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  2. The E.coli strain linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders is a ...

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    Escherichia coli is a type of bacteria that spreads in feces and can contaminate food, potentially causing serious infection. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is the most common type in high ...

  3. List of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States

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    A strain of Escherichia coli bacteria caused the reported illness of 210 people across 36 states in the US, carried on Romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona. It prompted a multi-state investigation from the CDC and FDA. This outbreak began in the beginning of April 2018 and the FDA found that the contaminated Romaine lettuce came from a Yuma Farm.

  4. The latest on salmonella outbreaks and cucumbers: 449 people ...

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    Salmonella is one of the most common foodborne illnesses, the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control says, striking 1.35 million people in the United States over the course of each year.

  5. Salmonella Is Everywhere Right Now—Here’s How to Protect ...

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    The most common sign of Salmonella infection is watery diarrhea, which can contain blood or mucus. Other signs of illness include stomach cramps, headache, nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite.

  6. List of food contamination incidents - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, Professor Chris Elliott, Professor of Food Safety and Director of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast, was asked by the UK's Secretaries of State for Defra and Health to undertake a review of the weaknesses within UK food supply networks and to suggest measures which might be taken to address these ...

  7. Foodborne illness - Wikipedia

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    Foodborne illness (also known as foodborne disease and food poisoning) [1] is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites, [2] as well as prions (the agents of mad cow disease), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.

  8. What are the symptoms of foodborne illnesses like E. coli ...

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    It’s not a common cause of disease, but among the foodborne illnesses, listeria is one of the more common causes of death.” Salmonella What it is: A group of bacteria that can cause ...

  9. Campylobacteriosis - Wikipedia

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    Campylobacteriosis is among the most common infections caused by a bacterium in humans, often as a foodborne illness. It is caused by the Campylobacter bacterium , [ 2 ] most commonly C. jejuni . It produces an inflammatory, sometimes bloody, diarrhea or dysentery syndrome, and usually cramps, fever and pain.