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Son Uses Mom’s e. Coli Battle to Fight for Better Food Safety

Woman’s Tragic e. Coli Death Could Bring Better Food Safety Regulations A victim of a severe e. Coli infection died in July 2013, four years after she contracted the food-borne illness after eating raw cookie dough. Now, her 22-year-old son is fighting for better food safety regulations with the FDA. Linda Rivera contracted e. Coli after eating Nestle cookie dough raw in 2009. She was 57, and was hospitalized with the terrible illness. "She was probably the most severely injured e. Coli victim I have ever seen," said Bill Marler, a family … [Read more...]