MEDIUM
· Food Safety News · escalated (LOW→MEDIUM): e. coli
· published 2026-11-11
A baby goat at a petting zoo at a pumpkin patch attraction has been found to be the likely source of an E. coli outbreak. The animal at Bengston’s Pumpkin Farm was identified by the Will County Health Department. The department has reported that DNA testing found the
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