks, minnesota e. coli, sam's club
Topps closes, USDA admits recall could have happened sooner

Topps Meat Company, the company whose ground beef products were identified as the source of an E. coli outbreak and recalled over 21 million pounds of ground beef in recent weeks, closed today. ...

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Tags: e. coli watch, e. coli outbreaks, e. coli recalls, topps recall, hamburger recall
Two E. coli cases identified in Grayson County, KY

The Grayson County News-Gazette reported that two E. coli cases have been reported in Grayson County, Kentucky.  Public health officials have not indicated that the cases are related to the...

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Tags: e. coli watch, grayson county
More on the Topps E. coli recall and outbreak

Reporter Stephen Hedges questions the way the Topps E. coli recall was handled in an article published today in the Chicago Tribune.  He chronicles the E. coli outbreak investigation and the...

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Tags: e. coli outbreaks, e. coli recalls, topps, topps recall, hamburger
Seattle-area family ill with E. coli

Elisa Hahn with KING 5 News in Seattle interviewed a Seattle-area family that has become ill with E. coli O157:H7.  The question is - where?  Public health officials and health care...

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Tags: e. coli watch, seattle
7 hospitalized with E. coli in Indiana

The Indianapolis Star reported today that the number of E. coli infections tied to Galena Elementary School in Floyd County, Indiana, has risen to ten.  Among the ten sickened, seven have been...

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Tags: e. coli watch, e. coli outbreaks, galena elementary school, indiana e. coli, school e. coli outbreak
Marler Clark E. coli attorneys file lawsuit against Topps

SEATTLE, WA (October 1, 2007) – A lawsuit was filed today against Topps Meat Company, the meat producer whose ground beef products have been identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7...

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Tags: e. coli outbreaks, e. coli recalls, e. coli legal cases, topps, ground beef recall
Topps E. coli-tainted hamburger recall tops 21,700,000 pounds

According to a press release by Topps:Topps Meat Company LLC, located in Elizabeth, NJ, has voluntarily expanded its recall announced on September 25 to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef...

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Tags: e. coli watch, e. coli outbreaks, e. coli recalls, e. coli legal cases, e. coli information
E. coli outbreak at Clackamas County Fair

The Oregonian today reported on an E. coli outbreak at the Clackamas County Fair in August..  According to the story, the Clackamas fair board will put up more signs regarding hand washing for...

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E. coli cases up to 21 in Topps outbreak

At least 21 people in eight states are suspected to be part of an E. coli outbreak that has been traced back to consumption of ground beef products produced by Topps Meats, of Elizabeth, New...

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Tags: e. coli watch, e. coli outbreaks, e. coli recalls, topps