http://statenews.com While the number of confirmed E. coli cases at MSU continues to rise, 13 more E. coli reports have surfaced across the state. As of Wednesday, nine MSU cases had been confirmed as E. coli, while 21 other cases remain probable, bringing the total number of cases on campus to 30. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:57:18 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23323 Wow! What does that say about the MSU food supply? We are paying a lot of money for food service and the same food goes to the dorm cafeterias as goes to the jail. It would have been nice to receive some type of compensation since my daughter now doesn’t feel safe eating in the cafeteria until they find the source of this E. Coli. Yet we still have to pay a ridiculous amount for food service. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:23:15 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23323 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23329 I think it says the MSU food supply is similar to other commercial operations: they probably buy from a vendor that, like other businesses, serves other clients. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:47:06 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23329 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23348 I can confirm that this strain of E.Coli has been link with certain uncooked turkey products from a large company. MSU has pulled all non-ready to eat turkey products from it’s residence halls. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:19:48 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23348 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23358 How can you “confirm” the source of this bacteria when the USDA and campus health officials themselves do not know? Tom is correct, MSU campus sources food like any other institution. This does not mean they sacrificr the quality because a correctional facility may carry one or more of the same products. In fact, the prison system has a reputation for purchasing quality products for their inmates (it does the state no good at all to kill a prisoner!) Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:33:58 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23358 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23359 Campus officials do know. They’re just trying to put together more information before they tell us. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:57:18 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23359