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

By Reuters 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 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 Reuters 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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Letters: Manure and E. coli go together

By John Fefchak October 17, 2023

The Manitoba Co-operator’s election campaign story on Sept. 21, 2023, contained the following quote: “The Green Party platform contains numerous water-related plans, including a note to strengthen manure management regulations in the Red River Basin ‘to eliminate manure run-off.’ [Liberal candidate Neil] Stewart said water-related incidents are likely to become larger, and the province needs

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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,

A colourized low-temperature electron micrograph of a cluster of E. coli bacteria. Individual bacteria in this photo are oblong and coloured brown. (Eric Erbe photo and colourization by Christopher Pooley courtesy ARS/USDA)

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Ryding-Regency’s federal beef packing licenses cancelled

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff December 2, 2019

Citing “false or misleading information” given them during an E. coli probe, food safety officials have now permanently pulled the federal slaughter, processing and export licenses for Toronto’s Ryding-Regency Meat Packers and related companies. The cancellation, announced Monday, indefinitely prolongs what was already described as “critical processing capacity shortage” for the province’s cattle producers, leaving

Beef sirloin tips are among the many Ryding-Regency-produced beef products now recalled. (Panainte Ancuta-Georgiana/iStock/Getty Images)

Beef cattle, Livestock

New meat recall prolongs Ryding-Regency shutdown

By GFM Network News, John Greig October 4, 2019

Ryding-Regency Meat Packers remains shut down, making an already tight processing capacity situation event more challenging for Ontario farmers. The Toronto company, along with St. Ann’s Food, announced a recall Tuesday of a long list of its products because of concerns with E. coli O157:H7. More products were added to the recall on Thursday. The

Hogs, Livestock

Elanco buys swine PWD vaccine maker

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff August 6, 2019

Veterinary drugmaker Elanco Animal Health is expanding its space in the swine sector with a deal to buy the Quebec startup behind Coliprotec vaccines. Indianapolis-based Elanco announced Thursday it has paid $78.5 million to buy Prevtec Microbia, which is headquartered in Montreal with facilities in St-Hyacinthe. The Coliprotec line is meant to help protect pigs

Crops

Romaine-related E. coli outbreak appears over

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 9, 2019

Reuters — The multistate outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce from the Central Coastal growing regions in northern and central California appears to be over, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday. Sixty-two people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli were reported from 16 states

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Tag Archives E. coli

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

Letters: Manure and E. coli go together

Canada adds step on U.S. romaine lettuce imports

Ryding-Regency’s federal beef packing licenses cancelled

New meat recall prolongs Ryding-Regency shutdown

Elanco buys swine PWD vaccine maker

Romaine-related E. coli outbreak appears over

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