The Silence of the Pepper Continues
It is Sunday, February 7, 2010; fifteen full days since Daniele Inc announced a recall of its salami products; and almost as long since the...
1,636,000 Pounds of Beef Recalled since November due to E. coli O157:H7
The unfortunate trend for E. coli and beef in late 2009 and 2010 continues. This evening, West MissourI Beef, LLC, a Rockville, Missouri beef company, recalled...
2,880,000 pounds of beef and sausage recalled since November 2009
Counting Friday's sausage recall by Daniele International, Inc., food companies have recalled at least 2,880,000 pounds of meat products since November 2009 due to contamination by...
Meat Trade News Daily misses only a couple
The Meat Trade News Daily misses only a couple major food safety issues (i.e. outbreaks) in yesterdays summary of ten major food stories in 2009. ...
FSIS recommendations on tenderized beef . . . from 1999
In 1999, the USDA-FSIS asked the National Advisory Comittee for Microbiological for Foods whether tenderized beef presented increased risks of contamination by E. coli O157:H7. ...
The Problem with Tenderized Beef
Injury issues aside (see John Mcdonalds HUS story), the problem with tenderized beef is that it internalizes bacteria from the surface of intact cuts of beef,...
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and E. coli O157:H7
Every time an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak occurs, we get yet another reminder how devastating the bacteria can be, particularly when it causes hemolytic uremic...
NSP E. coli O157:H7 outbreak: How Many Ill?
Certain circumstances surrounding the National Steak and Poultry E. coli O157:H7 outbreak have me worried. The pathogen is incredibly dangerous; the vehicle (non-ground beef products)...
National Steak and Poultry E coli Outbreak
E. coli O157:H7 strikes again, this time stealing some of Santa's thunder and delivering a pile of bad news (for the meat industry, the consumer,...
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