Fatal E. coli case linked to family thanksgiving dinner

Food Safety Infosheet Highlights:
– E. coli O157:H7 is found in the intestines and poop of ruminants and other mammals.
– It is unclear exactly whether the source of E. coli O157:H7 was a food, beverage or food handler.
– The victim fell ill along with at least 10 of the 24 family members who attended a Thanksgiving gathering.

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Dr. Ben Chapman is a professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. As a teenager, a Saturday afternoon viewing of the classic cable movie, Outbreak, sparked his interest in pathogens and public health. With the goal of less foodborne illness, his group designs, implements, and evaluates food safety strategies, messages, and media from farm-to-fork. Through reality-based research, Chapman investigates behaviors and creates interventions aimed at amateur and professional food handlers, managers, and organizational decision-makers; the gate keepers of safe food. Ben co-hosts a biweekly podcast called Food Safety Talk and tries to further engage folks online through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, maybe not surprisingly, Pinterest. Follow on Twitter @benjaminchapman.