2006 E. coli outbreak: recovered timeline

Twelve original event summaries recovered from the April 10, 2012 archive of the News21 Dipity timeline. The timeline was created by whitphillips7 and last updated July 28, 2011. The original map and event media were not recovered; this list does not claim to reproduce additional entries that might have existed.

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1. Victim: Lauren Bush

   Aug 26, 2006

   Lauren Bush falls ill after eating spinach contaminated with E. coli. She nearly lost her colon.

2. Victim: Jacob Goswick

   Aug 30, 2006

   Jacob Goswick, a second grader in Prescott, Ariz., falls ill after eating spinach contaminated with E. coli. He battled kidney failure.

3. First death associated with outbreak: Ruby Trautz, 81

   Aug 31, 2006

   Ruby Trautz, 81, dies in Nebraska of complications from an E. coli infection after eating contaminated spinach. Her daughter and son-in-law share Trautz's story and their experience.

4. Second death associated with outbreak: Marion Graff, 77

   Sep 7, 2006

   Marion Graff, 77, dies in Wisconsin of complications from an E. coli infection after eating bagged baby spinach.

5. Third death associated with outbreak: June Dunning, 86

   Sep 13, 2006

   June Dunning, 86, dies in Maryland of complications from an E. coli infection after eating bagged baby spinach.

6. Spinach named as likely cause of outbreak

   Sep 13, 2006

   OutbreakNet officially identifies a multi-state outbreak. The CDC informs the FDA that spinach is likely the culprit.

7. First warning issued

   Sep 14, 2006

   The FDA warns consumers not to eat spinach.

8. Dole linked to outbreak

   Sep 19, 2006

   The FDA announces that Dole baby spinach has been implicated in the outbreak.

9. Fourth death associated with outbreak: Kyle Allgood, 2

   Sep 20, 2006

   Kyle Allgood dies in Idaho from complications due to a foodborne illness, which was later linked to the outbreak.

10. Area identified

    Sep 22, 2006

    The FDA identifies three counties in California from which the contaminated spinach may have originated.

11. Potential source identified

    Sep 29, 2006

    “The FDA announced on Friday, September 29 that all spinach implicated in the current outbreak has traced back to Natural Selection Foods LLC of San Juan Bautista, California.”

12. Tests confirm source of contamination

    Oct 12, 2006

    The FDA announces that tests have confirmed that the origin of all contaminated spinach at Natural Selection Foods LLC of San Juan Bautista, California.