October 11 Multistate Schnucks Salad Bars, College Campuses Romaine Lettuce 2011
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Lettuce, Romaine
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 was first identified in the region around Saint Louis, Missouri. Cases were found in Saint Louis, Jefferson, Saint Charles, and Saint Clair counties and in the city of Saint Louis. The cases ranged in age from 1 to 94…Read More »
September 09 Church Brothers LLC/ Cafe Rio Restaurant/ Chipotle Restaurant Romaine Lettuce 2009
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Romaine Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce
In September, 2009, a cluster of patients who had been infected with an indistinguishable strain of E. coli O157:H7 was identified. Initially case-patients were identified in Colorado, Utah, and New York State. Additional case-patients were identif…Read More »
September 09 Colorado Restaurant House Salad Leaf Lettuce 2009
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetables, Leafy Greens, Leaf Lettuce, House Salad
A confirmed outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 was associated with eating leaf lettuce served in a house salad in Colorado.…Read More »
April 09 Multistate Pre-packaged Lettuce 2009
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetables, Leafy Greens, Lettuce, Pre-packaged
A multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 was associated with eating pre-packaged lettuce. The outbreak resulted in sixteen cases. A Minnesota state disease summary stated that cases were from a total of four states; the states were not identified. …Read More »
August 08 Aunt Mid's Produce Company Lettuce 2008
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Packaged, Iceberg Lettuce
An outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 was associated with bagged, shredded or chopped, industrial-sized packages of iceberg lettuce sold through wholesale venues to restaurants and institutions. Bagged lettuce sold at grocery stores was not implicated. Th…Read More »
August 08 Multistate Unknown Location Spinach 2008
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Spinach
A confirmed outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 occurred in the United States. The vehicle was described as spinach. The exposure location or states were not described. Concurrent with this outbreak was an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 involving Aunt Mid's b…Read More »
May 08 Northwest Fruit and Produce Inc. Bagged Lettuce 2008
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Packaged, Lettuce
Bagged lettuce was implicated in an outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 in Washington state. Six cases were in Pierce county. These persons had eaten the lettuce in salads at Pacific Lutheran University and at the LaQuinta banquet facility. There were four…Read More »
June 07 Little Rosie's Mexican Taqueria Lettuce 2007
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Shredded Lettuce Cross contamination
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 occurred at Little Rosie's Mexican Taqueria in Huntsville, Alabama. The source of the outbreak was believed to have been shredded lettuce which became contaminated at the restaurant.…Read More »
March 07 Kaua'i, Hawaii, Restaurants Mesclun Lettuce Mix From an Unnamed, Local Lettuce Farm 2007
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetables, Leafy Greens, Mesclun lettuce mix
A confirmed outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 occurred among people who ate lettuce at restaurants on the island of Kaua'i, Hawaii. Mesclun lettuce mix was named as the vehicle of infection. The lettuce was grown on a local farm near a cattle ranch. Rec…Read More »
November 06 Taco Bell Restaurants Lettuce 2006
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Shredded Lettuce, iceberg
An outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 occurred in the Northeastern United States. Ill persons ate at Taco Bell Restaurants. At first green onions were implicated by the Centers for Disease Control; later lettuce was suspected. Ill persons ate a variety of…Read More »
November 06 Taco John's Lettuce 2006
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy greens, Iceberg lettuce
Iowa and Minnesota health officials investigated an E.coli O157:H7 outbreak among patrons at Taco John's restaurants in Iowa(Cedar Falls) and Minnesota (Albert Lea and Austin). Although this outbreak occurred at the same time as the Taco Bell E.coli…Read More »
September 05 Dole Food Company Triple-Washed, Ready-to-Eat, Lettuce 2005
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Packaged
In September, genetic fingerprinting test results for an E. coli O157:H7 isolate were posted by the state of Minnesota on the national PulseNet website. Later the state of Minnesota received additional reports of illness among persons who were found…Read More »
July 02 Spokane Dance Camp Lettuce 2002
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy greens, Romaine lettuce
An outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 occurred among attendees of a dance camp held between July 11-14 on the campus of Eastern Washington University. The camp was for middle and high school girls. Attendees were from Washington, Montana, and Minnesota. S…Read More »
November 99 Multistate Retirement Facility and Private Home Romaine Lettuce 1999
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy greens, Romaine Lettuce Caesar Salad
When in November, 1999, seven residents of a Pennsylvania retirement facility were hospitalized with E. coli O157:H7 infection, an outbreak investigation began. The investigation associated eating romaine lettuce that had been prepared in one of the…Read More »
August 99 Multistate Restaurant or Private Home Romaine Lettuce 1999
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Romaine Lettuce
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 was associated with eating romaine lettuce in restaurants and in private home settings.…Read More »
February 99 Golden Corral Steak House Iceberg Lettuce 1999
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, leafy greens, lettuce, iceberg, head
People who ate at the Golden Corral Steak House restaurant, in Kearney County, Nebraska, during the last week of February became ill with E.coli O157:H7. Iceberg lettuce was implicated in the outbreak.…Read More »
May 96 Fancy Cutt Farms Mesclun Lettuce 1996
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Lettuce, Mesclun, Leafy Greens
This was the first reported multistate outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 associated with the consumption of lettuce. At first cases were identified in Connecticut and Illinois. Separate case control studies implicated the consumption of mesclun lettuce as…Read More »
November 95 Peel Memorial Hospital Iceberg Lettuce 1995
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Iceberg Lettuce
Iceberg lettuce served at the Peel Memorial Hospital in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, between October 30 and November 1, was the implicated vehicle in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. The lettuce was a single box of imported iceberg lettuce. The kitche…Read More »
September 95 Romaine Lettuce 1995
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens, Romaine Lettuce
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 occurred among people who ate romaine lettuce in Idaho. The lettuce possibly was contaminated by a food handler. No other details were available.…Read More »
September 95 Cross Contamination of Iceberg Lettuce 1995
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetables, Leafy Greens, Iceberg
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 occurred among people who attended a scout camp in Maine. Iceberg lettuce was named as the vehicle in the outbreak. It seemed possible that the lettuce was contaminated by raw hamburger juice.…Read More »
July 95 Leaf Lettuce 1995
- Organism:
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle:
- Vegetable, Leafy Greens
Consumption of purchased leaf lettuce (i.e., red leaf, green leaf, bib, or romaine) was associated with an outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 in western Montana. The lettuces had been purchased from at least six grocery stores. These stores had received sh…Read More »