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Food Safety Five Ep. 3: E. coli Strikes Again—Fatal Outbreak Linked to Organic Carrots

By Bailee Henderson
December 3, 2024

This Food Safety Five Newsreel episode discusses a fatal Escherichia coli outbreak that recently swept the U.S., as well as a decision by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to raise the acceptable daily intake for artificial sweetener saccharin.

News Articles:

  • Death Reported in E. coli Outbreak Linked to Nationally Distributed Organic Carrots
  • Canada Recalls Carrots Implicated in Fatal E. coli Outbreak Affecting U.S.
  • EU Says Artificial Sweetener Saccharin Unlikely to Cause Cancer, Raises Safe Daily Intake Level

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KEYWORDS: additives e.coli EFSA foodborne illness outbreak investigations

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Bailee Henderson is the Digital Editor of Food Safety Magazine. She can be reached at hendersonb@bnpmedia.com.

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