Sara S
06-04-2011, 11:56 AM
From: https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1219376
Time to renew your up close and personal relationship with soap and hot water and hand sanitizers. And time to be washing your produce VERY thoroughly, and practicing safe food handling throughout the kitchen.
European E. coli outbreak a wake-up call for new strains, shows gaps in US food safety system:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/european-e-coli-...
Severity of Europe E. coli outbreak stuns experts:
https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110531/ap_on_he_me/eu_cont...
Virulent new strain of E. coli found in deadly European outbreak:
https://www.latimes.com/news/health/la-fg-e-coli-2011060...
CDC web page on E coli:
https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli /
USDA FSIS food safety page:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/basics_for_handling...
***This new strain seems to be causing the most problems in ADULT WOMEN and not the typical very young/very old/sickly cohort.***
I have read of at least 3 cases in the US, all so far in people who have traveled recently to Europe. FWIW, my beloved niece is now in Europe on her honeymoon - she and spouse are vegetarians and love salads, and they will be traveling in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The actual produce involved is unknown, as is its source. I have a deeply personal stake in this thing.
But of greater concern for all of us is A) There is nothing to stop this strain of E coli from becoming well established in the US; and B) There is some concern that not all cases are food-borne - E coli can be spread person-to-person and that's where personal hygiene becomes critical. EVERYBODY needs to embark on a new, improved hygiene regimen BEFORE this thing gets worse.
ETA even more:
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlek... re washing produce
Time to renew your up close and personal relationship with soap and hot water and hand sanitizers. And time to be washing your produce VERY thoroughly, and practicing safe food handling throughout the kitchen.
European E. coli outbreak a wake-up call for new strains, shows gaps in US food safety system:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/european-e-coli-...
Severity of Europe E. coli outbreak stuns experts:
https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110531/ap_on_he_me/eu_cont...
Virulent new strain of E. coli found in deadly European outbreak:
https://www.latimes.com/news/health/la-fg-e-coli-2011060...
CDC web page on E coli:
https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli /
USDA FSIS food safety page:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/basics_for_handling...
***This new strain seems to be causing the most problems in ADULT WOMEN and not the typical very young/very old/sickly cohort.***
I have read of at least 3 cases in the US, all so far in people who have traveled recently to Europe. FWIW, my beloved niece is now in Europe on her honeymoon - she and spouse are vegetarians and love salads, and they will be traveling in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The actual produce involved is unknown, as is its source. I have a deeply personal stake in this thing.
But of greater concern for all of us is A) There is nothing to stop this strain of E coli from becoming well established in the US; and B) There is some concern that not all cases are food-borne - E coli can be spread person-to-person and that's where personal hygiene becomes critical. EVERYBODY needs to embark on a new, improved hygiene regimen BEFORE this thing gets worse.
ETA even more:
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlek... re washing produce