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“many of the organic producers are small, locally owned establishments. While this is wonderful on some levels, they often lack the established GMPs and HACCP that larger industrial manufacturers and producers have. In our work on a couple of the Mexican-style restaurant outbreaks, we recently noticed that ‘sourcing locally’ can be a challenge.”

Four members of a family in the Rajouri district died earlier this week from suspected food poisoning. The father, 40, died during medical treatment, while three of his children, aged between 4 and 15 years also succumbed at a local hospital. The mother, 38, and another daughter, aged 12, remain under medical care.

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium found in the intestines of humans and animals. While most strains are harmless, some, like Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), can cause severe food poisoning. A serious complication of STEC infection is hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a potentially life-threatening condition affecting the blood and kidneys.