Colton George, an active 10-year-old boy from Avon, IN, known for his prowess on the baseball field and his agility on the ...

Dangerous strains of E. coli bacteria can infiltrate the food supply through many different routes, experts explain.

However, some strains, like E. coli O157:H7, can be dangerous. Pathogenic strains of E. coli are classified into several groups based on their ability to cause disease. These include ...

As 2025 begins, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to investigate outbreaks of foodborne illnesses ...

21 patient report. The man ate the burger, onions included, the report said, when he was passing through a Colorado airport during a layover Sept. 29. He later tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, a ...

But for some people in vulnerable groups — children younger than 5 years, adults 65 and older, and individuals with a weakened immune system — certain strains of E. coli can cause more severe ...

The E. coli strain found within Melanie, O157:H7, was the same strain found in contaminated iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms California that sickened at least 69 people from 10 states.

Last year was eventful for food safety. Although the final numbers are not in, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists 26 multistate foodborne illness outbreak investigations in 2024. Six ...

The McDonald's outbreak is caused by E. coli O157:H7, which produces a toxin that causes dangerous diarrhea and can lead to kidney failure and other serious problems, according to the CDC.

The spokesperson said people were infected with the E. coli strain O157 at events, restaurants and schools, and they believe more people could have been infected. Symptoms of E. coli include ...

The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration’s newest annual report examines foodborne illness source attribution ...