Federal and Massachusetts State officials continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the recall of 2,574 pounds of beef products from Adams Farm in Athol, Massachusetts. The USDA announced the recall on Monday, January 11, saying the recall resulted from a ground beef sample that tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 during an illness investigation.
The products involved
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You make some very good points in your article. I do think the adopting of uniform baseline standards is a good idea but can be overstated.
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Today’s announcement by USDA-FSIS of another beef recall due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination bodes poorly for this new year. Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC., an Athol, Mass., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,574 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall occurs in the wake of an epidemiological
Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC., an Athol, Mass., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,574 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. A sample of the recalled ground beef tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 in the wake of
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-002-2010 HEALTH RISK: HIGH
WASHINGTON, January 11, 2010 – Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC., an Athol, Mass., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,574 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
This recall was initiated