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Ground Beef Rife With E. Coli Risk

NYT investigation shows industry practices that leave lots to be desired

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 4, 2009 8:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – A nausea-inducing feature in the New York Times tells you more than you wanted to know about what's actually in commercially produced hamburger, and why it's especially vulnerable, despite FDA regulation and several fatal outbreaks in recent years, to E. coli contamination. The Times follows... Read full story »

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