KOBI TV reports that the source of an E. coli outbreak in Jackson County remains under investigation. Jackson County Public Health said they’ve been investigating several cases since August 8, 2021. Of the 16 people who were infected, 12 have been hospitalized. Public health also says some young children sick with E. coli were sent to a hospital in Portland. Diverse groups of E. coli bacteria normally live in the digestive tract of humans and…

Brett Taylor for Channel 12 KDRV reports: Just a few weeks ago, Taylor Thompson, a senior at Southern Oregon University, was getting ready to head into work when all of a sudden, her body felt like it was shutting down. Days later, Thompson learned that she had been infected with E.coli. “I was bent over in horrible pain,” Thompson said. “My intestines and everything were extremely inflamed and it took quite a few tests before…

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Raw goat milk produced and packaged by Valley Milk Simply Bottled of Stanislaus County is the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones.  The quarantine order came following the confirmed detection of the bacteria Campylobacter jejuni in the farm’s packaged raw whole goat milk sampled and tested by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The order applies to “Valley Milk Simply Bottled Raw Goat Milk”…

Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections Twenty-three sick people have been reported from 14 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 30, 2021, to July 27, 2021. Sick people range in age from 4 to 91 years, with a median age of 44, and 67% are male. Of 21 people with information available, 9 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. State and local public health officials interviewed people about the foods they ate…

Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc., a Mount Olive, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 862,000 pounds of uncured antipasto products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Infantis and/or Salmonella Typhimurium, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat (RTE) uncured antipasto meat trays were produced on February 28, 2021 through August 15, 2021. The following products are subject to recall: 24-oz. trays containing two 12-oz packages of “Fratelli Beretta UNCURED…

Brett Taylor of KDRV NewsWatch 12 of Medford Oregon reports that that Jackson County is dealing with an E. coli outbreak. Fifteen people across Jackson County have been infected with E.coli, including ten people who have been hospitalized. Jackson County Public Health has told NewsWatch 12 that some of the hospitalizations include several children. “A couple of children are at OHSU are receiving emergency treatment,” said Dr. Jim Shames. “We need citizens to be aware that…