How clean is your handbag?
A recent study has found 33 percent of women never clean their handbags. Traces of bacteria, including E.coli, known to cause food poisoning were found in swabs taken from bags…. Read more »
Tag: E. coli
E. coli gets death by electrocution
When it comes to food safety, E. coli is a constant threat. Not a year goes by it seems without at least a handful of deaths from infected meat or… Read more »
Scientists get USD 9 million to make salads safer
What’s a safe and healthy salad worth? Millions, according to food regulators and produce farmers in the US. Lives are at stake after all. Just this summer a deadly e…. Read more »
E. Coli: The Good, the Bad and the Deadly
As far as we’ve seen, fun and creativity are rarities when it comes to research publications. So any study riffing on Sergio Leone was bound to catch our eye. E…. Read more »
WHO: E. coli outbreak “nearly over”
The most recent update from the World Health Organization (WHO) said the number of e. coli cases in Germany and France is “much diminished.” It concluded “the [most recent] figures… Read more »
WHO: Do not eat raw bean or seed sprouts in Europe
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced consumers in Europe should not eat raw bean and seed sprouts until investigations into the continent’s deadly e. coli outbreak are complete. Over 4,000… Read more »
E. coli cases spread to France
France has reported 8 cases of e. coli, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). 6 women and 2 men have fallen ill. All are believed to have eaten contaminated… Read more »
Bean and seed sprouts responsible for German E. coli outbreak
German health officials have identified bean and seed sprouts as the cause of the recent E. coli outbreak, specifically fenugreek, mung beans, lentils, adzuki beans and alfalfa. On Friday, Germany’s… Read more »
WHO: 2,100+ E. coli cases in Europe, nearly all linked to Germany
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published updated statistics for the E. coli outbreak in Central amd Northern Europe. As of June 5th, about 1540 cases of Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli… Read more »
Death toll from German E. coli outbreak rises to 16
16 people have died and more than 1,000 are ill (with 400 of those in critical condition) due to a sudden outbreak of E. coli, according to the latest reports… Read more »