Incubation periods vary by the type of bacteria or virus - get a stool culture to identify the cause of the illness. 

Learn about what to do if you suspect that you or a member of your family has a food illness - get to a doctor. 

If you were injured, lost wages, and incurred medical bills you have a right to be compensated for past and future expenses and pain and suffering.

Contact your local health department if you believe you are suffering from a food illness - it could prevent others from becoming sick.

If you lost wages and incurred medical bills you have a right to be compensated for past and future expenses and pain and suffering.

Past and future medical expenses can be hundreds of thousands of dollars - you have a right to be compensated. 

KIRO 7’s follow-up story on 19-year-old Brianne Kiner and her recovery after eating an E-Coli contaminated hamburger at a Jack in the Box restaurant, ten years ago.

Press conference announcing the settlement of Brianne Kiner’s $15.6 million settlement with Jack in the Box. 

Learn some of the details of the Klaus v. Wendys E. coli case - two young boys who may lose their kidneys. 

An ammonia leak at a USDA storage facility led to a rash of illnesses at Laraway Elementary School in Juliet, outside Chicago, Illinois.

Medical Detectives story on Odwalla - How they track a killer? (

What Odwalla knew before the E. coli outbreak of 1996 about the dangers in its plant.

Learn more about the Pearson v. Supervalu/AFG E. coli case - Sonja nearly died. 

E. coli illnesses strike the very young the hardest. The story of Haley Berstein, who developed HUS after consuming E. coli-contaminated lettuce.

Learn more about the Malt-O-Meal Toasty Oats Cereal salmonella class action lawsuit.