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Producer Won't Pull Cheese Linked to E.Coli Outbreak

Officials say 9 people, including children, sickened in outbreak linked to Raw Farm

(Newser) - Nine people, including children, have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to raw milk and cheddar cheese made with it from Raw Farm, a Fresno, California, producer, health officials said. Two cases in California were added Thursday to the outbreak first announced March 15,...

Some Airlines Serve Potentially Unsafe H2O
You May Want to Skip the
Coffee, Tea on Your Next Flight
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Jan 11, 2026 2:25 PM CST

You May Want to Skip the Coffee, Tea on Your Next Flight

Research reveals that airline drinking water has become a public health issue

(Newser) - Next time you reach for a cup of coffee at 30,000 feet, you might want to think twice. The nonprofit Center for Food as Medicine & Longevity analyzed more than 35,000 onboard water samples from 10 major and 11 regional US airlines over a three-year stretch and concluded...

WHO Issues a New Warning on Superbugs

They are defying antibiotics at a growing rate

(Newser) - The World Health Organization issued a stark warning on Monday about the rising threat of drug-resistant bacterial infections around the globe. The health agency said one in six bacterial infections confirmed by laboratories in 2023 no longer responded to standard antibiotic treatments, raising alarms about the future effectiveness of...

Florida Issues Warning After Raw Milk Sickens 21

'We invented pasteurization for a reason'

(Newser) - Florida health officials are sounding the alarm after an outbreak of illness traced to raw milk landed seven people in the hospital, with 21 total falling ill—all after drinking unpasteurized milk from the same farm. Six of the cases involved kids under 10, and at least two people...

E. Coli Outbreak Sickened Nearly 90 People. But Few Heard About It

News of the outbreak didn't become widely known until lawsuits were filed

(Newser) - An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce sickened almost 90 people across 15 states last fall, killing one. But the outbreak was not widely publicized, reports the Washington Post in a long look at the Trump administration's changes to the Food and Drug Administration and how those changes...

E. Coli Outbreak Shows Up on McDonald's Bottom Line

Same-store sales fall more than analysts had projected

(Newser) - McDonald's on Monday reported a drop in sales last quarter, when the chain was faced with an E. coli outbreak that was traced to onions on its Quarter Pounders. Same-store sales in the US fell 1.4% in the last three months of 2024, the Wall Street Journal reports,...

McDonald's E. Coli Outbreak Is Over
McDonald's, Now
With Zero E. Coli
Dec 4, 2024 12:00 AM CST

McDonald's, Now With Zero E. Coli

CDC, FDA determine there is no longer a food safety risk

(Newser) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration have closed their investigation into the McDonald's E. coli outbreak after determining there is no longer any risk to the public. At least 104 people in 14 states were sickened, with about a third of...

Woman Files Suit in E.Coli Outbreak Linked to Carrots

Georgia woman says she was hospitalized for 3 days after eating carrots from Grimmway Farms

(Newser) - A Georgia woman has filed the first lawsuit related to an E.coli outbreak involving organic carrots—and her lawyer says he has six other clients whose illnesses could be connected and he expects the number of lawsuits to go up. Melinda Pratt, 40, says she became severely ill and...

McDonald's to Spend $100M to Bring Customers Back

$65M will go to stores most affected, company says

(Newser) - McDonald's is investing $100 million to bring customers back to its stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the fast-food giant's Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The investments include $65 million that will go directly to the hardest-hit franchises, the company said. The other...

Teen Ate 3 Quarter-Pounders, Ended Up With Kidney Failure
Teen Ate 3 McDonald's Burgers,
Ended Up With Kidney Failure
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Nov 3, 2024 2:55 PM CST

Teen Ate 3 McDonald's Burgers, Ended Up With Kidney Failure

Her story comes out as fast food chain's E. coli outbreak expands to 90 cases

(Newser) - A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders three times in the weeks before a deadly E. coli outbreak was detected, the AP reports. Kamberlyn Bowler of Grand Junction, Colorado, had to be flown 250 miles to a hospital...

McDonald's Quarter Pounder Is Back on the Menu

Beef patties have been ruled out as the source of the chain's E. coli outbreak

(Newser) - McDonald's announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75 others across...

McDonald's Already Getting Sued Over E. Coli Cases

At least 2 complaints have been filed this week, by customers in Colorado and Nebraska

(Newser) - At least two people have already filed suit against McDonald's following a deadly E. coli outbreak in multiple states tied to the fast-food chain's Quarter Pounder burgers. What's to know:
  • Lawsuit No. 1: In a complaint filed Wednesday in Illinois, where McDonald's is headquartered, Colorado man
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Onions Are Off the Menu at Other Chains Following McD's Outbreak

Burger King, Taco Bell, and others pull onions from some locations

(Newser) - The McDonald's E. coli outbreak is officially impacting other fast-food chains. McDonald's on Thursday identified the supplier of the onions that are suspected of sickening at least 49 people and killing one, and meanwhile, Burger King, KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut are all pulling onions from their...

One Dead, Dozens Sick in Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Burgers

Quarter Pounders pulled from sale in some states as CDC investigates E. coli outbreak

(Newser) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's carrying out a "fast-moving outbreak investigation" linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers. In a news release Tuesday, the agency said at least 49 people have become ill in the outbreak and one person has died. "Investigators are...

See How Clean? Paris Mayor Swims the Seine

Anne Hidalgo fulfills promise to swim the river to show that it's clean enough for Olympic events

(Newser) - After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show the river is clean enough to host open swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics—and the opening ceremony on the river nine days away. Clad in a...

With Olympic Water Sports Looming, Bad News on Seine

River in Paris has levels of E. coli bacteria that are beyond limits determined to be safe for humans

(Newser) - Water in the Seine had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday. Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris,...

Nut Products Recalled Over E. Coli, Listeria Risk

Walnuts linked to E. coli outbreak, Planters products linked to listeria risk

(Newser) - At least a dozen people in California and Washington have been sickened with E. coli food poisoning linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk in 19 states, US health officials said Tuesday. The nuts were sold in natural food and co-op stores such as Whole Foods and Market of Choice,...

New Yorkers May Want to Take Shoes Off Before Going Inside

Researchers say there's a whole lot of fecal bacteria on the Upper East Side's sidewalks

(Newser) - If you're a resident of New York City and already annoyed by the dog poop you spot on the sidewalks, you're not going to happy about the poop you're not seeing. It's definitely there, though, especially on the Upper East Side, according to Marymount Manhattan College...

CDC Gives OK to Go to Wendy's Amid E. Coli Outbreak

6 states report illnesses, with most of those sick saying they ate Wendy's meals with romaine lettuce

(Newser) - An E. coli surge in four states has now made its way to an additional two states. The CDC reports that New York and Kentucky have joined the list of states affected by the outbreak, including Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, the latter of which has seen 58 of the...

CDC Warns People to Stop Eating Cake Batter

16 people have gotten E. coli in an outbreak

(Newser) - The CDC wants you to know that your mother was right: Steer clear of raw cake batter. In a health warning , the agency says 16 people and counting have contracted E. coli in several states after eating cake batter. Most of those who fell ill were children. The CDC says...

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