E. coli

Six illnesses in Illinois are believed be connected to a multistate  E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts from Jimmy John’s restaurants, according to the state’s health department. The Illinois Department of Public Health said illnesses reported in Adams, Champaign and Jackson counties match the outbreak strain connected to the sprouts.   Illnesses began on Jan. 6 and continued through...

In October 2018, little Lucas Parker shared a salad from a pizza place with his father during a family vacation to California, NBC News reports. Fifteen months later, the once-rambunctious 3-year-old is blind, can barely move and needs constant care. “After everything he’s been through and everything’s that happened in life, there’s one thing I don’t do,” said his...

At least 27 new cases of illnesses linked to the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak have been reported.

Nearly 100,000 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry are being recalled in nearly two dozen states over concerns the lettuce may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials said Thursday.

A new study suggests contaminated kitchen towels may lead to food poisoning. Researchers from the University of Mauritius, an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa, performed tests on 100 cloth towels they collected from participants after one month of use. Forty-nine of the samples came back positive for bacterial growth, including Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, the pathogen...

A new study suggests contaminated kitchen towels may lead to food poisoning. Researchers from the University of Mauritius, an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa, performed tests on 100 cloth towels they collected from participants after one month of use. Forty-nine of the samples came back positive for bacterial growth, including Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, the pathogen...

A registered sex offender forbidden from visiting his severely ill 9-year-old son filed a lawsuit Friday against Wisconsin Children’s Hospital, arguing its visitation policy is “cruel and causes unnecessary harm to families and innocent children.”

A recall of food products containing celery potentially contaminated with the E.coli bacteria was expanded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday and now includes more than 155,000 items at several major grocery stores, NBC News reported. The scare began with contaminated celery found at Costco in late November. Stores carrying the potentially contaminated products, all of which...

Health officials say the number of people with a suspected food-borne illness after participating in the Pike County Color Drive doubled from 35 reported Thursday to 70 affected by Friday, according to the Quincy Herald-Whig.