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McDonald’s global sales fall on muted demand; E. coli outbreak fallout looms

By Reuters, Savyata Mishra October 29, 2024

McDonald's posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly global sales, hurt by muted demand across key markets, including Europe and the United States where it is expected to face more weakness as the burger giant reels from a deadly E. coli outbreak.

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McDonald’s rules out beef patties as source of E. coli outbreak

By Reuters October 28, 2024

McDonald's on Sunday ruled out beef patties as a source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder hamburgers, which has killed at least one person and sickened nearly 75 others.

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Fast-food chains hold the onions after McDonald’s E. coli outbreak

McDonald's pulls Quarter Pounder from one-fifth of its US restaurants

By Brad Brookes, Reuters October 24, 2024

U.S. fast-food chains were pulling fresh onions out of their menu items on Thursday after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one.

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McDonald’s US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Reuters, Waylon Cunningham October 24, 2024

McDonald's scrambled on Wednesday to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others, as it pulled the menu item from restaurants across a dozen U.S. states.

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How did the E. coli outbreak happen in Calgary’s daycares?

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

By Dr. Ron Clarke November 1, 2023

Debacle is not a word I use much. It’s too harsh, especially when describing disease. Debacle denotes a “violent collapse” or “a fiasco.” However, I’m convinced — based on what I read about what consumed Calgary daycares — that debacle best describes what’s going on across town in one of Canada’s most modern cities, with […] Read more

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Researchers mapping genome of harmful E. coli

News Roundup from the January 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Emmanuel Bumunang, Tim McAllister January 5, 2023

Alberta researchers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Universities of Alberta, Calgary and Lethbridge are deciphering the genetic code of E. coli bacteria to map which strains may trigger disease in humans or be carried for a long time by apparently healthy people. E. coli is part of the normal flora in the digestive […] Read more

Livestock, Research

Are E. coli really becoming more heat resistant?

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen December 31, 2020

The past few columns have talked about how antibiotic use contributes to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The same survival-of-the-fittest principle applies to environmental stresses such as heat. Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC, including E. coli O157:H7) are the main food safety concerns in Canadian beef processing facilities. High temperatures kill E. coli, so for many years large beef […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Canada adds step on U.S. romaine lettuce imports

E. coli testing to be required on Salinas Valley romaine

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 3, 2020

Canadian importers of U.S.-grown romaine lettuce will now face an extra step that’s expected to help prevent another outbreak of romaine-related illnesses due to E. coli. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday it will begin next week to require importers to provide proof that their U.S.-grown romaine didn’t come from certain California counties. Otherwise, […] Read more

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Researchers develop new method to detect E. coli

Research: News Roundup from the March 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 10, 2020

Kansas State University researchers have cut the time required to detect Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or STEC, in ground beef. “While the current, commonly used testing method is considered to be the gold standard, it is tedious and requires many days to obtain results that adequately differentiate the bacteria,” said Gary Anderson, director of the […] Read more

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CFIA cancels three Safe Food for Canadians licences

By Canadian Food Inspection Agency December 2, 2019

Today, after a thorough and comprehensive review, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) cancelled three Safe Food for Canadian licences. The decision was made after the Agency identified during a food safety investigation that they had received false or misleading information from the licence holders concerning E.coli lab results. Effective immediately, Ryding-Regency Meat Packers LTD., Canadian Select Meats Inc. (operating under […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin

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McDonald’s global sales fall on muted demand; E. coli outbreak fallout looms

McDonald’s rules out beef patties as source of E. coli outbreak

Fast-food chains hold the onions after McDonald’s E. coli outbreak

McDonald’s US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected

How did the E. coli outbreak happen in Calgary’s daycares?

Researchers mapping genome of harmful E. coli

Are E. coli really becoming more heat resistant?

Canada adds step on U.S. romaine lettuce imports

Researchers develop new method to detect E. coli

CFIA cancels three Safe Food for Canadians licences

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