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General Category => Announcements => Topic started by: ipfd320 on April 22, 2018, 10:51:22 pm
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FDA Investigating Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Likely Linked to Romaine Lettuce from Yuma Growing Region
Posted on April 20, 2018 ---This is the FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE LINK---PLEASE READ THE WHOLE PAGE for
INFORMATION on this PRODUCT
https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm604254.htm
**********(This is The CENTER for DISEASE CONTROL WEBSITE LINK)**********
https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-04-18/index.html
This was a PRODUCT RECALL LINK for ITEMS PREPARED with ROMAINE LETTUCE Due to Potential E-Coli CONTAMINATION
https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm605318.htm
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There has Been UPDATED REPORTS on This Product--WE ARE NOW Up to 22 STATES with 98 Reported ILLNESSES
Please Read LINKS BELOW
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*(These are the STATES with ILLNESSES so Far)*
There are 98 cases in 22 states: Alaska [8], Arizona (5), California (16), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Georgia (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (1), Louisiana (1), Michigan (3), Mississippi (1), Missouri (1), Montana [8], New Jersey (7), New York (2), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (18), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (1), Virginia (1), Washington (5), and Wisconsin (1).
Posted on April 27, 2018 ---This is the FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE LINK---PLEASE READ THE WHOLE PAGE for
INFORMATION on this PRODUCT
https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm604254.htm
**********(This is The CENTER for DISEASE CONTROL WEBSITE LINK)**********
https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-04-18/index.html
This was a PRODUCT RECALL LINK for ITEMS PREPARED with ROMAINE LETTUCE Due to Potential E-Coli CONTAMINATION
https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm605318.htm
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There has Been UPDATED REPORTS on This Product--WE ARE NOW Up to 29 STATES with 149 Reported ILLNESSES
Please Read LINKS BELOW
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*(These are the STATES with ILLNESSES so Far)*
There are 149 cases in 29 states: Alaska (8}, Arizona {8}, California (30), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Idaho (11), Illinois (2), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (3), Michigan (4), Minnesota (10), Mississippi (1), Missouri (1), Montana {8}, New Jersey {8}, New York (4), North Dakota (2), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (20), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (1), Utah (1), Virginia (1), Washington (7), and Wisconsin (2).
The current outbreak is not related to a recent multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to leafy greens. People in the previous outbreak were infected with a different DNA fingerprint of E. coliO157:H7 bacteria.
Posted on May 9th, 2018 ---This is the FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE LINK---PLEASE READ THE WHOLE PAGE for
INFORMATION on this PRODUCT
https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm604254.htm#update
Case Count Maps
https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-04-18/map.html
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There has Been UPDATED REPORTS on This Product--WE ARE NOW Up to 29 STATES with 149 Reported ILLNESSES
Please Read LINKS BELOW
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Posted May 16, 2018 4:00 PM EST
What's New?
Twenty-three more ill people from 13 states were added to this investigation since the last update on May 9, 2018.
Three more states have reported ill people: Iowa, Nebraska, and Oregon.
CDC is updating its advice to consumers. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the last shipments of romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region were harvested on April 16, 2018 and the harvest season is over. It is unlikely that any romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region is still available in stores or restaurants due to its 21-day shelf life.
It takes two to three weeks between when a person becomes ill with E. coli and when the illness is reported to CDC. The most recent illnesses reported to CDC started when romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region was likely still available in stores, restaurants, and in peoples’ homes.
At A Glance
Case Count: 172
States: 32
Deaths: 1
Hospitalizations: 75
Recall: No
More INFO can be Found HERE
https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-04-18/index.html