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A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.
An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce ripped across 15 states in November, sickening dozens of people, including a 9-year-old boy in Indiana who nearly died of kidney failure and a 57-year-old Missouri woman who fell ill after attending a funeral lunch. It was early November, and all three were E. coli 0157:H7 — an especially dangerous strain that can result in severe illness, organ damage and, in rare cases, death — and the people sickened were all high school students who lived in the same area of St. Louis County. Colton was on dialysis in a hospital bed for two weeks after he developed hemolytic uremic syndrome and risked kidney failure.Courtesy Chris GeorgeThe Georges, the Carnaghis and other victims have all accused Taylor Farms in nine different lawsuits, arguing in court papers that it sold “defective and unreasonably dangerous” food products.
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