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Article: Search for E. coli source widens State looks beyond dairy that made suspect curds, all the way to consumer
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 19, 1998
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As four people remained hospitalized Thursday from an E. coli
bacteria outbreak in northwestern Wisconsin traced to cheese curds,
officials are still searching for the source of the bacteria.
The number of cases increased from 28 to 30 in Eau Claire,
Chippewa and Clark counties.
Department of agriculture officials continued to search for the
source of the bacteria and have concentrated their efforts on one
Eau Claire-area dairy but have not been able to find the source.
"The plant is only one piece of the puzzle," said Sandy Chalmers,
Department of Agriculture spokeswoman. "We have to look at
everywhere the product was, from the production all the way to the
consumer, and that includes ...