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 14,000 pounds of boneless beef products due to potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Today’s recall brings the tally for recalled beef due to E. coli contamination to 1,636,000 pounds of beef
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California company recalls 864,000 pounds of ground beef
FSIS reported today that Huntington Meat Packing Inc., a Montebello, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 864,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Although the recall is Class I–i.e. associated with a very high risk to consumer health–there are no illnesses currently known to be associated with the potentially contaminated…
925 Pounds of Ground Beef Products Recalled for Possible E. coli Contamination
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has just announced a Class I recall for 925 pounds of San Diego Meat Company ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The products subject to recall include:
- 15-pound cases of "SAN DIEGO MEAT, GROUND BEEF PATTIES
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ABC Brian Hartman Reports – “Smoking Gun” Found in Nestle Cookie Dough E. coli Scare
E. coli O157:H7 was found today at the Danville, Virginia plant Nestle makes Toll House Cookie Dough. According to Brian Hartman of ABC News and the Associated Press,
According to an FDA official, the bacteria was found at the plant in an unopened package of raw chocolate chip cookie dough. The package had been manufactured…
Marler Clark Calls for JBS Swift and FSIS to Reveal Retail Distribution of E. coli-Tainted Beef – Contaminated Meat Has Sickened at Least Eighteen to Twenty-four People
In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 28, the JBS Swift Beef Company expanded the earlier recall of 41,280 pounds of beef contaminated with the highly toxic pathogen E. coli O157:H7 to include an additional 380,000 pounds. The beef recalls are FSIS Class I, meaning the “use of the product will cause serious, adverse…
Bob’s Food City Recalls E. coli O157:H7 Contaminated Ground Beef
The summer is fast approaching and that means–you guessed it–E. coli-contaminated meat recalls!
Bob’s Food City, a Hot Springs, Ark., retailer is recalling approximately 375 pounds of ground 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.
Ground beef recalled for E. coli contamination in Texas
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced yesterday that Texas American Food Service Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas, was recalling 14,800 pounds of ground beef products for possible E. coli contamination. The products were sold under American Fresh Foods labels (right).
Consumer products being recalled include:
- 2-pound approximate weight packages of
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More ground beef recalled for possible E. coli contamination
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Blue Ribbon Meats, a Florida company, is recalling 8,200 pounds of frozen ground beef products for possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The ground beef was produced between September 14 and September 27, and was shipped to two distributors. The ultimate destinations the meat was designated for…
Recall now tops 21,700,000 Pounds of Hamburger – Second largest in US History
According to a press release by Topps, Topps Meat Company LLC, located in Elizabeth, NJ, has voluntarily expanded its recall announced on September 25 to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. This represents all products produced by Topps with a "sell by date" or…
Washington, Oregon hit with E. coli from ground beef
Eight Washington state and Oregon residents have been confirmed ill with E. coli infections since eating E. coli-contaminated ground beef sold by Interstate Meat Dist., Inc. of Clackmas, Oregon, under the Northwest Finest brand. The ground beef was sold in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington between July 19 and July 30, 2007. Health officials believe…