Each year, Escherichia coli, or E. coli, causes about 265,000 infections and 100 deaths in the United States. Many of those infections result in foodborne illness. Notably, E. coli contamination has ...

Amid the news of yet another food recall due to E. coli contamination, many people are wondering what they can do to keep themselves safe. A meatpacking company this week recalled more than 167,000 ...

It’s time to check your meat — or risk foodborne illness. Some ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be contaminated with dangerous E. coli bacteria, U.S. officials warned this week, according to the ...

New Zealand has reported E. coli, Clostridium perfringens and Vibrio outbreaks in recent months. An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis associated with a food business was reported in Auckland in June.

The E. coli outbreak in lettuce led to at least 89 cases across 15 states, according to an internal FDA report. More than a third of the people were hospitalized, and one died. An E. coli outbreak ...

Throughout 2024, England’s reports of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli were up 26%, with confirmed cases rising to 2,544. Of these hundreds of cases, 564 were from the highly dangerous strain known as ...

What to know about the outbreak at the Arizona State Fair, how it unfolded and the reasons officials gave for keeping quiet ...

German officials are continuing to battle a serious E. coli outbreak that may have sickened more than 120 people. In total, 121 patients are linked to the outbreak. Of these, 67 are confirmed and 20 ...

A 12-year-old girl died and at least 21 children were hospitalized after an E. coli outbreak that was likely caused by contaminated meat, prompting the closure of six butcher shops in France, ...

Some E. coli strains produce a toxin that can be deadly. Just before Thanksgiving, a multistate E. Coli outbreak in the U.S. linked to romaine lettuce was reported by the Centers for Disease Control ...

Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt. He kept running to the bathroom and felt too ill to finish a basketball game. Days later, he lay in a hospital ...

He orders his steak cooked gray, never pink. He won’t touch anything that comes precut — no fruit cups or veggie trays or ...